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Energy Minister: Bulgaria rejects paying for Russian gas in roubles

April 3, 2022April 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has received an official request from Russia’s Gazprom to be paid in roubles, but will not do so, Energy

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 136 deaths in past week

April 3, 2022April 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 136 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to pay 70 leva Easter bonus to pensioners

April 2, 2022April 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has agreed to pay an Easter bonus of 70 leva (about 36 euro) each to all of the

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Bulgaria 

Government outlines rules for Ukrainian doctors, nurses to work in Bulgaria

April 2, 2022April 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The official Bulgaria for Ukraine portal has outlined the rules for citizens of Ukraine qualified as doctors or nurses to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 25 deaths, 1033 new cases

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-five people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expels First Secretary of Russian embassy following espionage allegations

April 2, 2022April 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has given the First Secretary of the Russian embassy in Sofia 72 hours to leave the country after the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 25.4% for April 2022

April 1, 2022April 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on April 1 that it approved an increase in gas prices in the country by 25.4

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors: First Secretary of Russian embassy committed espionage

April 1, 2022April 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

An investigation had established that the First Secretary of the Russian embassy in Sofia had committed espionage, the Bulgarian Prosecutor’s

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Bulgaria 

More than half of Bulgaria’s districts are Covid-19 yellow zones

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixteen out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 yellow zones, meaning a morbidity rate between 100 and 249.9

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