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Twenty districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 green zones

May 10, 2022May 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty districts in Bulgaria were classified as Covid-19 green zones – meaning a morbidity rate of less than 100 out

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Bulgaria 

Consumer confidence in Bulgaria drops, quarterly survey shows

May 9, 2022May 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In April 2022, the total consumer confidence indicator in Bulgaria fell by 4.9 percentage points in comparison with January, the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 55 deaths registered in past week

May 9, 2022May 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 55 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Slovakia had largest drops in life expectancy in EU in 2021

May 6, 2022May 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria and Slovakia had the largest drops in life expectancy in the European Union in 2021, EU statistics agency Eurostat

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Bulgaria seeks exemption to proposed EU embargo on oil imports from Russia

May 5, 2022May 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Economy Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and leader of ruling coalition partner the Bulgarian Socialist Party Kornelia Ninova confirmed on

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Bulgarian Air Force fighter jet show planned for May 6, Armed Forces Day

May 5, 2022May 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 and Sur-25 combat aircraft will give a display in the skies above Graf Ignatievo air base

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Bulgaria 

Shortfall of places as Bulgaria plans to transfer thousands of Ukrainians at end of May

May 5, 2022May 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is seeking to make up a shortfall of places of accommodation for several thousand Ukrainians who have temporary protection

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Bulgaria 

Four-day LUNAR Festival of Lights to be held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

May 5, 2022May 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A LUNAR Festival of Lights is to be held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia from May 6 to 9. It

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Bulgaria 

Poll: 30 per cent of Bulgarians approve funding, supply of military equipment to Ukraine

May 5, 2022May 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Just 30 to 31 per cent of Bulgarians approve of financing the purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine,

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