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Day: July 8, 2021

Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Health Ministry outlines restrictions plan in case of new wave

July 8, 2021August 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov presented on July 8 a framework for re-introducing restrictions in case of a new

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: EC approves 1.5M euro in state aid for Bulgarian rose farmers

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, new coronavirus

The European Commission said on July 8 that it has approved a 1.5 million euro Bulgarian state aid scheme aimed

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Bulgaria 

‘A mess’: Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister warns of delays in F-16 infrastructure projects

July 8, 2021July 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Georgi Panayotov said on July 8 that ways were being sought to fix the “mess” surrounding

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Observation tower, ancient sanctuary from Hellenistic era found near Bulgaria’s Bourgas

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of a wall enclosing an area of 1000 square metres off Cape Chiroza on Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 2 deaths, 0.49% tests positive

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

Two people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Education Ministry launches info campaign on Covid-19 vaccinations in schools, kindergartens

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Education Ministry is launching an information campaign on Covid-19 vaccinations after it found that at only four per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s July elections: ITN 21.8%, GERB-UDF 21.5% – Alpha Research poll

July 8, 2021July 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party has 21.8 per cent support and Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition 21.5 per cent, according to a

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