Bulgaria’s new National Assembly: A handful of generals, a model, a football referee and a gaggle of lawyers
Bulgaria’s 44th National Assembly will hold its first sitting on April 19 2017, and the general election that produced it
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Bulgaria on Turkish referendum: ‘Only possible path to national consensus is compliance with basic democratic norms’
Given the close results of the April 16 referendum in Turkey, the only possible path to national consensus is compliance
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Close to 90 per cent of Bulgarians own their own homes, statistics for 2016 show
About 89.7 per cent of Bulgarian households are living in dwellings that they own and 6.3 per cent live in
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In past eight years, Bulgarians have cut spending on bread, booze and cigarettes
Between 2008 and 2016, Bulgarians cut down on buying bread while consuming more fruit and vegetables – and they drank
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Bulgaria’s coming coalition government spells out policies – all the details
A migration policy that prevents foreigners from being in the country illegally and expels illegal migrants, increased border security, the
Read moreBulgaria’s GERB, United Patriots announce agreement on governance programme for coalition government
Bulgarian centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov and nationalist United Patriots co-leader Valeri Simeonov announced on April 13 that the
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Bulgaria’s military: Gaps in the ranks, outdated equipment and shortage of funds
Bulgaria’s armed forces have a critical shortage of military personnel, a systemic lack of money and are supplied with outdated
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Borissov meets MRF in bid for ‘maximum support’ during Bulgaria’s EU presidency
Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov, expected within weeks to again become prime minister, held talks with the Movement
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Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.9% inflation in March
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.9 per cent inflation in March, despite shrinking by 0.5 per cent compared
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