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Bulgaria had highest excess mortality in EU in April – Eurostat

June 16, 2021June 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria had the highest excess mortality in the European Union in April 2021, at 76 per cent compared with an

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 17 deaths, 1.21% tests positive

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 17 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Ministry changes rules for mask-wearing in workplaces

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov issued an order on June 15 amending the rules for mask-wearing in workplaces. In

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US sanctions: Bulgaria posts new list of affected persons

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry published on June 15 a new list of persons who fall or could potentially fall within the

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister slams previous government’s handling of Covid-19 crisis

June 15, 2021June 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov unleashed on June 15 a searing indictment of the previous government’s handling of the

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Bulgaria’s caretaker PM: ‘Corruption disguised in plausible and lawful form’

June 15, 2021June 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev has slammed the situation his administration inherited from the previous government as one of

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s capital adds two malls, bus, to vaccination points

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

Mobile vaccination points against Covid-19 are being opened in the Paradise and Serdika shopping malls in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia,

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Orange’ weather warning for 4 Bulgarian districts on June 16

June 15, 2021June 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of hazardous weather for four districts for June 16, due to forecasts

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.5% inflation in May

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.5 per cent in May, up from two per cent inflation recorded

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