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Month: August 2021

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Education Ministry stops applications for state-funded holidays

August 17, 2021August 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As the Covid-19 situation in Bulgaria worsens rapidly, the Education Ministry said on August 17 that it was suspending the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament condemns police violence against protesters in 2020

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

At a special sitting on August 17, Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved a declaration condemning police violence against protesting citizens in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Trifonov’s party repeats it will not support a third bid to elect a government

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Cable television presenter Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party repeated on August 17 that it would not support a third-round attempt at

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2021 was 657.8M euro

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2021 stood at 657.8 million euro, the equivalent of one

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy grew by 0.4% in Q2 2021 – flash estimate

August 17, 2021November 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2021, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

Half of Bulgaria’s districts are Covid-19 orange zones – NCIPD

August 17, 2021August 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fourteen out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 orange zones, meaning a morbidity rate between 100 and 249.9

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 32 deaths, 1301 new cases registered

August 17, 2021August 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 32 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria 

Deputy Health Minister: Bulgaria is now a Covid-19 orange zone

August 16, 2021August 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has crossed the threshold to become a Covid-19 orange zone, with a current morbidity rate of 113 per 100

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria joins international declaration on deteriorating situation in Afghanistan

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has added its voice to an international declaration on the situation in Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said

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