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Bulgarian President Radev says intends to dissolve Parliament on May 11

May 5, 2021May 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s head of state President Roumen Radev said on May 5 that he intended to sign the decree dissolving the

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Bulgarian MPs reject bill cutting state subsidy for political parties

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on May 5 to reject a bill amending the Political Parties Act, which would have cut

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Cabinet approves 237M leva for wage-support schemes

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s outgoing Cabinet decided on May 5 to allocate 237 million leva, about 121.2 million euro, in funding for five

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases down to 47 357, as 11 133 jabs administered

May 5, 2021May 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixty-one 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: Trifonov hits out at Borissov’s GERB over ‘lies’ about Electoral Code

May 4, 2021May 9, 2021 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Slavi Trifonov

The leader of Bulgaria’s ITN political party, cable television presenter Slavi Trifonov, hit back in a Facebook post on May

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For seventh week, every district in Bulgaria is a Covid-19 ‘red zone’

May 4, 2021May 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For a seventh consecutive week, all of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning a rate of

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Low-flying practice flights over Bulgaria’s capital ahead of Armed Forces Day

May 4, 2021May 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Air Force aircraft will carry out low-flying practice flights over Alexander Nevsky Square in capital city Sofia on May

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New delivery of nearly 274 000 doses of BioNTech-Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Bulgaria

May 4, 2021May 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Close to 274 000 doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 were delivered to Bulgaria on May 4, Bulgarian National Radio

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 16 548

May 4, 2021May 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-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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