Bulgaria holds annual commemoration of victims of communist regime
Ceremonies were held in central Sofia, other cities in Bulgaria and in Parliament on February 1 to mark the 14th
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Bulgarian MPs amend central bank law as euro zone preparation
Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed at second reading on February 1 a bill amending the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Act in
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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2023 was 4.3%
Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2023 was 4.3 per cent, unchanged from the figure in November 2023 and up from
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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll in January 2024 is 55
The deaths of 55 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in January 2024, according to
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Thirty-four dead in road accidents in Bulgaria in January 2024
Thirty-four people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in January 2024, the Interior Ministry said on February 1, citing provisional
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Bulgaria: From February 1, all children under 14 will travel free on urban public transport
From February 1 2024, children under the age of 14 will travel free of charge on public transport, in line
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Bulgaria’s Haskovo district declares influenza epidemic
Bulgaria’s district of Haskovo has become the latest to issue a declaration of an influenza epidemic, in effect from February
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Bulgaria: COE anti-torture committee again highly critical of situation in psychiatric institutions
Continued ill-treatment of psychiatric patients by staff demonstrates, once again, a continuing serious failure by the Ministry of Health to
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Alpha Research poll: Positive attitude towards LGBTI people in Bulgaria is growing
In general, the attitudes of Bulgarians towards LGBTI people are overwhelmingly neutral, according to an Alpha Research poll commissioned by
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