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Bulgaria utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 36.2% for October 2021

October 1, 2021October 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on October 1 that it approved an increase to gas prices in the country by 36.2

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Bulgaria’s 2021 census: More than 2.4M people counted in online phase

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria census 2021

A total of 2 404 979 people in Bulgaria were counted in the online phase of the 2021 census, the

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Education Ministry urges teachers to wear protective masks

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Education Ministry has written to regional departments of education calling for teachers to wear protective masks during school hours,

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first nine months of 2021 is 361

October 1, 2021October 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 361 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and September 30 2021, the Interior

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 1986 deaths in the past month

October 1, 2021October 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 1986 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past month, going by

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 70 deaths, 2050 new cases

October 1, 2021October 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy 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 January-August 2021 Budget surplus at 880.5M leva

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first eight months of 2021 was 880.5 million

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Bulgaria’s Health Ministry launches game to encourage people to get Covid-19 jabs

September 30, 2021October 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health is launching a new information campaign aimed at promoting vaccination against Covid-19 in the country, including

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EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria on open data use

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on September 30 that it opened infringement proceedings against 19 member states, Bulgaria among them, concerning

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