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Sofia Airport: Traffic numbers recovering, but still below pre-pandemic levels

November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Traffic at Sofia Airport is slowly recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic which strongly hit the entire aviation sector, but even

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Bulgaria 

Protests to be held in three Bulgarian cities against push to change elections law

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Protests are to be held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and the Black Sea cities of Varna and Bourgas on

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Bulgaria 

Norwegian Air Shuttle beginning Sofia – Oslo flights in 2023

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Norwegian Air Shuttle, one of the largest airlines in Scandinavia and among the Top 10 largest in Europe, is launching

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria extends accommodation scheme for Ukrainian refugees to February 2023

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has extended the accommodation scheme for Ukrainian refugees until February 24 2023, the government information service said.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria scraps all anti-Covid measures

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

At this time, no further orders will be issued for anti-epidemic measures against Covid-19, given the decrease in the spread

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Bulgaria 

EC: Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia are fully ready for Schengen

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The European Commission (EC) called on November 16 on EU leaders, due to meet in December, to take the necessary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to pay 70 leva bonus to pensioners in December

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government agreed on November 16 to pay a bonus of 70 leva (just more than 35 euro) to

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Bulgaria 

Census 2021: Every fourth person in Bulgaria is a university graduate

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria census 2021

Every fourth person – 25.5 per cent – in Bulgaria was a university graduate, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria ‘extremely concerned’ after fatal missile explosions in Poland

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed “extreme concern” on November 16 over yesterday’s explosions on Polish territory, in which two

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