Fitch, S&P Global re-affirm Bulgaria’s credit ratings
Two of the leading global credit rating agencies have re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign credit ratings, with Fitch Ratings maintaining the country’s
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Close to 18 000 applications for Bulgarian citizenship in a year, most from Macedonia
Between May 2017 and May 2018, a total of 17 793 people applied for Bulgarian citizenship, Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva
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Audio guide for tourists in three languages launched in Plovdiv, Sofia to follow
An audio guide service for tourists was launched in Plovdiv on June 1, with the launch of the service in
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Varna Metropolitan opposes crematorium construction
The head of the Varna diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Yoan, has spoken out against the construction of
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Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 2018 to honour memory of Hristo Botev
Across Bulgaria, sirens will sound at noon on June 2 2018 in an annual custom honouring the memory of revolutionary,
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Interior Ministry: 188 dead in road accidents in Bulgaria in first five months of 2018
A total of 188 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria between January 1 and May 31 2018, according statistics
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Bulgaria January-April 2018 Budget surplus at 1.32B leva
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first four months of 2018 was 1.32 billion leva,
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European Commission offers 2.2M euro aid to Bulgaria for recovery from Bourgas floods in 2017
The European Commission said on May 31 that it is proposing 34 million euro from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF)
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Bulgaria’s unemployment rate falls again, to 5.1% in April 2018 – Eurostat
Unemployment in Bulgaria has decreased again, to 5.1 per cent in April 2018, and again is below the average for
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