Twenty-two per cent of Bulgarians below poverty line in 2018 – statistics institute
Twenty-two per cent of Bulgarians were below the poverty line in 2018, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on April
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Bulgarian military to move equipment into Sofia for 2019 Armed Forces Day parade
The movement of military equipment from various bases in Bulgaria into Sofia for the May 6 2019 Armed Forces Day
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Orthodox Easter 2019: PMs of Bulgaria, North Macedonia exchange greetings
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Republic of North Macedonia counterpart Zoran Zaev have exchanged warm greetings on the
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Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Personal Data in key stance on media reporting
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Personal Data has issued its opinion on personal information that the media can lawfully publish,
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Bulgarian Jewish organisation joins in condemnation of shooting attack on San Diego synagogue
The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has joined in responses to the shooting attack on the Chabad of
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Orthodox Easter 2019: Bishop from N Macedonia thanks Bulgaria for ‘brotherly love’
In a historic first, a bishop from the “Macedonian Orthodox Church” flew on a Bulgarian government aircraft to Jerusalem to
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Stormy weather: Drenching rain, hailstorms in Bulgaria at Orthodox Easter 2019
Three flights were redirected from Sofia Airport to Bulgaria’s Black Sea cities of Varna and Bourgas on April 27 as
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‘Holy fire’ appears at Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem as Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter
In an annual Easter ritual sacred to Orthodox Christians, the “holy fire” was distributed at the Church of the Holy
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Close to two-thirds of under-18 asylum seekers in Bulgaria in 2018 were unaccompanied minors
Fifty-seven per cent of the asylum seekers in Bulgaria in 2018 aged younger than 18 were unaccompanied minors, European Union
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