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Fuel being drained from ship stranded at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast

October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

An operation began on October 3 to drain fuel from the vessel Vera Su, which has been stranded near Kamen

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Bulgaria’s 2021 presidential elections: GERB-backed Gerdzhikov-Miteva ticket launched

October 3, 2021October 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

The candidacy of Sofia University rector Anastas Gerdzhikov and running mate Colonel Nevyana Miteva in Bulgaria’s November 2021 presidential elections

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Bulgaria’s 2021 elections: New party says it plans deal with Democratic Bulgaria, Manolova’s group

October 3, 2021October 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

The new political party formed by former caretaker ministers Kiril Petkov and Assen Vassilev plans to sign a deal with

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 546 deaths, 13 116 new cases

October 3, 2021October 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 546 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Outgoing supreme court judge to stand in Bulgaria’s presidential election

October 2, 2021October 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgarian judicial reform campaign group the Justice for All initiative said on October 2 that it had decided to nominate

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Bulgaria’s 2021 elections: GERB will back university rector in presidential race, Borissov says

October 2, 2021October 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

GERB will support Sofia University rector Professor Anastas Gerdzhikov in the November 2021 presidential elections, party leader Boiko Borissov has

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 87 deaths, 2091 new cases

October 2, 2021October 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighty-seven 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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Bulgaria utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 36.2% for October 2021

October 1, 2021October 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on October 1 that it approved an increase to gas prices in the country by 36.2

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2021 census: More than 2.4M people counted in online phase

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria census 2021

A total of 2 404 979 people in Bulgaria were counted in the online phase of the 2021 census, the

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