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Bulgaria eases requirements for foreign students admission to universities

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Changes to an ordinance on the state requirements for admission of students to higher education institutions provide for Bulgarian universities

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Bulgarian PM welcomes Parliament’s move on lifting veto on N Macedonia’s EU talks

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Macedonia

Speaking in Brussels on June 24, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov welcomed as “really responsible” the vote by Parliament earlier

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Bulgaria’s Parliament approves move towards resolving North Macedonia impasse

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on June 24, with 170 in favour in the 240-seat legislature, to approve a motion by the

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Bulgarian far-right leader fined 3000 leva for attack on LGBTQI+ Rainbow Hub centre

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia City Court fined far-right extra-parliamentary party leader and former presidential candidate Boyan Rasate 3000 leva (about 1533 euro) after

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Bulgaria’s Health Ministry approves second booster against Covid-19 for over-18s

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health said on June 24 that it had approved the recommendations of an expert council regarding administering

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EU leaders agree to membership candidate status for Ukraine, Moldova

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

The leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union have decided to grant the status of EU membership

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Bulgaria’s PM says he will table resignation on June 27

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev

Kiril Petkov told reporters in Brussels that he will submit his resignation as Prime Minister on the morning of June

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Health Ministry: Two monkeypox cases confirmed in Bulgaria

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

As of June 23, two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Bulgaria, the Health Ministry said in a media

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Europe 

EMA recommends Valneva’s Covid-19 vaccine for authorisation in EU

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended granting a marketing authorisation for Covid-19 Vaccine (inactivated, adjuvanted) Valneva for use in the primary

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