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Bulgaria mulls easing mask-wearing rules for vaccinated

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry is considering easing the rules about mask-wearing indoors for those who have been vaccinated, deputy minister Dr

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Bulgaria 

World Bank cuts Bulgaria 2021 economic growth forecast to 2.6%

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy was expected to grow by 2.6 per cent this year after shrinking by an estimated 4.2 per cent

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Bulgaria 

MiG-29 crash brings to fore issue of Bulgarian pilots’ lack of flying hours

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The cause of the June 9 crash of a Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet in the Black Sea remains

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 12 deaths, 1.32% tests positive

June 10, 2021June 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In the past 24 hours, the deaths of 12 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered,

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Bulgaria 

‘Bulgaria interim government must prioritise media freedom’

June 9, 2021June 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Six media associations have written to Bulgaria’s caretaker government to urge it to prioritise the improvement of media freedom in

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Bulgaria 

New Symphony Orchestra concert to honour late US ambassador Pardew

June 9, 2021June 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The New Symphony Orchestra is dedicating its first concert to be held after the enforced break caused by the Covid-19

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker PM: ‘Hope not big’ of pilot of crashed MiG-29 having survived

June 9, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Given the time that has elapsed and the temperature of the seawater, hope that Major Valentin Terziev, pilot of the

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Bulgaria 

EC opens three new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on June 9 that it opened three infringement procedures against Bulgaria and escalated two existing cases

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Bulgaria 

Tickets for Bulgarian railways’ June steam train excursions go on sale

June 9, 2021June 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Tickets for steam train excursions on the narrow-gauge line between Septemvri and Velingrad on June 19 and 20 are now

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