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Bulgarian government shows off first of country’s six medical helicopters

February 2, 2024February 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, the ministers of transport and of health, as well as other officials on February 2 showed

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Finnish Air Force to participate in Nato air shield over Bulgaria, Romania, Black Sea – Defence Minister

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Finnish Air Force fighter aircraft will participate in Nato air shielding in Romania, Bulgaria and over the Black Sea between

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Flu epidemic: Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and Veliko Turnovo municipalities close schools until February 8

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Veliko Turnovo

The mayors of the Plovdiv and Veliko Turnovo municipalities have ordered schools to remain closed on February 6 and 7,

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Archaeological Season 2023 exhibition at Bulgaria’s National History Museum

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An exhibition entitled “Ancient finds. New discoveries. Archaeological Season 2023” has opened at Bulgaria’s National History Museum in Sofia and

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Bulgaria holds annual commemoration of victims of communist regime

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Ceremonies were held in central Sofia, other cities in Bulgaria and in Parliament on February 1 to mark the 14th

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Bulgarian MPs amend central bank law as euro zone preparation

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed at second reading on February 1 a bill amending the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Act in

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2023 was 4.3%

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2023 was 4.3 per cent, unchanged from the figure in November 2023 and up from

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll in January 2024 is 55

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 55 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in January 2024, according to

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Thirty-four dead in road accidents in Bulgaria in January 2024

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Thirty-four people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in January 2024, the Interior Ministry said on February 1, citing provisional

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