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Poll: Bulgarian consumer confidence rose in past 3 months

August 6, 2021August 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The consumer confidence indicator in Bulgaria was 3.5 percentage points higher in July than in April, the National Statistical Institute

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport shifts all arriving evening flights to Terminal 2

August 6, 2021August 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

As of August 9, all scheduled flights arriving at Sofia Aiport in the time range from 8pm to 8am will

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has among EU’s lowest rates of heavy episodic drinking – Eurostat

August 6, 2021August 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Twelve per cent of Bulgarians engaged in heavy episodic drinking at least once a month in 2019, among the lowest

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 14 deaths, 500 new cases

August 6, 2021August 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fourteen 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 

Deadline looms for first bid to get a new Bulgarian government elected

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

On the eve of the August 6 deadline for Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party to formally inform President Roumen Radev of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s MPs vote against cutting their salaries

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

In a vote on August 5, members of Bulgaria’s 46th National Assembly rejected a proposal by Maya Manolova of the

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Bulgaria 

Caretaker PM: Bulgaria may have to seek help from abroad if wildfires worsen

August 5, 2021August 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria may have to ask for help from a foreign country if the wildfire situation in the country takes a

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Bulgaria 

From August 11, arrivals in Israel from Bulgaria must go into 14-day quarantine

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, new coronavirus

As of August 11, all passengers arriving in Israel from Bulgaria will be subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine, regardless

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 4 deaths, 429 new cases

August 5, 2021August 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Four 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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