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Bulgaria’s Education Ministry: Enough Covid tests to allow in-person classes to resume on December 6

December 3, 2021December 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With the latest deliveries, there are enough Covid-19 tests to enable in-person classes for grades one to 12 to resume

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new National Assembly holds first sitting

December 3, 2021December 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s 47th National Assembly, elected on November 14 2021, held its first sitting on December 3. The November 14 vote

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Seven districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones

December 3, 2021December 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seven out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones, meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 114 deaths, 2018 new cases

December 3, 2021December 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 114 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister: All pupils back to class on December 6, once-weekly Covid tests

December 2, 2021December 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

School pupils in Bulgaria from the first to 12th grades will return to in-person classes on December 6, with testing

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Bulgaria 

EC opens two new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on December 2 that it opened two infringement procedures against Bulgaria and escalated five existing cases

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2021 was 5.3% – Eurostat

December 2, 2021December 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2021 was 5.3 per cent, down from 5.5 per cent in September 2021 and matching

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 89 deaths, 2105 new cases

December 2, 2021December 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 89 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Bulgaria utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 9.8% for December 2021

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on December 1 that it approved an increase to gas prices in the country by 9.8

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