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Ninova: Bulgarian Socialist Party will remain in coalition government

May 1, 2022May 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova, Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will continue to be part of the coalition government, party leader Kornelia Ninova said on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first four months of 2022 is 140

May 1, 2022May 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 140 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads from January to the end of April, according to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 384 deaths in April

May 1, 2022May 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 384 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in April, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria would have to spend 36BN leva to have minimum military capabilities

April 30, 2022May 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Defence Development Concept to 2032 – drafted before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine – says that Bulgaria would have

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Bulgaria Q1 2022 Budget surplus at 298M leva

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 298 million leva in the first quarter of the year,

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Bulgaria 

Close to 90% of Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria have temporary protection status

April 30, 2022May 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Close to 90 per cent of the Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria have received temporary protection status, which provides them with

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Bulgaria 

Nato jets scrambled multiple times to intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic, Black Seas

April 29, 2022May 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato fighter jets stationed around the Baltic and Black Seas have scrambled multiple times over the past four days to

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Bulgaria 

NSI: Bulgaria’s mortality rate is highest in EU

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s crude mortality rate – the number of people who die per 1000 population – in 2021 was 21.7‰, the

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Bulgaria 

Number of marriages in Bulgaria rose 20% in 2021 y/y

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 26 620 marriages registered in Bulgaria in 2021, an increase of 20.06 per cent compared with the number

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