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Bulgaria to set up unit to monitor disinformation in media, social networks

May 20, 2022May 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A new analytical unit to be up at Bulgaria’s E-government Ministry to monitor the content of media and social networks

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Bulgarian, Romanian railways in joint offer of free travel to Ukrainians

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Refugees, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian state railways BDZ and Romanian state railway passenger operator Căile Ferate Române are jointly offering direct free rail transport

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CoE urges Bulgaria to improve protection from violence against women, domestic violence

May 20, 2022May 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

In a letter addressed to Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova, Council of Europe Commissioner for

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Bulgaria’s life expectancy in 2019 – 2021 dropped by a year

May 20, 2022May 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria, calculated for the period 2019 – 2021, is 73.6 years, down by a year

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Bulgaria wants Covid vaccines ‘in quantities tailored to needs’

May 19, 2022May 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry has written to the European Commission informing it of its desire to receive quantities of vaccines against

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Bulgaria ordered 1310 non-EU citizens to leave in 2021

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria ordered 1310 nationals of non-EU countries to leave the country in 2021, according to figures published on May 19

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EC advances three infringement proceedings against Bulgaria

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on May 19 that it was advancing the infringement proceedings against Bulgaria in three existing cases

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Bulgarian project wins Natura 2000 Communication Award

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian communication campaign “Natura 2000 in Bulgaria: new horizons”, implemented by the Green Balkans NGO, has won the Natura 2000

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Bulgarian restaurateurs: Increasing VAT on wine and beer dooms restaurants to bankruptcy

May 19, 2022May 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) has spoken out against the proposal by the ruling majority to increase value-added

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