Bulgaria has lowest alcohol, tobacco, restaurants, hotels and clothing prices in EU – Eurostat
Price levels of consumer goods and services in Bulgaria in 2016 were the lowest in the European Union, at less
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Bulgarian Parliament rejects at first reading proposal by Borissov’s party for full majoritarian electoral system
Legislation proposed by Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party to introduce a fully majoritarian system for electing MPs was
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Investor quits Bulgarian town of Trun after referendum vote against gold mining, says investment environment not bright
Without waiting for a Supreme Administrative Court ruling on the legality of a referendum in the town of Trun that
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In Ankara, Bulgarian PM Borissov puts effort into reset of relations with Turkey
Just a few short months ago, relations between Sofia and Ankara were tense, as the Turkish ambassador was summoned over
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Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.3% inflation in May
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.3 per cent inflation in May, after monthly figures showed 0.3 per cent
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Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms party expels mayor of Hitrino over slow recovery of blast-hit town
Bulgarian opposition party the Movement for Rights and Freedoms has expelled the mayor of Hitrino and the leader of the
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Bulgaria’s jet fighter acquisition: Gripen hopes negotiations will start after summer
SAAB hopes that the Bulgarian government will start negotiations with it on the acquisition of Gripen multi-role jet fighters and
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Turkish PM Yıldırım thanks Borissov for Bulgaria’s support during attempted coup
In talks in Ankara on June 13, Turkish prime minister Binali Yıldırım thanked his Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borissov for his
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Bulgarian presidential aide refuses to resign over photos of him dressed as Hitler
Plamen Uzunov, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev’s secretary for anti-corruption and who was interior minister in the January 2017 caretaker government,
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