Bulgarian household income grows at rate slightly higher than spending, statistical institute says
Bulgarian household income per head was 16.1 per cent higher in the fourth quarter of 2012 than in Q4 2011,
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Hamas group expelled from Bulgaria: Update 3
A group of three representatives of Hamas was escorted by police to Sofia Airport on February 15 2013 after being
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Bulgarian police arrest Bourgas prosecutor, allegedly for accepting bribe
Police in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas arrested deputy district prosecutor Angel Georgiev, allegedly for accepting a bribe, Bulgarian
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Sofia court jails ‘Brendo’, orders him to pay 21M leva in compensation, for laundering money from illegal drug deals
Sofia City Court, in a ruling on February 15 2013, sentenced Evelin “Brendo” Banev to seven and a half years
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Current affairs: Bulgaria and the politics of electricity
Bulgaria’s centre-right government, facing national parliamentary elections at the beginning of July 2013, has little time at its disposal to
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More than 210 000 of Bulgaria’s unemployed have given up looking for work – official
Unemployment in Bulgaria in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 12.4 per cent, representing an increase of 8.6 per cent
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Bulgaria’s Patriarchal elections: The metropolitan route on the election trail
There is something American about the undeclared race to be the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s next Patriarch: populist messages, playing to
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Annual inflation in Bulgaria in January 2013 was 4.4 per cent – National Statistical Institute
Inflation in Bulgaria in January 2013 was 4.4 per cent year-on-year and 0.4 per cent monthly, the National Statistical Institute
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Bulgaria’s new energy regulator chief owned company illegally selling cigarettes online
Less than 24 hours after her appointment was announced at a Cabinet meeting, it emerged that the new head of
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