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Bulgarian MPs ask caretaker Cabinet to renegotiate terms of EU post-Covid stimulus

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on January 12 to require the country’s caretaker Cabinet to renegotiate with the European Commission part

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Schools in Bulgaria’s Shoumen district to close because of flu

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Schools in Bulgaria’s Shoumen district will be closed from January 13 to 18 inclusive because of the large number of

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Bulgaria 

US, Bulgaria begin celebrations of 120 years of diplomatic relations

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States and Bulgaria have begun celebrations of 120 years of diplomatic relations, statements by the US embassy in

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Poll: Rising cost of living top concern for Bulgarians

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The rising cost of living, such as increasing food and energy prices, is the most pressing worry for 96 per

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Bulgaria’s major ski resorts welcome first snowfall in weeks

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

January 10 saw snowfalls in the higher altitudes of Bulgaria’s ski resort of Bansko, with snow expected in the town

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Chief State Health Inspector: Flu cases in parts of Bulgaria rising rapidly

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The incidence of influenza is growing rapidly in parts of Bulgaria and in two weeks flu will spread throughout all

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Flu epidemic declared in Bulgaria’s Bourgas district

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

An influenza epidemic declaration in Bulgaria’s district of Bourgas will take effect as of January 12, the regional pandemic headquarters

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to seek talks with firm on acquiring emergency medical service helicopters

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry is to invite Italy’s Leonardo S.p.A company for talks on acquiring emergency medical service helicopters, the ministry

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Poll: Close to half of Bulgarians believe country headed to yet another election

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A poll done for public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) by the Alpha Research agency has found that 47 per

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