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Day: December 22, 2021

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria moves to dismiss public servants past pensionable age

December 22, 2021December 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s coalition government approved a number of decisions on December 22 opening the way for the dismissal of employees in

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Bulgaria 

Democratic Bulgaria wants Defence Minister summoned over stance on Nato troop deployment

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Ruling coalition partner Democratic Bulgaria wants Defence Minister Stefan Yanev summoned to Parliament’s defence committee to explain his stance on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: People linked to communist-era secret service will not be appointed to Foreign Ministry

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

People shown to have backgrounds with Bulgaria’s communist-era secret service State Security will not be appointed to the Foreign Ministry,

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Bulgaria 

Ski season on Bulgaria’s Vitosha Mountain opens on December 24

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The 2021/22 season for skiing and snowboarding opens on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on December 24 at

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Bulgaria 

EC’s Joint Research Centre: New PCR test detects Omicron variant

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has confirmed the validity of the Omicron-specific detection method it has developed, the Commission said

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 17 red zones, 10 yellow, one green

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 yellow zones, meaning a morbidity rate from 100 to 249.9 per

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 64 deaths, 1883 new cases

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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