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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Those who got Moderna jab may download updated certificate

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Those who have been immunised with the Moderna vaccine, who have completed the vaccination cycle and already have an EU

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Bulgaria Constitutional Court rules against challenge to machine voting

July 2, 2021July 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on July 2 that it ruled to deny the challenge lodged by a group of MPs,

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Bulgaria’s Tsanchev appointed head of EU Delegation to Israel

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Permanent Representative to the European Union, former deputy foreign minister Dimitar Tsanchev, has been appointed Head of the EU

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Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry: 1.2BN leva paid for ’60:40′ payroll support measure

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Between March 2020 and June 15 this year, Bulgaria’s government has paid out more than 1.27 billion leva (close to

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Caretaker Health Minister warns against false sense of security

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov issued a stern warning on July 2 against a false sense of security about

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Bulgaria granted 10 267 residence permits to non-EU nationals in 2020

July 2, 2021July 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria granted 10 267 residence permits to non-EU nationals in 2020, according to figures released on July 2 by the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 6 deaths, 0.52% tests positive

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

Six 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 has issued close to a million EU Digital Covid Certificates

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

The total number of EU Digital Covid Certificates generated in Bulgaria in the past month is close to a million,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Report criticises pandemic management under former government

July 1, 2021July 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A report by Bulgaria’s National Centre for Public Health and Analyses, published on July 1, criticised decisions taken by the

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