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Bulgaria records 937M leva Budget surplus in January 2022

March 1, 2022March 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 937 million leva in the first month of the year,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 2263 deaths, 139 314 new cases in February

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

A total of 2263 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in February 2022, according to figures

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Bulgaria 

Sixty-one dead on Bulgaria’s roads in first two months of 2022

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Sixty-one people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first two months of 2022, according to provisional statistics published

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 99 deaths, 2759 new cases registered

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

The deaths of 99 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM proposes replacement for Yanev as Defence Minister

February 28, 2022March 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on February 28 that his We Continue the Change party was nominating Todor Tagarev

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian business body estimates country could employ 200 000 Ukrainians

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Association of Bulgarian Employers’ Organisations, an umbrella body for several business associations, said on February 28 that it estimated

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Bulgaria 

List of Bulgarian municipalities, companies willing to help those fleeing Ukraine grows

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The list of municipalities and companies in Bulgaria offering help, including accommodation and job offers, to those fleeing Russia’s war

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Red Cross opens fundraising account for aid to Ukraine

February 28, 2022June 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Red Cross announced on February 28 the details of the bank account that it has opened, in co-ordination

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM seeks resignation of Defence Minister

February 28, 2022March 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Cabinet was meeting in emergency session on February 28 with an agenda including Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s call for

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