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Mathematics professor: ‘This wave of Covid-19 in Bulgaria will be the last’

February 6, 2021February 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

February and March will see the last wave of new coronavirus in Bulgaria, after which vaccinations and warmer weather conditions

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 30 more deaths, active cases again rise

February 6, 2021February 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty 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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Petition backed by thousands results in rapid award of Bulgarian citizenship to hospital head

February 5, 2021February 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A petition backed by several thousand people has been followed by Bulgarian citizenship being conferred on an Iranian-born doctor who

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to urban planning law

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on February 5 that he had vetoed amendments to the country’s urban planning law, passed

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Eurostat: In 2021, Bulgaria has lowest minimum wage in EU

February 5, 2021February 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

As of January 2021, Bulgaria has the lowest minimum wage among European Union countries, EU statistics agency Eurostat said on

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Poll: Consumer confidence in Bulgaria increases

February 5, 2021February 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular three-monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found an increase in consumer confidence in January 2021.

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 54 more deaths, active cases rise

February 5, 2021February 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-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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Foreigners with residence in Bulgaria entitled to Covid-19 vaccination

February 4, 2021February 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Foreigners with permanent or long-term residence in Bulgaria on the basis of study, work, family or other reasons are entitled

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Bulgaria 

EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria on telecom rules

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on February 4 that it was opening infringement procedures against 24 member states, Bulgaria among them,

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