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Bulgaria’s Jan-July 2022 exports up 41.7%, imports 46.5% higher y/y

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In the first seven months of 2022, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 54.29 billion

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron BA.5 lineage still dominant – NCIPD

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on September 13 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria says ready to begin administering Omicron boosters

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on September 12 that it was ready to begin administering booster vaccines adapted to target the

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Europe 

EMA recommends authorising additional vaccine against Covid-19 Omicron variant

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on September 12 that its human medicines committee (CHMP) had recommended authorising an adapted

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian embassy in Ukraine’s capital resumes operations

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, has resumed operations as of September 12 2022, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 33 deaths, 3467 new cases

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 33 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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People 

British embassy Sofia opens book of condolences on death of Queen Elizabeth II

September 9, 2022September 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The British embassy in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is opening a book of condolences on the death of Queen Elizabeth

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Europe 

Ukraine recovery and reconstruction needs estimated at 349BN euro

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The current cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine amounts to $349 billion (349 billion euro), according to a joint

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Europe 

EU energy ministers: Europe is prepared for this winter

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Despite recent developments, and in particular the cut of Russian gas flows via Nordstream I, Europe is prepared for this

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