Close to a quarter of those granted Bulgarian citizenship in 2012 were Russian – Eurostat
Bulgaria granted citizenship to 1700 people in 2012, about 23.4 per cent of them Russians, according to figures released on
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Prime Minister: Bulgarian pensioners will get Christmas bonuses this year
Bulgarian pensioners who get pensions of up to 286 leva (about 146 euro) a month will be paid bonuses of
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Bulgarian nationalist Patriotic Front threatens to withdraw support for cabinet over ‘Turkish agent’ deputy minister
Nationalist coalition the Patriotic Front is considering withdrawing its support for Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s cabinet because of the appointment
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Appeal to stop ‘show in the media’ as Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc grapples with unity issue
An MP for Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc has appealed to his coalition colleagues to stop their “show in the media”
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World Bank issues recommendations on how Bulgarian pupils can improve their maths, reading
In 2012, Bulgarian pupils performed better in mathematics and reading on the PISA international student assessment test compared to 2006,
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Prosecutors seek mayor of Bulgarian town after TV expose alleges abuse of office
Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS) and prosecutors are looking for the mayor of Nedelino, Stoyan Beshirov, in connection
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Bulgarian President honours memory of victims of communism, role of Pope John Paul II in fighting totalitarianism
At a series of ceremonies, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has paid tribute to the memory of the victims of communism
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Bulgaria warns of lack of readiness for winter road conditions
Senior Bulgarian officials have warned of serious shortcomings in preparations for winter road conditions, against a background of the previous
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European Commission restarts payments to Bulgaria under Environment Operational Programme
The European Commission (EC) has informed Bulgaria that payments from EU funds under the Operational Programme (OP) Environment for the
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