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Bulgaria colour-codes countries for rules on admission

July 1, 2021July 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has issued an order setting out the criteria for colour-coding countries according to their

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2021 was 6.2%

July 1, 2021July 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2021 was 6.2 per cent, according to seasonally-adjusted figures released on July 1 by European

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past month, 361 deaths

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

A total of 361 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the month of June, going

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road accident death toll in first half of 2021 is 200

July 1, 2021July 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Two hundred people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first half of 2021, according to provisional figures released

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 12 deaths, 0.57 tests positive

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

Twelve 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 January-May 2021 Budget deficit at 140.6M leva

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on June 30 that the consolidated Budget balance for January-May 2021 recorded a deficit of 140.6

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Bulgaria 

Caretaker Health Minister: System for admissions to Bulgaria changes on July 1

June 30, 2021July 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov said on June 30 that as of July 1, there would be a new

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government replaces Covid-19 national vaccination headquarters

June 30, 2021July 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Meeting on June 30, Bulgaria’s caretaker government decided to suspend the national vaccination headquarters against Covid-19, set up by the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker PM: All voting machines needed for July elections now available

June 30, 2021July 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

All the voting machines needed for the July 11 early parliamentary elections are now available, Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Stefan

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