Bulgaria had lowest life expectancy in EU in 2021
Life expectancy at birth in 2021 in Bulgaria was 71.4 years, the lowest in the European Union, EU statistics agency
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Bulgaria’s April elections: Two candidate MPs from fringe parties face fines for hate speech
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has ruled that two candidate MPs should be fined for using hate speech while participating
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Bulgaria denies there is a new move to provide arms to Ukraine
Claims that a new agreement is being prepared for Bulgaria to provide arms to Ukraine are “absolutely manipulative”, according to
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European Commissioner begins European defence industrial tour in Bulgaria
Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market, began his European defence industrial tour in Bulgaria on March 15, saying
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Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary call for re-negotiation with Pfizer-BioNTech on Covid-19 vaccines
Four European Union countries – Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania and Hungary – issued a joint call to the European Commission on
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Sofia Airport: 22% drop in charter flights in February compared with pre-pandemic figure
Only 88 flights operated from Sofia Airport to charter destinations in February 2023, the airport said in a media statement
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Bulgaria warns of planned UK Border Force strike
Given the strike announced by the UK Border Force for March 15 and 16, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry urged those planning
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Bulgarian Red Cross has sent aid worth close to 310 000 euro to earthquake-hit Türkiye and Syria
So far, the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) has provided material aid Türkiye and Syria from its disaster reserve to a
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 12 deaths, 635 new cases
The deaths of 12 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing
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