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Year: 2022

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Ukrainian refugees open Christmas market in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Sofia, Ukraine

With the support of Unicef, refugees from Ukraine have opened a Christmas market in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, presenting their

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 65 samples – NCIPD

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on December 19 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarians polarised about euro adoption – Alpha Research poll

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Attitudes among Bulgarians towards adoption of the euro are polarised, according to a poll by the Alpha Research agency, commissioned

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Bulgaria 

Exacta poll: Most Bulgarians continue to back membership of EU, Nato

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

About 71 per cent of Bulgarians support the country’s membership of the European Union while 22 per cent are opposed,

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2022 was 1.5B euro

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of 2022 stood at 1.5 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 20 deaths, 1274 new cases

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 20 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Almost two-thirds of Bulgarians expect early elections, as major parties lose support

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Fifty-seven per cent of Bulgarians polled by Alpha Research expect that the country will again hold early elections, as the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bansko opens 2022/23 ski season, with scant snow in sight

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Lance Nelson, tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko officially opened its 2022/23 ski season on December 17, with scant snow in sight after

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Business 

Digital nomads building coliving project in Bulgaria’s mountain hamlet Semkovo

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Digital nomads from all over the world are preparing  to transform a 16 700 square metre hotel into “Coliving Semkovo”,

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