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Bulgaria is the 130th most failed state in the world, according to 2012's Failed State Index published by The Fund for Peace.
The only European Union member state that is deemed more failed than Bulgaria is Romania (126th).
For a fifth year in a row, the index is "topped" by Somalia. The East African country is followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan.
Denmark (175th), Sweden (176th) and Finland (177th) are the three least failed countries, according to the index.
As compared to 2011, Bulgaria's rank has improved by 2.7 points, reaching 59.0. The Balkan country is the 8th most improved in the world.
The greatest worsening was that of Libya (a 16.2 point year-on-year rise from 2011), as the country endured a civil war, sustained NATO bombing and the overthrow and assassination of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
The United States and Finland reached an agreement on Thursday to jointly build 11 icebreakers, with four constructed in Finland and seven in the United States
The European Union faces legal and practical challenges when it comes to using Russian assets to support Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction efforts
Sweden and Finland, recent NATO members and geographically close to Russia, have issued guidance to their citizens on how to prepare for an armed conflict
Germany and Finland expressed serious concern after discovering that an undersea cable connecting the two countries had been cut
A heat warning has been issued in Finland from Tuesday to Friday
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Ylva Johansson, has highlighted the pressing need for increased labor migration in the European Union
Wednesday, April 15 will bring mostly calm spring weather across Bulgaria, with sunshine dominating large parts of the country
Bulgaria is not currently facing a measles outbreak, but declining vaccination coverage is raising concerns about a potential epidemic, Acting Health Minister Assoc. Prof. Mihail Okoliyski said in an interview with BNT
Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev announced that the new metro section through Poduyane is expected to be launched in July, with construction works already reaching around 98% completion
Bulgarian authorities have blocked the entry of more than 370 tons of food products from non-EU countries over the course of roughly one month, following inspections at the Union’s external borders
In April, the value of Bulgaria’s so-called "small consumer basket" reached 61.05 euros, marking a 2% increase compared with March
A serious road accident in the Burgas region has left a 14-year-old boy in a coma with life-threatening injuries, while several other people, including a child, were also hurt
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