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PM Petkov: Current government has paid 4BN leva compensation to businesses, households

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

More than four billion leva in compensation for Bulgarian business and households has been returned to Bulgaria’s economy since the

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Bulgaria’s Education Ministry: From March 29, distance learning only with written permission

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

School pupils who are still on distance learning because they refuse to be tested once a week for Covid-19 must

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Bulgaria 

EC proposes funding boost for EU countries, including Bulgaria, receiving Ukrainian refugees

March 23, 2022March 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

To support EU countries welcoming and accommodating refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, the European Commission (EC) proposed on March

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Bulgaria’s government replaces head of State Agency for Refugees

March 23, 2022March 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government has replaced Petya Purvanova as head of the State Agency for Refugees because of unsatisfactory performance, according to

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 20 deaths, 1943 new cases

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

Twenty people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Poll: Most Bulgarians see government as unsuccessful in key areas in first 100 days in office

March 22, 2022March 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

More Bulgarians see the Kiril Petkov coalition government as unsuccessful than successful in eight key areas in its first 100

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria in joint EUkraine group declaration on support for Ukraine’s European path

March 22, 2022March 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

As a part of the EUkraine group, set up in the margins of the March meeting of EU foreign ministers,

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Bulgaria 

Sofia and Warsaw set for talks on Poland maintaining Bulgarian Air Force’s MiG-29s – Radev

March 22, 2022March 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Expert teams from Poland and Bulgaria are to hold talks on Polish industry taking over the maintenance of the Bulgarian

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 48 deaths, 1960 new cases registered

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 48 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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