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Month: July 2021

Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 2021 was 6%

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 2021 was six per cent, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on July 30, citing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Health Minister extends anti-epidemic measures

July 30, 2021October 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has issued three orders extending anti-epidemic restrictions currently in place in the country, meant

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases increase again, 1.53% tests positive

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of three people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria 

Trifonov attacks Democratic Bulgaria’s Ivanov: Politics is a dirty game played by dirty people

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Slavi Trifonov

A July 29 post on the official Facebook page of ITN party leader Slavi Trifonov slammed Democratic Bulgaria coalition co-leader

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering narrow-gauge railway excursion on August 1

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

To mark the 95th anniversary of the line, Bulgarian railways BDZ and the narrow-gauge railway fan NGO have organised an

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Bulgaria 

Trifonov’s party hits out at Democratic Bulgaria, Manolova’s group

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party has responded bitterly to the stance taken by Democratic Bulgaria and Maya Manolova’s parliamentary group about

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Business 

NSI poll: Business climate in Bulgaria largely unchanged in July

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) among managers in four sectors has found views of Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Weather warning for July 30 over scorching temperatures

July 29, 2021July 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for 23 out of the country’s 28 districts for

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll 18 205, active cases rise again

July 29, 2021July 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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