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Day: June 21, 2021

Bulgaria 

Representatives of top German tourism firms visit Bulgaria ahead of resumption of charter flights

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s caretaker Tourism Minister Stella Baltova participated in the official opening of an expedition tour intended to present Bulgaria as

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Europe 

Belarus: EU imposes further sanctions

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus

The Council of the European Union decided on June 21 to impose restrictive measures against 78 Belarusian individuals and eight entities, the Council said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister amends rules for hospital visits

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has issued an order that takes effect on June 22, allowing visits to patients

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Spain eases rules for arrivals from Bulgaria

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Spain is abolishing the requirement to submit diagnostic tests for Covid-19, vaccination certificates or virus recovery documents for those arriving

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry: Children over 12 may receive Pfizer-BioNTech jab against Covid-19

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on June 21 “in connection with a number of inquiries received” that of June 3, children

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s election body opens talks to buy additional voting machines

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said on June 21 that it opened direct talks to purchase 1637 Smartmatic voting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s July elections: Voting process abroad faces serious challenges

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry, responsible for the voting process abroad in the country’s July 11 early parliamentary elections, faces serious challenges

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Europe 

EU renews sanctions over Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the EU decided on June 21 to renew sanctions introduced in response to the illegal annexation of

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Bulgaria 

Laboratory study: About 43% of Bulgaria’s population have encountered new coronavirus

June 21, 2021June 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 43 per cent of the population of Bulgaria have encountered new coronavirus, according to a study done by Cibalab,

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