Row erupts over Bulgarian capital’s spending on street lighting
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova are ordering investigations into allegations that the Bulgarian capital city’s
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, yet another new record high number of new cases
A total of 61 831 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Bulgaria in the past week, a new record
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Hristo Ivanov re-elected as leader of Yes Bulgaria
Hristo Ivanov was re-elected as leader of Yes Bulgaria at a party congress on January 29. Ivanov, who resigned as
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Bulgaria amends rules for entry to country as of February 1
Bulgaria is amending its rules for arriving in the country from a country classified as a red zone, and has
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Bulgaria: Plovdiv amends new anti-epidemic measures
The district of Plovdiv has amended its new anti-epidemic measures that are to take effect on January 31. Initially, the
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Every district in Bulgaria is a Covid-19 dark red zone
Every district in Bulgaria is a Covid-19 dark red zone – meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or more out
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 71 deaths, close to 10 000 new cases
Seventy-one 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’s Plovdiv, other districts, step up anti-epidemic measures
Bulgaria’s district of Plovdiv is stepping up anti-epidemic measures after the region it is in was classified as in stage
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Eurostat: Bulgaria again has lowest minimum wage in EU
Of the 21 European Union countries that have a national minimum wage, Bulgaria again has the lowest, continuing a trend
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