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Bulgaria Ranks 16th in EU by Population [Dec 28, 2011] Bulgaria ranks 16th among the 27 European Union Member States by its population, according to the National Statistics Institute, NSI. Magdalena Kostova, from NSI, cited by Darik radio, informed Wednesday that 1% of all people in Europe have Bulgarian citizenship. 17.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Takes Part in Global AIDS Day [Dec 01, 2011] Bulgaria joins Thursday many countries all over the world in marking World Aids Day for the eight consecutive year. The Bulgarian Healthcare Ministry has launched a nation-wide informational anti-AIDS campaign aiming to promote safe sex among the country's population, as well as a more tolerant attitude towards those who are living with AIDS. Mobile HIV testing clinics will be available on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Aims at 36% University Graduates by 2020 [Oct 10, 2011] A total of 36% of all Bulgarians should be university graduates by 2020, according to the country's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov. Several days ago, the European Commission recommended that 40% of Bulgaria's population should have university diplomas by 2020, the Minister has revealed, as cited by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency. However, Ignatov has admitted this goal would be impossible to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Sozopol - Bulgaria's 'Rescued' Town and Its Modern Day Saviors on the Way to UNESCO [Oct 10, 2011] Sozopol On Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, in the farthest southern part of the Burgas Bay, some 35 km south of the city of Burgas, on a small rocky peninsula lays the top miracle of the Balkan country ? the ancient town of Sozopol. The town, with a population of about 5 000, is one of the oldest settlements on the Bulgarian coast.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarian census shows population decrease [Jul 22, 2011] Bulgaria's population is aging and has shrunk by more than half a million over the last decade, an alarming trend that could slow economic growth, an official said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarian census shows population decrease [Jul 22, 2011] Bulgaria's population is aging and has shrunk by more than half a million over the last decade, an alarming trend that could slow economic growth, an official said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Spartan Healthcare Strategy [Jul 15, 2011] Investing in stadiums and major sport halls is an excellent idea, since they keep the population healthy, Bulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has stated on at least two occasions. A rather puzzling statement from a Minister in a country, in which most hospitals are financially struggling, a vast percentage of people cannot afford medicine and the healthcare system is on the verge of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Educational Attainment Improved 2010 [Apr 29, 2011] The educational attainment of the Bulgarian population1 aged 25 - 64 continues to improve in 2010, according to the country's National Statistical Institute. An increase of the number and share of Bulgarians with tertiary and secondary education, as well as a decrease of the number and share of people with primary and lower education were registered. The relative share of the population with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's population shrinking: census [Apr 06, 2011] Bulgaria's population has dropped by 581,750 over the past 10 years to 7,351,234, according to preliminary results of the latest nationwide census released on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's population shrinking at alarming rate [Apr 06, 2011] Bulgaria has lost 582,000 people over the last ten years, a nationwide census has revealed. The EU newcomer, who has now 7,351,633 inhabitants, has lost 1.5 million of its population since 1985, a record in depopulation not just for the EU, but by global standards too. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Govt to Tackle 'Brown Bear-Human' Conflict [Mar 24, 2011] Bulgaria's Environment Ministry has crafted a curiously entitled project - "Plan for Dealing with the Brown Bear-Human Conflict" to address the 2010 incidents of killer bear attacks. The plan proposes to resolve the "brown bear-human" conflict by introducing several measures said to help manage the population of brown bears in Southern Bulgaria. In 2010, there were two cases of killer bear ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ready to Send Humanitarian Aid to Libya [Mar 08, 2011] Bulgaria is ready to send humanitarian aid to Libya where a pro-democracy uprising is fighting the regime of dictator Muammar Gaddafi. According to Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov, Bulgaria can aid the population in Libya with medical and food supplies. "There are more and more indications of the shortage of medicines, food, and other supplies in all parts of Libya, not only in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria kickstarts EU census year [Feb 02, 2011] Bulgaria yesterday started a nationwide census of its population, kickstarting the census year across the whole European Union, officials said. ?Four thousand Bulgarians already filled in the online census questionnaire overnight,? national statistical institute head Mariana Kotzeva said yesterday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria kickstarts EU census year [Feb 01, 2011] (SOFIA ) - Bulgaria started on Tuesday a nationwide census of its population, kickstarting the census year across the whole European Union, officials said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Hunt 17 Brown Bears [Jan 28, 2011] Seventeen brown bears will be legally hunted in Bulgaria 2011, as the government introduced a bear hunting quota for the first time on Thursday. Bulgaria has introduced the quota as a measure on controlling the animals' population after one person was killed and another was severely wounded by killer bears in the southern District of Smolyan in 2010. According to recent tallies, some 550 brown ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Can't Get Enough of Brazil's Presidential Candidate Rousseff [Oct 20, 2010] Brazil and Bulgaria are worlds apart. Bulgaria is a small eastern European nation with a population of 7.2 million and an area of 110,000 square kilometers. Brazil on the other hand is the fifth biggest country in the world with over 8.5 million square kilometers and a population of 190 million. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks Poverty Eradication Day as EU Poorest State [Oct 17, 2010] As the world observes the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, statistics show that Bulgaria continues to be the European Union poorest country as more than half of the population grapple with financial difficulties every day. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Launches First Ever Online Census [Sep 01, 2010] Bulgaria's National Statistics Institute will give the go-ahead on September 1 to a trial census to estimate the country's population for the first time online. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bars Minors from Smoking Clubs [May 21, 2010] Bulgaria ranks second after Greece in the EU in terms of number of regular smokers as a percentage of the population, according to a Eurobarometer survey. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Votes Conclusively on Eased Smoking Ban [May 20, 2010] Bulgaria ranks second after Greece in the EU in terms of number of regular smokers as a percentage of the population, according to a Eurobarometer survey. [via YahooNews] More >>