Life expectancy in Bulgaria rises slightly, still among lowest in the EU
Life expectancy at birth of Bulgarians in the period 2015 – 2017 was 74.8 years, an increase of 0.1 years
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Bulgaria ad hoc committee on CEZ assets sale concludes work
Bulgaria’s ad hoc parliamentary committee tasked with investigating the circumstances of the proposed sale of electric utility CEZ’s assets in
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CCB trial in Bulgaria continues with indictment reading, new row
The landmark trial on the collapse of the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) in Bulgaria resumed on May 10, as prosecutors
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EBRD raises Bulgaria economic growth forecast for 2018 to 3.6%
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would grow by 3.6 per cent in
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Bulgaria’s CCB trial opens with reading of indictment running to thousands of pages
The landmark trial on the collapse of the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) in Bulgaria, in which defence attorneys had already
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Bulgaria names members of commission on historical and educational issues with Macedonia
Bulgaria’s government announced on May 9 the names of the members of a joint commission on historical and educational issues
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Bulgaria issues Greece travel advisory ahead of summer tourist season
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued a travel advisory on May 9 with a number of recommendations for Bulgarian holiday-makers planning to
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Bulgarian government postpones decision on air and land military modernisation projects
Although Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov had said that the Cabinet would discuss projects to acquire fighter jets and armoured
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Second World War aircraft found near Bulgarian village believed to be Messerschmitt
An aircraft found near the village of Maritsa in the Samokov region near the resort of Borovets is believed to
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