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Month: August 2021

Europe 

EU in deal with Turkey, N Macedonia, Ukraine on Covid certificate recognition

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission adopted on August 19 three equivalence decisions for North Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine, the Commission said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev to hand second Cabinet mandate on August 20

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev will hold the formal ceremony at the Presidency in Sofia on August 20 to hand the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister: Time for new restrictions ‘approaching’

August 19, 2021August 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The time for new restrictions is “approaching,” Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov said in an interview with bTV on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 16 deaths, patients in hospital pass 2000-mark

August 19, 2021August 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixteen 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 

Covid-19: Netherlands changes entry rules for arrivals from Bulgaria

August 18, 2021August 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia, new coronavirus

The Netherlands has reclassified Bulgaria from a green to a yellow zone for Covid-19 as of August 21, meaning a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s President continues to press for government to be elected

August 18, 2021August 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev

However improbable the prospects of success, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev is continuing to urge parliamentary groups to achieve the “consensus

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to sell Covid-19 vaccines to Norway, donate to North Macedonia

August 18, 2021August 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia, new coronavirus

In separate decisions on August 18, Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved draft agreements on the resale of vaccines against Covid-19 to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Kantardzhiev advises parents to vaccinate children over age of 12

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Parents should vaccinate their children who are older than 12 against Covid-19, the former head of Bulgaria’s National Centre for

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 19 deaths, 1405 new cases

August 18, 2021August 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Nineteen 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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