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Bulgaria’s districts of Varna and Bourgas become Covid-19 red zones

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, new coronavirus, Varna

Bulgaria’s districts of Varna and Bourgas at the Black Sea coast have become Covid-19 red zones, with morbidity rates above

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Bulgaria a step closer to final bid to form government

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev conducted a round of consultations with all seven parliamentary groups on July 15,

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EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria on lab animals, dolphin protection

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on July 15 that it opened two infringement proceeding against Bulgaria and was advancing the infringement

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Bulgaria 

EC approves 110M euro for modernisation of rail corridor in western Bulgaria

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on July 15 that it had approved an investment of more than 110 million euro

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Russia revokes aircraft repair certificates of two Bulgarian companies

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

Russia has decided to suspend the validity of aircraft repair certificates previously issued to Bulgaria’s Terem-Letets and Avionams companies, as

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Bulgaria’s capital Sofia crosses threshold to become Covid-19 red zone

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

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has crossed the threshold to be reclassified from a Covid-19 yellow zone to a red zone,

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Bulgaria 

Market Links poll: Elections in Bulgaria now would produce seven-group Parliament

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Were parliamentary elections to be held in Bulgaria now, they would produce a National Assembly with seven groups, with GERB-UDF

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: GERB-UDF refuses to try to form government

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

The parliamentary group of GERB-UDF refused on July 14 a mandate from head of state President Roumen Radev to seek

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Bulgaria’s PM on Covid-19: No closing of businesses, no travel restrictions

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s government does not intend ordering businesses to close, restoring the requirement for Covid certificate or imposing travel restrictions, outgoing

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