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Month: January 2023

Bulgaria 

Two-thirds of Ukrainians who sought shelter in Bulgaria have quit the country

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

About two-thirds of Ukrainians who sought shelter in Bulgaria after fleeing Russia’s war on their country have moved on elsewhere,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria heads to third and final bid to form government

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s We Continue the Change (WCC) party is to give up its mandate to seek to get a government elected.

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Business 

Bulgaria and France tied in second place in EU exports of skis and showboards in 2021

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Across EU countries, the largest exporter of skis and snowboards to both EU and extra-EU countries in 2021 was Austria,

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Bulgaria 

Cannon estimated to be 200 years old retrieved from Bulgaria’s Black Sea

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Two iron naval cannon as well as a number of cannonballs estimated to date from around the end of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy destroys landmine found on Obzor beach

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Navy specialists destroyed on January 3 a landmine found on a beach in Obzor in the Bourgas district on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s WCC embarks on ‘exceedingly difficult’ bid to get government elected

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Accepting a mandate from President Roumen Radev on January 3 to seek to form a government, the We Continue the

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Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 22.8% for January 2023

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 22.8 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 17 deaths, 862 new cases

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 17 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll in 2022 was 7153

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 7153 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in 2022, according to figures

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