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Bulgaria’s April 2021 parliamentary elections: Factfile

March 4, 2021April 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s voters go to the polls on April 4 2021 in regular elections for the 45th National Assembly, the country’s

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Bulgaria launches Covid-19 jabs online registration system

March 4, 2021May 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s health authorities launched an online registration system for Covid-19 vaccine jabs on March 4, with Health Minister Kostadin Angelov

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PM Borissov: Bulgaria is in third wave of Covid-19 pandemic

March 4, 2021March 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is in the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on March 4, urging the

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2021 was 5.5%

March 4, 2021March 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2021 was 5.5 per cent, according to seasonally-adjusted figures released on March 4 by European

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Bulgaria sees Covid-19 UK variant as behind rise in cases

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

The increase in Covid-19 infections and patients in hospital in Bulgaria in the past 14 days is due to the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Past day saw highest percentage of positive tests so far this year

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

Of 6182 tests for new coronavirus performed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, a total of 1154 – about

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 20 233 doses of vaccine, 2403 new cases, in past day

March 3, 2021July 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Of 14 563 tests for new coronavirus in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, a total of 2403 – about

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Bulgaria’s GPs complain of shortfalls in Covid-19 vaccine supplies

March 2, 2021March 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The National Association of General Practitioners in Bulgaria has complained in a succession of two open letters to Health Minister

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Alpha Research: Ahead of April 4 elections, GERB 28.5%, Bulgarian Socialist Party 23.2%

March 2, 2021March 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Three days before the official start of campaigning ahead of Bulgaria’s April 4 parliamentary elections, the results of a poll

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