Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly elects GERB-UDF’s Zhelyazkov as Speaker
On April 19, the third day of its first sitting, Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly elected GERB-UDF Rossen Zheyazkov as Speaker.
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Bulgaria’s two major coalitions agree deal on Speaker, legislative programme
Negotiating teams from Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition and the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalition – the two largest groups
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Close to 54% of households in Bulgaria have a car – statistics institute
A total of 53.8 per cent of Bulgarian households possess a car, and 5.1 per cent of households possess two
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NSI: Bulgarian household spending in 2022 increased 19.1% y/y
Bulgarian households spent an average of 8389 leva per capita in 2022, an increase of 19.1 per cent compared with
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 11 deaths, 977 new cases
The deaths of 11 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing
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Orthodox Easter 2023: ‘Holy Fire’ heads from Jerusalem to Bulgaria
In an annual ceremony revered by Orthodox Christians as a key part of Easter celebrations, the “Holy Fire” appeared in
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Searches in Bulgaria in international probe into fraudulent online investment platform
Fifteen locations were searched in Bulgaria, Romania and Israel, including five illegal call centres, in a new coordinated action against
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Eurostat: 59.9% of children in Bulgaria born outside marriage
In 2021, a total of 59.9 per cent of the births in Bulgaria were outside marriage, according to figures posted
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Bulgaria set for partly cloudy, rainy Orthodox Easter long weekend
Most of Bulgaria’s Orthodox Easter long weekend from April 14 to 17 will see partly cloudy weather with light rain,
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