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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll is 14 871

April 15, 2021April 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 125 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s elections: Borissov says will propose Daniel Mitov as PM

April 14, 2021April 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister and leader of the GERB party that won the most votes in the April 4

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.6% inflation in March

April 14, 2021April 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.6 per cent in March, compared to 0.1 per cent deflation a

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research: Close to 58% of Bulgarians want new government formed

April 14, 2021April 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Media

About 57.5 per cent of Bulgarians want to see a new government formed, while 30.4 per cent want the country

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: I will not be candidate PM

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

Prime Minister and GERB party leader Boiko Borissov said on April 14 that he would not be the candidate prime

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 127 more deaths, active cases drop by 1178

April 14, 2021July 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 127 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Inaccuracies in petition to Treblinka about Bulgaria

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Macedonia

A petition addressed to the Treblinka Museum calling for the removal of a stone memorial with the word Bulgaria on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Those who want a second AstraZeneca jab will receive it

April 13, 2021April 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Those in Bulgaria who had a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 will receive a second dose of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s newly-elected Parliament to hold first sitting on April 15

April 13, 2021April 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021, Slavi Trifonov

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has signed a decree convening the first sitting of the 45th National Assembly

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