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Bulgarian railways offering steam train excursion on June 26

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering a steam train excursion from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Tryavna and Plachkovtsi on June 26.

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 17 yellow zones, 11 green zones – NCIPD

June 22, 2021June 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventeen districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 yellow zones and the remaining 11 are green zones, according to the report by

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll hits 18 000-mark

June 22, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 10 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Representatives of top German tourism firms visit Bulgaria ahead of resumption of charter flights

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s caretaker Tourism Minister Stella Baltova participated in the official opening of an expedition tour intended to present Bulgaria as

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister amends rules for hospital visits

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has issued an order that takes effect on June 22, allowing visits to patients

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Covid-19: Spain eases rules for arrivals from Bulgaria

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Spain is abolishing the requirement to submit diagnostic tests for Covid-19, vaccination certificates or virus recovery documents for those arriving

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Bulgaria’s Health Ministry: Children over 12 may receive Pfizer-BioNTech jab against Covid-19

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on June 21 “in connection with a number of inquiries received” that of June 3, children

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Bulgaria’s election body opens talks to buy additional voting machines

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said on June 21 that it opened direct talks to purchase 1637 Smartmatic voting

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Bulgaria’s July elections: Voting process abroad faces serious challenges

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry, responsible for the voting process abroad in the country’s July 11 early parliamentary elections, faces serious challenges

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