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‘Code Orange’ weather warning for 4 Bulgarian districts on May 28

May 27, 2021May 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of hazardous weather for four districts for May 28, due to forecasts

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Bulgaria’s July elections: 18 parties, 9 coalitions registered

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Eighteen political parties and nine coalitions have registered to participate in Bulgaria’s July 11 2021 parliamentary elections, the Central Election

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Bulgaria’s capital opens vaccination points in 3 public places at weekends

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is to offer vaccination points against Covid-19 at three public places on Saturdays and Sundays, the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 36 deaths, 2.8% tests positive

May 27, 2021May 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 36 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria’s president fires head of national security agency

May 26, 2021May 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Acting on the recommendation of the caretaker government that he appointed, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev fired Dimitar Georgiev as the

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government extends Covid-19 epidemic declaration to July 31

May 26, 2021May 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

At a meeting on May 26, Bulgaria’s caretaker government decided to extend the Covid-19 epidemic declaration – which had been

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EC approves 16.5M leva in state aid for Bulgarian tour operators

May 26, 2021May 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on May 26 that it has approved 16.5 million leva, or about 8.4 million euro, in

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Russia expels Bulgarian diplomat in retaliation move

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on May 26 to be handed a

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 68 deaths, 2.9% tests positive

May 26, 2021May 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 68 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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