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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister: All pupils back to class on December 6, once-weekly Covid tests

December 2, 2021December 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

School pupils in Bulgaria from the first to 12th grades will return to in-person classes on December 6, with testing

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Bulgaria 

EC opens two new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on December 2 that it opened two infringement procedures against Bulgaria and escalated five existing cases

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2021 was 5.3% – Eurostat

December 2, 2021December 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2021 was 5.3 per cent, down from 5.5 per cent in September 2021 and matching

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 89 deaths, 2105 new cases

December 2, 2021December 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 89 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 9.8% for December 2021

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on December 1 that it approved an increase to gas prices in the country by 9.8

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-October 2021 Budget surplus at 727.7M leva

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first 10 months of 2021 was 727.7 million

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With a month of 2021 remaining, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 517

December 1, 2021December 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 517 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria between January 1 and November 30 2021, according to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 128 deaths, 2681 new cases

December 1, 2021December 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 128 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past month, 4454 deaths, 92 565 new cases

December 1, 2021December 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 4454 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in November 2021, bringing the

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