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Month: January 2023

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Gabrovo district extends flu epidemic declaration

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The influenza epidemic declaration in the Bulgarian district of Gabrovo has been extended until January 29, the Health Ministry said.

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 87 samples – NCIPD

January 20, 2023March 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on January 20 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Bulgaria 

‘Leaders meeting’ leaves Bulgaria appearing set for early elections

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kornelia Ninova

The probability that Bulgaria will head to its fifth parliamentary elections in three years was strengthened by a fruitless “leaders

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Business 

Crypto firm Nexo agrees to pay $45M to settle US SEC probe

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said late on January 19 that it had charged Nexo Capital Inc., a

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Europe 

European Parliament calls for special tribunal on Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

The European Parliament voted by a large majority on January 19 to call for a special tribunal of Russia’s crime

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs approve bill to ease hiring of EU Blue Card holders

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on January 19 to approve the second reading of a bill meant to ease the issuing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues Code Orange dangerous weather warning for two districts

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for two districts for January 20 because of forecast

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Bulgaria 

CoE anti-corruption body: Absence of ethics controls for top Bulgarian government officials, police

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Top officials of the Bulgaria government are not subject to a proper integrity framework – no code of ethics is

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s district of Sofia declares flu epidemic, closing schools

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The district of Sofia – as distinct from Sofia city, a district on its own – has announced that an

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