Bulgaria’s deputy environment minister, facing criminal charges, dismissed
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has fired Deputy Environment Minister Krassimir Zhivkov, the government press service said on June 1,
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Bulgarian leaders join tributes to late artist Christo
Bulgarian leaders are among those who have joined in paying tribute to late Bulgarian-born artist Christo, who died on May
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Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 2020 to honour memory of Hristo Botev
Across Bulgaria, sirens will sound for two minutes at noon on June 2 2020 in an annual custom honouring the
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases drop to 1289
As of the morning of June 1, there are 1289 active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria, down from the 1441
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For third month, Bulgaria’s road deaths lower than in 2019
The road death toll in Bulgaria from January 1 to May 31 2020 was 42 lower than in the first
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Bulgarian-born artist Christo dead at 84
Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, known as Christo, died of natural causes on May 31 2020 at the age of 84,
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Bulgaria drops quarantine for passengers from most European countries as of June 1
As of June 1, passengers arriving in Bulgaria from most European countries – but not those with the largest outbreaks
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S&P Global re-affirms Bulgaria’s BBB credit rating, outlook revised to stable
S&P Global Ratings has re-affirmed its long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria at ‘BBB/A-2’,
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Bulgaria January-April 2020 Budget surplus at 1.63B leva
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on May 29 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first four months of 2020 was
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