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Bulgaria’s PM: People linked to communist-era secret service will not be appointed to Foreign Ministry

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

People shown to have backgrounds with Bulgaria’s communist-era secret service State Security will not be appointed to the Foreign Ministry,

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Bulgaria 

Ski season on Bulgaria’s Vitosha Mountain opens on December 24

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The 2021/22 season for skiing and snowboarding opens on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on December 24 at

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Bulgaria 

EC’s Joint Research Centre: New PCR test detects Omicron variant

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has confirmed the validity of the Omicron-specific detection method it has developed, the Commission said

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 17 red zones, 10 yellow, one green

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 yellow zones, meaning a morbidity rate from 100 to 249.9 per

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 64 deaths, 1883 new cases

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria 

EU Digital Covid Certificate to be valid for nine months for intra-EU travel

December 21, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission (EC) said that it had adopted on December 21 rules relating to the EU Digital Covid Certificate,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria opening 69 Covid-19 vaccination points for children aged five to 11

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is opening an initial 69 vaccination points, in district capitals and smaller towns, to administer jabs against Covid-19 to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria competition watchdog fines butter distributor 1.7M leva

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on December 21 that it fined a local butter import and distribution

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Kurdzhali district classified as Covid-19 green zone

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Kurdzhali district has become a Covid-19 green zone, meaning a morbidity rate of less than 100 per 100 000

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