Bulgaria’s new Central Election Commission line-up takes office
The new line-up of Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) will take office on May 12, after President Roumen Radev’s decree
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EC approves 75.9M euro in cohesion funds for Bulgaria
The European Commission said on May 12 that it has approved the modification of operational programmes under the REACT-EU funding
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 35 748 jabs in past day
A total of 35 748 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 were administered in Bulgaria on May 11. The May 12
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Bulgarian President Radev names Stefan Yanev caretaker PM
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has signed a decree dissolving the 45th National Assembly on May 12 and setting the date
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Bulgaria Constitutional Court strikes down special prosecutor position
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on May 11 that it ruled amendments to the country’s Penal Procedure Code, which envision the
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Jane Goodall at the Sofia Science Festival: Why I have hope for a better tomorrow
Conservationist Dr Jane Goodall will address the 2021 Sofia Science Festival on the topic “Why I have hope for a
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Shake-up in leadership echelon of Borissov’s GERB party
A May 11 national conference of outgoing Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party saw changes in the leadership echelon, with
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Bulgarian accommodation establishments’ revenue in March 2021 up by 16.6% y/y
Revenue from nights spent in accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in March 2021 was 24.6 million leva, an increase of 16.6
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Life expectancy in Bulgaria is 74.6 years – NSI
In the period 2018 – 2020, life expectancy at birth of the Bulgarian population was 74.6 years, the National Statistical
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