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Covid-19: European Commission approves 79M euro Bulgarian state aid scheme

January 20, 2021January 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on January 20 that it has approved Bulgaria’s 79 million euro scheme to support micro-, small

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Repairs on rising rails result in reduced Sofia Metro line 3 service

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Train service on the third line of Sofia Metro underground rapid transit system in Bulgaria’s capital city was cut short

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 49 more deaths, 22 226 now vaccinated

January 20, 2021January 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-nine Covid-19 patients in Bulgaria died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll linked to the disease

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Eurostat: 64 902 non-EU nationals had residence permits in Bulgaria in 2019

January 19, 2021January 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 64 902 non-EU nationals had residence permits in Bulgaria in 2019, according to a report by European

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister presents electronic certificate of Covid-19 vaccination

January 19, 2021January 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov presented on January 19 the electronic certificate of vaccination against Covid-19. He said that the

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2020 was 843.9M euro

January 19, 2021January 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of last year stood at 843.9 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria had largest drop in new passenger car registrations in EU in 2020

January 19, 2021January 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in 2020 were 36.8 per cent lower than in 2019, the largest decrease in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 82 more deaths, active cases drop by 7045

January 19, 2021January 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighty-two deaths of Covid-19 patients in Bulgaria were reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 8565,

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Two hospitals in Bulgaria’s capital fined for violating Covid-19 vaccination plan

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Two hospitals in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia are being fined for not keeping to the national plan for vaccination against

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