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Road agency urges motorists to drive carefully as snow blankets Bulgaria

February 14, 2021February 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Heavy snow continued to blanket much of Bulgaria for a third day on February 14, prompting the Road Infrastructure Agency

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 297 deaths, 18 304 doses of vaccine administered

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

Bulgaria’s death toll among people who had tested positive for Covid-19 rose by 297 in the past week to a

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 33 more deaths, active cases rise by 976

February 13, 2021February 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-three people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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‘No Nazis on our streets’ event in Bulgaria’s capital on February 13

February 12, 2021February 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

As has become customary in recent years, an event titled “No Nazis on our streets” will be held on February

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 34 more deaths, active cases rise to 22 801

February 12, 2021February 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-four people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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EU winter economic forecast raises Bulgaria 2021 growth estimate to 2.7%

February 11, 2021February 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The European Commission was more optimistic about Bulgaria’s economic growth expectations this year and in 2022, raising both target figures

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Covid-19: Bulgaria ‘probably’ at the start of third wave, Health Minister says

February 11, 2021February 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The upward trend in new coronavirus infections in Bulgaria appeared to indicate that the country was entering the third wave

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 45 more deaths, numbers in hospital and active cases again rise

February 11, 2021February 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-five people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Penal Procedure Code

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on February 10 that he had vetoed amendments to the country’s Penal Procedure Code, passed

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