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Bulgaria granted citizenship to 17 097 people in 2021 – official

February 19, 2022February 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 17 097 people in 2021, according to a report posted on the presidency’s website. Of this

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 89 deaths, 4616 new cases

February 19, 2022February 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighty-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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Bulgaria looks to donate, re-sell some of the Covid-19 vaccines due this year

February 18, 2022February 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is exploring possibilities not just to donate, but also to re-sell some of the millions of doses of Covid-19

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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district scraps curfew for restaurants

February 18, 2022February 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of February 18, the requirement for restaurants in the Plovdiv district to limit their working hours to 5am to

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 105 deaths, 4626 new cases

February 18, 2022February 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 105 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Bulgaria’s PM at European Council on Ukraine: ‘We are united’

February 17, 2022February 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, attending a special European Council meeting on February 17 on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, told reporters:

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More districts in Bulgaria return school pupils to in-person classes

February 17, 2022February 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

More districts in Bulgaria have announced a return to in-person classes for all school pupils as of February 21, citing

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EP President initiates procedure against Bulgarian far-right MEP over ‘fascist salute’

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has initiated a procedure against a far-right Bulgarian MEP, Angel Dzhambazki, over he made a

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Alpha Research: Petkov’s government has 35% approval rating

February 17, 2022February 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s quadripartite coalition government headed by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has begun its term with an approval rating of 35

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