About a third of young Bulgarians have tertiary education, country closes in on 2020 goal
About 32.8 per cent of Bulgarians aged 30 to 34 had tertiary education in 2017, putting the country closer to
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Tusk: Sofia summit in May should reaffirm European prospects of Western Balkans
The European Union-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia on May 17 should reaffirm the European perspective of the Western Balkans, European
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US Army Europe Band to give free live performances in three cities in Bulgaria from May 4 to 6
The US Army in Europe (USAREUR) Band will be on tour in Bulgaria from May 4 to 6 2018, the
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Bulgarian weather forecasters say ‘systematic under-funding’ will prevent them doing their job
Bulgarian weather forecasters have gone public with a statement saying that “systematic under-funding” will make it impossible for them to
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Bulgaria falls again in Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index: ‘Attacks and threats common’
Bulgaria has fallen again in Reporters Without Borders’ annual World Press Freedom Index, to the lowest ranking among European Union
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60% of Bulgarians believe people in power should be checked for links to communist-era secret services – poll
About 61.4 per cent of Bulgarians believe that people holding elected office or who are in positions of leadership should
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‘Mission Bulgaria’: Archaeologist and historian tour 10 countries in Europe and Asia to teach country’s history
Well-known Bulgarian archaeologist Professor Nikolai Ovcharov and history professor Plamen Pavlov are narrating the history of Bulgaria and the Cyrillic
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Percentage of Bulgarians severely materially deprived drops drastically, but still highest in EU
The percentage of people in Bulgaria classed as severely materially deprived dropped from 45.7 per cent in 2010 to 30
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Bulgaria Agriculture Ministry: Second study finds ‘double standards’ in food compared with other EU countries
A second study has found differences in ingredients and prices of some brands of food products, between those sold in
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