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

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on August 12 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry sees summer 2022 results coming in at 80% of 2019

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism said on August 12 that its expectations are that the 2022 summer season will finish with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government axes more top officials

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

In the 10 days since it came into office, the caretaker government appointed by President Roumen Radev has carried out

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Six groups in next Bulgarian Parliament

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

Were elections in Bulgaria to be held immediately, six groups would enter Parliament, according to the findings of a poll

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Large protests in Bulgaria against risk of new Russian gas deal

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

August 10 saw the latest of a series of large-scale protests in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia against the risk that

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Covid-19: Bulgaria eases mask-wearing rule

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev issued an order on August 9 easing the rules about mandatory wearing of protective

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Protests over Russia’s bid to extradite national from Bulgaria

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarians, Russians and Ukrainians have held a series of protests against an application by Russia for the extradition from Bulgaria

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Bulgaria issued 11 784 first residence permits in 2021 – Eurostat

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria issued 11 784 first residence permits in 2021, according to figures published on August 9 by European Union statistics

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Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry to ‘unblock’ billion leva arms exports

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry will “unblock” weapons exports worth a billion leva (about 500 000 euro), caretaker minister Nikola Stoyanov told

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