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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister defends personnel changes

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has defended his recent actions including the pensioning off of the head of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s July elections: GERB-UDF 20.3%, Trifonov’s ITN 18.2% – Alpha Research

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

With a few days to go before the official campaigning period ahead of Bulgaria’s July 11 early parliamentary elections, Boiko

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France eases entry requirements for EU citizens as of June 9

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

In view of the number of infections that have been falling for weeks, the French government is easing the entry

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Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 crashes into Black Sea during exercise

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

A Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 crashed into the Black Sea in the early hours of June 9 while taking part

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 6 deaths, 1.17% tests positive

June 9, 2021July 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-29 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister replaces National Police chief

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

In the latest of a series of senior personnel changes made by Bulgaria’s interim government since taking office on May

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: All 28 districts are ‘yellow zones’

June 8, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All of Bulgaria’s 28 districts are Covid-19 “yellow zones”, meaning an infection rate of 20 to 59.9 per 100 000

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 17 854

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 is 17 854, after the deaths of 34 people who had tested positive for

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Bulgaria reports 2.5% economic growth in Q1 2021

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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