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Bulgaria summons Turkish ambassador over ‘interference’ in its elections

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry summoned Turkish ambassador Aylin Sekizkök to urge her country’s institutions not to interfere in its elections, the

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-September 2021 was 852.6M euro

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first nine months of 2021 stood at 852.6 million euro, the equivalent of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 164 deaths, 2839 new cases

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 164 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Bulgaria’s Education Ministry: 117 000 young pupils back in class since Covid-19 testing began

November 17, 2021November 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Nearly 8200 classes with more than 117 000 first- to fourth-grade pupils across the country are attending classes in person

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Bulgaria’s 2021 presidential elections: MRF does not endorse by name a candidate in run-off

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) has refrained from endorsing a candidate by name in Bulgaria’s November 21 presidential

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 121 deaths, 3869 new cases

November 17, 2021November 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 121 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria’s 2021 elections: Petkov says talks on government formation to start

November 16, 2021November 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Two days after the We Continue the Change (WCC) party won the largest share of votes in Bulgaria’s November 14

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Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s highest excess mortality in September 2021

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria had the highest excess mortality in the European Union in September 2021, according to figures released on November 16

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Bulgaria’s November 2021 elections: Ninova resigns as leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Kornelia Ninova

Kornelia Ninova said on November 16 that she was resigning as leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), saying that

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