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Month: June 2021

Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: All 28 districts are ‘yellow zones’

June 8, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All of Bulgaria’s 28 districts are Covid-19 “yellow zones”, meaning an infection rate of 20 to 59.9 per 100 000

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 17 854

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 is 17 854, after the deaths of 34 people who had tested positive for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 2.5% economic growth in Q1 2021

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister pensions off NCIPD head Kantardzhiev

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Staff of Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) protested outside the Health Ministry on June 7 after

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria receiving more than 447 000 doses of Covid-19 jabs over 7 days

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 184 860 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 arrived in Bulgaria on June 7, following a

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Bulgaria 

US sanctions: Bulgaria’s caretaker PM slams domestic security services

June 7, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

It is extremely worrying and humiliating to receive information from outside about the existence of serious corrupt practices, against which

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Bulgaria 

Greece, Spain ease rules for Bulgarians

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian citizens may also present an EU Digital Covid Certificate to enter Greece, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said. The

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Europe 

EU rules on removing terrorist content online enter into force

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Landmark EU rules on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online entered into force on June 7, the European Commission said. Platforms

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s July elections: Trifonov says he will not be a candidate

June 7, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Slavi Trifonov

Cable television presenter Slavi Trifonov, whose ITN party is vying for first place in Bulgaria’s July 11 parliamentary elections, said

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