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Bulgarian embassy in London expands consular service capacity

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Consular service capacity at the Bulgarian embassy in London has been expanded, Bulgarian National Radio said on February 7. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM has questions of his own for Prosecutor-General on high-profile cases

February 7, 2022February 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on February 7 that he was “delighted” to accept an invitation from the Prosecutor-General’s

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Bulgaria 

Geshev wants Bulgaria’s PM questioned over his allegations of those behind graft

February 7, 2022February 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev, facing calls from the ruling majority to step down, has arranged for the Prime Minister and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors probe alleged abuses of ‘golden passports’ scheme

February 7, 2022February 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Prosecutor’s Office has begun an investigation following allegations of more than 100 cases of people getting Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 42 deaths, 2181 new cases registered

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 42 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, 607 deaths, 1000 medics tested positive

February 6, 2022February 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 607 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian arrested in Bansko for issuing unauthorised Covid test certificates

February 5, 2022February 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Police in Bansko have taken into custody a 40-year-old man who was conducting Covid-19 tests and issuing certificates without the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 100 deaths, 8116 new cases

February 5, 2022February 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A hundred people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in 249 of 334 samples sequenced by NCIPD

February 4, 2022February 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on February 4 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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