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Bulgarian hotels protest over delayed payments for hosting Ukrainian refugees

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Hoteliers from Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach and Ukrainian refugees protested on July 19 because of delays in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party begins consultations on bid to form government

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), holder of the third and final mandate to seek to get a government elected, began

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

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on July 19 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Europe 

Albania, N Macedonia open EU accession negotiations

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Macedonia

Albania and North Macedonia opened on July 19 negotiations on accession to the European Union. European Commission Ursula von der

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-May 2022 was 871.2M euro

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of the year stood at 871.2 million euro, the equivalent

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 3 districts are red zones, 21 yellow zones

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Five more districts in Bulgaria have crossed the threshold to be reclassified from Covid-19 green zones to yellow zones, meaning

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Bulgaria’s capital Sofia introduces first-stage anti-Covid measures

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, classified as a Covid-19 red zone, has as of July 18 introduced first-stage measures against the

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Bulgaria 

Tenth anniversary of terrorist attack on Israelis at Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

A solemn commemoration was held at Bourgas Airport on July 18 to mark the 10th anniversary of a terrorist attack

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Bulgarian Socialist Party accepts mandate to try to form government

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) accepted on July 18 the third and final mandate to try to get a government

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