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Day: February 16, 2021

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria plans to start mass vaccinations in March – report

February 16, 2021February 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

It is expected that mass vaccination against Covid-19 will begin in Bulgaria in March, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television said

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ECHR finds against Bulgaria in discrimination cases lodged by Bulgarian Jews and Roma over Siderov statements

February 16, 2021February 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Volen Siderov

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on February 16 that it had ruled against Bulgaria in two cases,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Half of Bulgaria’s districts are ‘red zones’

February 16, 2021February 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fourteen out of Bulgaria’s 28 districts are again Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning that the rate of infected people is above

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Bulgarian economy grew by 2.1% in Q4 2020 – flash estimate

February 16, 2021February 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 47 more deaths, active cases rise to 23 500

February 16, 2021February 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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