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EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria on telecom rules

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on February 4 that it was opening infringement procedures against 24 member states, Bulgaria among them,

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Volume of retail trade in Bulgaria fell 12% in December 2020 y/y

February 4, 2021February 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The volume of retail trade in Bulgaria in December 2020 was 12 per cent lower than in December 2019, the

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Bulgaria: 170 000 pupils in 7th, 8th, 12th grades back to in-person classes

February 4, 2021February 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Pupils in the seventh, eighth and 12th grades returned to schools in Bulgaria on February 4 for two weeks of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 40 deaths, 4207 vaccinations in past day

February 4, 2021February 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty 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’s Health Minister: Cases of suspected UK variant of Covid-19 rising

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

The number of suspected cases in Bulgaria of the UK variant of Covid-19 is increasing, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Sofia among districts back in ‘red zone’

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is once again a “red zone” in terms of the rate of Covid-19 infections, with the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 36 deaths, 3283 vaccinations in past day

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-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’s Health Minister issues rule on quarantine for arrivals

February 2, 2021February 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian nationals and permanent residents that are subject to self-isolation after entering the country without a negative PCR test can

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Bulgarian prosecutors to investigate EU anti-fraud body’s findings

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on February 2 that it would look into the findings of an investigation closed recently by

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