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EU Health Commissioner urges Bulgarians to be vaccinated against Covid-19

June 17, 2021June 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Vaccination against Covid-19 saves lives, reduces hospitalisations, allows us to return to a new normalcy and also allows us to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister: In 2 months, 80% of over-60s will have had at least one dose

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

If the current rate of vaccination against Covid-19 continues, in two months 80 per cent of people in Bulgaria over

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23% of Bulgarians say they will never get Covid-19 jab – highest in EU

June 17, 2021June 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-three per cent of Bulgarians polled by Eurobarometer said that they would “never” get vaccinated against Covid-19, the highest percentage

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Bulgarian prosecutors ask US for information on which sanctions decision was based

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office has sent letters through the country’s Department of Justice to the US Department of Justice

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2021 was 187.9M euro

June 17, 2021June 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of the year stood at 187.9 million euro, the equivalent

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Covid-19: Bulgaria reports case of Delta variant

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

A case of the Delta variant of Covid-19 has been confirmed in a patient in the Bulgarian city of Pleven,

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in May 2021 up 76.5% y/y – ACEA

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in May 2021 added up to 1989, an increase of 76.5 per cent compared

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 25 deaths, 0.78% tests positive

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

In the past 24 hours, a total of 25 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died, bringing

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Gambling business family objects to inclusion in Bulgaria’s Magnitsky list

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Stefan, Boyan and Tsvetomir Naidenov of gaming company Efbet have lodged documents with various Bulgarian institutions objecting to being listed

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