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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2023 was 4.3%

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2023 was 4.3 per cent, unchanged from the figure in November 2023 and up from

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll in January 2024 is 55

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 55 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in January 2024, according to

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Bulgaria 

Thirty-four dead in road accidents in Bulgaria in January 2024

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Thirty-four people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in January 2024, the Interior Ministry said on February 1, citing provisional

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Europe 

EU foreign policy chief: At least 21B euro being budgeted for 2024 for military assistance to Ukraine

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since the start of Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the European Union and its member states have provided and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: From February 1, all children under 14 will travel free on urban public transport

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

From February 1 2024, children under the age of 14 will travel free of charge on public transport, in line

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Haskovo district declares influenza epidemic

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s district of Haskovo has become the latest to issue a declaration of an influenza epidemic, in effect from February

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Europe 

February 1 strike to disrupt flights at airports in Germany

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Because of a strike scheduled for February 1, departures will not be possible at 11 airports in Germany, while incoming

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Europe 

EU reaffirms trade support for Ukraine and Moldova

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) proposed on January 31 to renew the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: COE anti-torture committee again highly critical of situation in psychiatric institutions

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Continued ill-treatment of psychiatric patients by staff demonstrates, once again, a continuing serious failure by the Ministry of Health to

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