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Month: January 2022

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves draft 2022 Budget bill

January 31, 2022February 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Government approved the 2022 Budget bill drafted by the Finance Ministry at a Cabinet sitting on January 31, held

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-corruption body to investigate allegations against Prosecutor-General

January 31, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s anti-corruption commission said on January 31 that, in response to statements to the media by Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 39 deaths, 2602 new cases registered

January 31, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 39 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Row erupts over Bulgarian capital’s spending on street lighting

January 30, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Kiril Petkov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova are ordering investigations into allegations that the Bulgarian capital city’s

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, yet another new record high number of new cases

January 30, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 61 831 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Bulgaria in the past week, a new record

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Bulgaria 

Hristo Ivanov re-elected as leader of Yes Bulgaria

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Hristo Ivanov was re-elected as leader of Yes Bulgaria at a party congress on January 29. Ivanov, who resigned as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria amends rules for entry to country as of February 1

January 29, 2022February 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is amending its rules for arriving in the country from a country classified as a red zone, and has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Plovdiv amends new anti-epidemic measures

January 29, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

The district of Plovdiv has amended its new anti-epidemic measures that are to take effect on January 31. Initially, the

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Bulgaria 

Every district in Bulgaria is a Covid-19 dark red zone

January 29, 2022January 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Every district in Bulgaria is a Covid-19 dark red zone – meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or more out

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