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Day: May 1, 2023

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 21% for May 2023

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 21 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian law enforcement probe alleged attempted hit on Prosecutor-General

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian law enforcement was investigating the roadside detonation of an explosive device allegedly aimed at the car of Prosecutor-General Ivan

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 21 deaths, 1000 new cases

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 21 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: In past month, 68 deaths in Bulgaria

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 68 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first four months of 2023 is 135

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 135 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2023, according to

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Business 

Bulgaria Q1 2023 Budget deficit at 662.4M leva

May 1, 2023June 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 662.4 million leva in the first three months of the

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