Latest News from Bulgaria
CIA: Bulgarian Population is Less Than 7 Million People
According to data published in the CIA World Factbook, Bulgarian population has dropped below 7 million people.
The data was refering to the middle of 2014, and showed that Bulgarian population in fact amounts to 6,724,716 people. According to the CIA website, the information has been gathered based on population census, migration processes, life expectancy and others.
Pakistan 'to Table Own Fighters Offer' to Bulgaria
Pakistan is to make its own proposal to Bulgaria concerning the overhaul of its aircraft fleet, media reports suggest.
Currently the US, Italy and Sweden have been bidding to answer Bulgaria's need to have a squadron of 16 fighter jets replacing the existing one which is made up of Russian-made outdated MiGs.
John Kerry Notes Improvement in Bulgarian Democracy
US Secretary of State noted impressive improvement that the Bulgarian nation has went through since the official liberation from the Ottoman Empire was announced on March 3 1878.
The announcement was made in a congratulatory letter on the holiday.
Curiously enough, instead of using the English term ''democracy'', Kerry chose the Bulgarian word ''demokratsiya''.
Unemployment Registered Slight Drop in Bulgaria in January
Bulgaria registered an unemployment rate of 10.8 % in January, but still remains above the EU average of 9.8 %.
This became evident from the latest figures of Eurostat, which were released on Monday.
The figures show that the unemployment rate in Bulgaria steadily decreased in the past year from 12.6 % in January 2014.