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Bulgarian Jewish organisation slams candidate MP over Holocaust denial, praise of Hitler

July 5, 2021July 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Bulgarian Jews

The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has strongly condemned Miroslav Ivanov, a parliamentary candidate for the ultra-nationalist Bulgarian

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Bulgaria’s elections: Caretaker Interior Minister alleges Borissov’s party bought votes

July 5, 2021July 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

Police in Plovdiv had found that votes in the April 4 parliamentary elections were bought on behalf of Boiko Borissov’s

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: On second consecutive Sunday, no new deaths registered

July 5, 2021July 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

July 4 was the second consecutive Sunday in nine months that no new deaths were registered among people in Bulgaria

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 57 deaths, 721 fewer active cases

July 4, 2021July 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the country’s death toll

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 16 deaths, 0.5% tests positive

July 3, 2021July 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixteen 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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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Those who got Moderna jab may download updated certificate

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

Those who have been immunised with the Moderna vaccine, who have completed the vaccination cycle and already have an EU

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Bulgaria Constitutional Court rules against challenge to machine voting

July 2, 2021July 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on July 2 that it ruled to deny the challenge lodged by a group of MPs,

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Bulgaria’s Tsanchev appointed head of EU Delegation to Israel

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

Bulgaria’s Permanent Representative to the European Union, former deputy foreign minister Dimitar Tsanchev, has been appointed Head of the EU

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Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry: 1.2BN leva paid for ’60:40′ payroll support measure

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

Between March 2020 and June 15 this year, Bulgaria’s government has paid out more than 1.27 billion leva (close to

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