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Month: January 2023

World 

IFRC: World not ready for the next pandemic

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

No earthquake, drought or hurricane in recorded history has claimed more lives than the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the world’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district extends flu epidemic declaration

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The influenza epidemic declaration in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district is being extended until February 10, the district operational headquarters decided on

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Business 

NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria stays flat in January

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that managers see the business climate in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 11 deaths, 404 new cases

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 11 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs vote to accept presidential veto on Energy Act amendments

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Parliament voted on January 27 to revise the bill amending the country’s Energy Act, removing a provision that was

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Bulgaria 

EC opens new infringement case against Bulgaria on consumer protection

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on January 27 that it opened a new infringement case against Bulgaria for its failure to

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Europe 

EU prolongs economic sanctions over Russia’s war on Ukraine

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union ministers decided on January 27 to prolong by six months, until July 31 2023, the restrictive measures targeting specific

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Bulgaria 

Row over Bulgarian football official’s ‘no different skin colour in the national team’ remark

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Controversy has ensued after Bulgarian Football Union technical director Georgi “Gonzo” Ivanov was quoted as saying that as long as

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Bulgaria 

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Calls to fight antisemitism, Holocaust denial and distortion

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A common thread in messages on January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, was a call to fight antisemitism and Holocaust

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