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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 25 deaths, 0.78% tests positive

June 17, 2021June 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In the past 24 hours, a total of 25 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Gambling business family objects to inclusion in Bulgaria’s Magnitsky list

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

Stefan, Boyan and Tsvetomir Naidenov of gaming company Efbet have lodged documents with various Bulgarian institutions objecting to being listed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria caretaker Cabinet approves 15M leva tourism support scheme

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet said on June 16 that it approved a 15 million leva (about 7.7 million euro) scheme to

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Bulgaria 

Fired head of Bulgaria’s State Intelligence Agency blames ‘long arm of Kremlin’

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

After the Stefan Yanev caretaker cabinet made a formal request to President Roumen Radev on June 16 to fire Atanas

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria scraps Plovdiv airport concession tender over lack of interest

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

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet said on June 16 that it decided to cancel the concession tender for Plovdiv Airport, opened in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government asks President to fire head of State Intelligence Agency

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

In its latest change to the leadership of state and government institutions, Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet on June 16 recommended to

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Bulgaria 

America for Bulgaria Foundation buys US ambassador’s former residence

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

The America for Bulgaria Foundation is the new owner of the building of the US Ambassador’s Residence on 18 Veliko

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Bulgaria 

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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