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Bulgaria’s caretaker government replaces all members of consumer watchdog

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has replaced all members of the Consumer Protection Commission, in a move the former members say is

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Bulgaria 

EC approves 55M euro in cohesion funds for Bulgaria

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Ukraine

The European Commission said on September 19 that it has approved 55 million euro in funding under the REACT-EU programme

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Bulgaria 

Bread price in Bulgaria rose 29% in a year – Eurostat

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The price of bread in Bulgaria in August 2022 was 29 per cent higher than in August 2021, European Union

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 30 deaths, 3469 new cases

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 30 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast strong winds

September 17, 2022September 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather because of forecast strong winds for 11 districts for

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Bulgaria’s FM: ‘Shock and dismay’ at mass graves near Izyum

September 17, 2022September 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister Nikolai Milkov said on September 17 that the news of the mass graves near Izyum had

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria extends hotel scheme for Ukrainian refugees

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has extended until October 31 the programme by which hoteliers are paid to accommodate Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s

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Bulgaria 

School year opens in Bulgaria, with some anti-epidemic measures in place

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

More than 700 000 pupils, including 57 000 first-graders, headed to class in Bulgaria on September 15, with some anti-epidemic

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Bulgaria 

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

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on September 13 that it has completed the sequencing of

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