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Bulgaria’s Health Ministry orders further prolongation of anti-Covid measures

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For the latest time in several consecutive weeks, Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medjidiev has issued an order regarding anti-epidemic

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron BA.5 lineage remains dominant – NCIPD

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on October 25 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria’s President to take unhurried approach to bids to form government

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has invited the GERB-UDF parliamentary group, which won the largest shares of seats

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Bulgaria 

Eurobarometer: 52% of Bulgarians believe air quality worsened in past decade

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A poll by the European Union’s Eurobarometer agency has found that 52 per cent of Bulgarians believe that the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 37 deaths, 4255 new cases

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 37 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria not discouraged by Dutch parliament vote against it joining Schengen

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Bulgaria is portraying itself as not discouraged by an October 20 vote in parliament in the Netherlands calling for the

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Bulgaria 

After three days and 11 rounds of voting, Bulgaria’s Parliament elects Speaker

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

On the third day of its first sitting, Bulgaria’s National Assembly elected its oldest member, GERB-UDF MP Vezhdi Rashidov, as

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Bulgaria 

For second day, Bulgaria’s newly-elected Parliament fails to elect a Speaker

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

For the second consecutive day, a sitting of Bulgaria’s newly-elected Parliament failed to elect a Speaker. The 48th National Assembly’s

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Bulgaria 

Defence Ministry: 8 Spanish Eurofighters to help guard Bulgaria’s air space

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is expecting eight Spanish Air Force Eurofighters to help guard its air space, caretaker Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said

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