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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2022 was 4%

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2022 was four per cent, down from 3.9 per cent in November 2022 and from

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Bulgaria ends 2022 with 1.35B leva Budget deficit on cash basis

February 1, 2023February 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget deficit for the full year 2022 was 1.35 billion leva, on cash

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Covid-19: In past month, 71 deaths in Bulgaria

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 71 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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Bulgaria’s January road death toll was 33

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Thirty-three people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in January 2023, according to provisional figures released by the Interior Ministry.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district extends flu epidemic declaration

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The influenza epidemic declaration in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district is being extended until February 10, the district operational headquarters decided on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 11 deaths, 404 new cases

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 11 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs vote to accept presidential veto on Energy Act amendments

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Parliament voted on January 27 to revise the bill amending the country’s Energy Act, removing a provision that was

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Bulgaria 

EC opens new infringement case against Bulgaria on consumer protection

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on January 27 that it opened a new infringement case against Bulgaria for its failure to

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Bulgaria 

Row over Bulgarian football official’s ‘no different skin colour in the national team’ remark

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Controversy has ensued after Bulgarian Football Union technical director Georgi “Gonzo” Ivanov was quoted as saying that as long as

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