Bulgaria: Caretaker Foreign Minister-designate withdraws
The imbroglio over proposed changes to Bulgaria’s interim government deepened on April 19 as caretaker Foreign Minister-designate Daniel Mitov withdrew
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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes not to sit during official election campaign period
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on April 18 to not hold sittings from the start of the official campaign period ahead of
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NSI: Household income in Bulgaria up 10% in 2023 y/y, spending up 19.7%
Real household income in Bulgaria – calculated as nominal income is deflated by annual average indices of consumer prices –
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Bulgaria’s Easter 2024 long weekend gets longer for many school pupils
May 2 will be a non-school day in several municipalities and districts in Bulgaria, making the 2024 Orthodox Easter long
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Bid for ‘vote of no confidence’ in Bulgaria’s recently-appointed caretaker government
The three smallest groups in Bulgaria’s National Assembly said on April 17 that they had gathered sufficient signatures to petition
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European Parliament elections: Half of Bulgarians intend to vote – Eurobarometer
Were this year’s European Parliament elections to be held next week, 50 per cent of Bulgarians declared themselves likely to
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IMF projects 2.7% economic growth in Bulgaria in 2024, rising to 2.9% in 2025
The International Monetary Fund projects GDP growth of 2.7 per cent in 2024, rising to 2.9 per cent in 2025,
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Bulgaria: Two newly-appointed caretaker government ministers face ouster
In less than 24 hours, and just a week after taking office as part of the Dimitar Glavchev caretaker cabinet,
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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast thunderstorms, strong winds
Bulgaria’s weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for two districts for April 17 because of
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