Bulgaria: From February 1, all children under 14 will travel free on urban public transport
From February 1 2024, children under the age of 14 will travel free of charge on public transport, in line
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Bulgaria’s Haskovo district declares influenza epidemic
Bulgaria’s district of Haskovo has become the latest to issue a declaration of an influenza epidemic, in effect from February
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Bulgaria: COE anti-torture committee again highly critical of situation in psychiatric institutions
Continued ill-treatment of psychiatric patients by staff demonstrates, once again, a continuing serious failure by the Ministry of Health to
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Alpha Research poll: Positive attitude towards LGBTI people in Bulgaria is growing
In general, the attitudes of Bulgarians towards LGBTI people are overwhelmingly neutral, according to an Alpha Research poll commissioned by
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Exercise in Sofia on January 31 to test readiness to respond to emergencies
An exercise aimed at checking the readiness and preparation of government authorities and responders at the national and territorial level
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Flu epidemic: Schools in six more districts in Bulgaria go over to distance learning
From January 31, pupils at schools in Bulgaria’s districts of Varna, Pazardzhik and Pernik will go over to distance learning,
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Bulgaria: Court authorises European Arrest Warrants for Russians accused of terrorism over ammo warehouses blasts
Sofia City Court has approved the issuance of European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) for six Russian citizens accused by Bulgaria of
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Bulgaria’s government proposes to waive tuition fees for university undergraduates and PhD students
The Bulgarian government is proposing to waive tuition fees for students and doctoral students in public higher education institutions accepted
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Bulgaria’s districts of Yambol, Shoumen become latest to declare influenza epidemics
Bulgaria’s district of Yambol has issued a flu epidemic declaration, in effect from January 30 to February 5, while the
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