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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 5 deaths, 711 new cases

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria 

Second Bulgarian pilot completes F-16 training course

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A second Bulgarian Air Force pilot has completed the F-16 aircraft training course, the Defence Ministry said on March 17.

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Bulgaria 

Charity sale of works by Bulgarian artists in aid of Ukraine

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A charity sale of works by well-known Bulgarian artists, entitled “Україна Forever!” is being held in the Espace PORT A

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had lowest life expectancy in EU in 2021

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Life expectancy at birth in 2021 in Bulgaria was 71.4 years, the lowest in the European Union, EU statistics agency

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s April elections: Two candidate MPs from fringe parties face fines for hate speech

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has ruled that two candidate MPs should be fined for using hate speech while participating

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria denies there is a new move to provide arms to Ukraine

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Claims that a new agreement is being prepared for Bulgaria to provide arms to Ukraine are “absolutely manipulative”, according to

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Bulgaria 

European Commissioner begins European defence industrial tour in Bulgaria

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market, began his European defence industrial tour in Bulgaria on March 15, saying

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary call for re-negotiation with Pfizer-BioNTech on Covid-19 vaccines

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Four European Union countries – Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania and Hungary – issued a joint call to the European Commission on

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport: 22% drop in charter flights in February compared with pre-pandemic figure

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

Only 88 flights operated from Sofia Airport to charter destinations in February 2023, the airport said in a media statement

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