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Bulgaria’s PM calls Cabinet security council meeting over Russia-Ukraine tensions

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has called a meeting of the Cabinet security council for January 25 to discuss tensions

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv mayor pledges not to cut street lighting, as bills skyrocket

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Plovdiv

Plovdiv mayor Zdravko Dimitrov has pledged not to limit street lighting, even as the municipality’s electricity bills are skyrocketing, according

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Children’s ward in Bulgaria’s Bourgas overcrowded – report

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Extra beds are being moved into the Covid-19 children’s ward in Bourgas University Hospital because it is overcrowded, Bulgarian National

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 32 deaths, 2847 new cases registered

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 32 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Several municipalities in Bulgaria limit street lighting as electricity bills soar

January 23, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Several municipalities in Bulgaria are cutting back on street lighting as electricity bills soar. Announcements of the cutbacks by various

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Record number of new cases in past week

January 23, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 59 152 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Bulgaria in the past week, the highest number

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Bulgaria 

Dutch, Spanish fighter jets to help guard Bulgaria’s air space

January 22, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

New F-35 fighter jets from the Netherlands Air Force and Spanish Air Force Eurofighters are to assist in guarding Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party congress declines to accept Ninova’s resignation as leader

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

At the close of a meeting lasting seven hours, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) congress voted on January 22 not

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Bulgaria 

Fitch re-affirms Bulgaria’s ‘BBB’ credit rating, outlook positive

January 22, 2022January 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB’, maintaining a positive

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