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Minister: Bulgaria’s 2021 tourist season starts on May 1

March 14, 2021March 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s 2021 tourist season will start on May 1, it has been agreed with the health authorities and the Foreign

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New book in English ‘Baba Marta’ inspired by Bulgarian folktales

March 14, 2021March 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

US expatriate in Bulgaria Anna Linnea has authored a book entitled Baba Marta, inspired by Bulgarian folktales and the tradition

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Bulgaria records highest Covid-19 death toll in a single week so far in 2021

March 14, 2021March 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 641 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM among 5 EU leaders urging talks on Covid-19 vaccine distribution

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

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has joined the leaders of four other European Union countries in a call for equitable

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 102 more deaths, active cases rise to 41 183

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

A total of 102 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Covid-19: Bulgaria imposes quarantine on arrivals from Africa

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of midnight on March 13, everyone arriving in Bulgaria not subject to a ban on entry and arriving from

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: PM Borissov orders suspension of AstraZeneca jabs

March 12, 2021March 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on March 12 that he ordered a temporary halt to mass vaccination using the

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Rousse, other districts latest to step up measures

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Against a backdrop of a sharp increase of people in Bulgaria’s Danube district of Rousse newly infected with Covid-19, the

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Bulgaria’s exports in January 2021 down 6.1% y/y

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of good exported from Bulgaria in January 2021 added up to 4.68 billion leva, 6.1 per cent

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