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Bulgaria: 12.8% early school leavers in 2020

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had 12.8 per cent early school leavers in 2020, the fifth-highest proportion in the European Union, according to figures

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 5 deaths, 0.64% tests positive

June 24, 2021June 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Five 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’s July elections: CEC rejects complaint by Borissov’s GERB against caretaker government

June 23, 2021June 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has dismissed a complaint by Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF electoral coalition that the caretaker government appointed

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Covid-19: Belgium eases rules for arrivals from Bulgaria

June 23, 2021June 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Belgium has removed the requirement that those arriving from Bulgaria must present either a negative Covid-19 test, a vaccination certificate

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 8 deaths, 0.84% tests positive

June 23, 2021June 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eight 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 campaigns to encourage Roma minority to get vaccinated against Covid-19

June 22, 2021June 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Facing a disturbingly low rate of vaccinations against Covid-19 among Bulgaria’s Roma minority, fuelled by misinformation about vaccines, the Health

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Eurostat: Price levels at restaurants and hotels in Bulgaria 46% of EU average

June 22, 2021June 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2020, the price level for restaurants and hotels in EU countries was three times as high in the most

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Bulgarian railways offering steam train excursion on June 26

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering a steam train excursion from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Tryavna and Plachkovtsi on June 26.

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 17 yellow zones, 11 green zones – NCIPD

June 22, 2021June 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventeen districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 yellow zones and the remaining 11 are green zones, according to the report by

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