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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 95 deaths, 6589 new cases registered

February 16, 2022February 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 95 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria’s security council agrees military modernisation, spending, should be stepped up

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

A five-hour meeting of Bulgaria’s Consultative Council on National Security, prompted by the Russia-Ukraine crisis, produced little that had not

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Travel restrictions: Bulgaria amends Covid colour-coding list of foreign countries

February 15, 2022February 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Assena Serbezova has issued an order amending the list categorising foreign countries, that determines rules for arrivals

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister eases rules for in-person classes at universities

February 15, 2022February 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

An order issued by Health Minister Assena Serbezova sets a variety of conditions enabling in-person classes at universities with effect

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Bulgaria 

Nato: Russia still has time to step back from the brink

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on February 15 that there were signs from Moscow that diplomacy should continue, saying

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia’s tourism figures recover, but still far from pre-crisis levels

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

There was a 44 per cent increase in tourists visiting Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia in 2021 compared with 2020, but

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One of Bulgaria’s districts drops out of Covid-19 dark red zone category

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

One of the 28 districts in Bulgaria is no longer classified as a Covid-19 dark red zone, according to the

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Bulgaria annual inflation hits fresh 13-year high 9.1% in January

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 9.1 per cent inflation in January 2022, data released by the National Statistical

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 187 deaths, 6130 new cases registered

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 187 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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