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Bulgaria: Plovdiv amends new anti-epidemic measures

January 29, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

The district of Plovdiv has amended its new anti-epidemic measures that are to take effect on January 31. Initially, the

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Every district in Bulgaria is a Covid-19 dark red zone

January 29, 2022January 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Every district in Bulgaria is a Covid-19 dark red zone – meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or more out

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 71 deaths, close to 10 000 new cases

January 29, 2022January 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy-one 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 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, other districts, step up anti-epidemic measures

January 28, 2022January 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s district of Plovdiv is stepping up anti-epidemic measures after the region it is in was classified as in stage

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Eurostat: Bulgaria again has lowest minimum wage in EU

January 28, 2022January 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Of the 21 European Union countries that have a national minimum wage, Bulgaria again has the lowest, continuing a trend

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improved in January 2022

January 28, 2022January 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that managers see the business climate in Bulgaria

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Restaurateurs in Bulgaria’s capital defy stepped-up anti-epidemic measures

January 28, 2022January 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Restaurants in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia are defying an anti-epidemic measure requiring them to close by 10pm, reports on January

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 33 000-mark

January 28, 2022January 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 78 deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 registered in the past day, the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s municipalities call for help as soaring bills lead to more street lighting cutbacks

January 27, 2022January 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The number of municipalities in Bulgaria cutting back on street lighting has continued to rise in recent days, in the

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