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Georgia, Moldova apply to join the European Union

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

Georgia and Moldova have applied to join the European Union, a move coming against the background of Russian President Vladimir

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Fewer than half the districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones

March 4, 2022March 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Covid-19 morbidity rates across Bulgaria’s 28 districts are continuing to decrease, according to figures posted on March 4 by the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 20 deaths, 1104 new cases registered

March 4, 2022March 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 20 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgarian fundraising campaign for humanitarian aid for Ukraine nears million leva mark

March 3, 2022March 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A fundraising campaign by the Bulgarian Red Cross in co-operation with the Bulgarian government has drawn in more than 920

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Bulgaria marks national day under shadow of Putin’s war on Ukraine

March 3, 2022March 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Freedom was the central theme of Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s message to the nation as it marked its national

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2022 was 4.7% – Eurostat

March 3, 2022March 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2022 was 4.7 per cent, down from 4.8 per cent in December and down from

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Number of Covid-19 dark red zones in Bulgaria continues to drop

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 dark red zones – meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 59 deaths, 2274 new cases

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-nine 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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Rumours on social networks trigger large queues at fuel stations in Bulgaria

March 2, 2022March 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Rumours spread on social networks about a sharp rise in fuel prices and supply problems triggered large queues at fuel

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