US sanctions Bulgaria’s Peevski, Bozhkov, Zhelyazkov over ‘expansive networks for engaging in corruption’
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on June 2 that it had
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry warns against disinformation about Covid-19 vaccines
The vaccines with which Bulgaria is conducting its immunisation campaign against Covid-19 have successfully passed all three phases of clinical
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Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister replaces Border Police chief
Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister Boiko Rashkov has appointed a new head of the Border Police, replacing Svetlan Kichikov who had
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New EU rules on cash controls for travellers take effect on June 3
New European Union rules come into force on June 3, which will improve the EU’s system of controls of cash
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EC appoints Bulgaria’s Tsanova as Deputy D-G to steer its borrowing and lending operations
The European Commission (EC) said on June 2 that has appointed Iliyana Tsanova, a Bulgarian national, as Deputy Director-General of
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Bulgarian railways organising two more steam train trips in June
Bulgarian state railways BDZ is organising two further steam train trips on the Septemvri – Velingrad narrow-gauge line after an
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 26 deaths, 1.78% tests positive
Twenty-six 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 scores well on EU bathing waters survey, but fewer ‘excellent’ sites
Bulgaria’s coastal bathing waters remain up to the European Union’s mandatory standards, but the number of sites meeting the “excellent
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Bulgaria among first EU countries ready to start issuing EU Digital Covid Certificate
Bulgaria is among seven European Union countries to be ready to start issuing the EU Digital Covid Certificate, according to
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