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Day: January 29, 2024

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Bulgaria’s government proposes to waive tuition fees for university undergraduates and PhD students

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian government is proposing to waive tuition fees for students and doctoral students in public higher education institutions accepted

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s districts of Yambol, Shoumen become latest to declare influenza epidemics

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s district of Yambol has issued a flu epidemic declaration, in effect from January 30 to February 5, while the

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Europe 

Council of EU renews economic sanctions on Russia for a further six months

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union renewed for a further six months its restrictive measures in view of Russia’s continuing actions

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Business 

Eurostat: Commercial flights in EU in 2023 below pre-pandemic levels

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, there were 6.3 million commercial flights in the European Union, below the seven million in pre-pandemic 2019, EU

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Business 

NSI: Visits by non-residents to Bulgaria in December 2023 up 3.1% y/y

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In December 2023, the number of visits of non-residents to Bulgaria was 785 446, an increase of 3.1 per cent

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