Bulgaria records 0.8% economic growth in 2012
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent last year, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said on March 6. In
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Borissov on bloodshed, Tsvetanov on freedom and Siderov on ‘the so-called Holocaust’
Bulgaria’s day of national mourning on March 6 2013 for Plamen Goranov, the protester who died several days after setting
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Tourism’s ‘robust’ performance in Europe to continue in 2013, survey says
The tourism industry’s “robust and resilient” performance in 2012 is expected to continue in 2013, according to the results of
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Kiril Yordanov, mayor of Bulgaria’s Varna, resigns
Long-standing mayor of Varna, Kiril Yordanov, announced his resignation at a news conference on March 6 2013, a day of
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Bulgarian utilities regulator approves lower electricity prices
Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said on March 5 that it approved the proposed electricity price cuts
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Bulgarians slightly better than EU average in expectations for a healthy life
Bulgarians, especially women, match or better the European Union average expectation for a healthy life, according to EU statistics released
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Earliest date for caretaker government is March 13, Bulgarian President says
The earliest date on which a caretaker government may be formed, Parliament prorogued and the outgoing cabinet dismissed is March
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Bulgarian Cabinet declares March 6 day of national mourning over protester who died after self-immolation
Bulgaria’s outgoing cabinet declared that March 6 2013 would be a day of national mourning for Plamen Goranov, the protester
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Way open for caretaker administration after Bulgaria’s MRF declines mandate to form government
Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms, the third-largest party in the current Parliament, on March 5 2013 declined – as
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