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Bulgaria annual inflation hits fresh 13-year high 9.1% in January

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 9.1 per cent inflation in January 2022, data released by the National Statistical

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 187 deaths, 6130 new cases registered

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 187 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Ukrainian ambassador welcomes Bulgaria’s support for sovereignty, territorial integrity

February 14, 2022February 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s ambassador in Sofia, Vitaliy Moskalenko, has expressed appreciation for the diplomatic and moral support given by Bulgaria as his

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Bulgaria 

Captain of ship stranded on Bulgaria’s coast given suspended sentence of three years

February 14, 2022February 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The captain of the cargo vessel Vera Su, that was stranded near Kamen Bryag on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 45 deaths, 1539 new cases registered

February 14, 2022February 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 45 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 631 deaths, 42 030 new cases

February 13, 2022February 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 631 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria urges its citizens to leave Ukraine

February 12, 2022February 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement on February 12, called on its citizens who are in Ukraine to leave that

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Ministry: Lukov March tarnishes image of Bulgaria

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has expressed full support for the efforts of various institutions to prevent the Lukov March, being held

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Bulgaria 

MoD: Spanish Air Force jets carrying out reconnaissance flights over 3 Bulgarian cities

February 12, 2022February 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

On February 12 and 13, Spanish Air Force Eurofighters are carrying out reconnaissance flights over the cities of Sofia, Varna,

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