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Bulgaria’s election watchdog picks winner in voting machines tender

December 30, 2020January 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said late on December 30 that it picked Ciela Norma as the winner in the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Foreign tourist arrivals in Bulgaria in November 2020 down 78.8% y/y

December 30, 2020December 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, travel

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad in Bulgaria for holidays in November 2020 was 78.8 per cent lower

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsens in December

December 30, 2020December 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

A regular monthly poll has found that the business climate in Bulgaria is seen as unfavourable, declining by 1.7 percentage

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 154 more deaths, active cases fall by 1635

December 30, 2020December 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 154 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Proposal tabled to allow New Year’s Eve events in hotel restaurants

December 29, 2020December 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Mariana Nikolova said on December 29 that she would ask the government, medical authorities and the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 87 more deaths, active cases fall by 1225

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 87 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria to begin tracking vaccine immunity ‘within three months’

December 28, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria plans to begin tracking acquired immunity as a result of coronavirus vaccinations in a nationwide survey within three months,

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Bulgaria 

Russia expels Bulgarian deputy military attache in ‘mirror’ move

December 28, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on December 28 to be handed a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Borovets resort opens 2020/21 ski season

December 28, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Borovets opened its 2020/21 ski season on December 28, with required precautions in place to prevent

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