Life expectancy in Bulgaria has increased, but still among lowest in the EU
Between 2006 and 2016, life expectancy in Bulgaria increased to 74.7 years, but this remains among the lowest in the
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EU spring forecast re-affirms Bulgaria 2017 growth estimate at 2.9%
The European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 11, estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would continue growing
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Religion has regained ground strongly in Central and Eastern Europe since fall of the USSR – survey
Bulgaria is among countries where religion has strongly regained ground since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a major new
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Bulgarian Cabinet names new customs, revenue agency chiefs amid slew of appointments
Changes of government in Bulgaria are routinely accompanied by sweeping changes to the top ranks of the civil service and
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Bulgaria’s largest party tables bill to introduce majoritarian system for electing Parliament
GERB, the largest party in the National Assembly and the majority partner in Boiko Borissov’s coalition government, tabled on May
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Bulgarian opposition parties accept Maria Gabriel’s nomination as European Commissioner, but with brickbats for GERB
Not without complaints and criticism of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government, the two opposition parties in the National Assembly
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Bulgaria nominates MEP Maria Gabriel to be European Commissioner
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has informed European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that the Cabinet is nominating Maria Gabriel, a
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Bulgarian former foreign minister Mitov faces charges of mismanagement
The Sofia City Prosecutors’s office anti-corruption unit was investigating former foreign minister Daniel Mitov on charges of mismanagement, the prosecutor’s
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Bulgarian government nominates Sofia police chief as new Interior Ministry head
Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition government is nominating Sofia police chief Mladen Marinov to be the new chief secretary of
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