Bulgaria’s Bansko opens 2020/21 ski season
The Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko opened its 2020/21 ski season on December 17, with fine conditions but few people
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European Commission concludes exploratory talks with Novavax on new potential vaccine
The European Commission said that it had on December 17 concluded exploratory talks with the pharmaceutical company Novavax with a
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Exacta poll: Bulgarian PM Borissov has 60.7% disapproval rating, GERB 18.6% support
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has a disapproval rating of 60.7 per cent and an approval rating of 31.6 per
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Bulgaria’s election watchdog shortlists six bidders in voting machines tender
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said late on December 16 that it shortlisted six of the eight bidders in the
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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-November 2020 down 36.4% y/y
The number of new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to November 2020 was 36.4 per cent lower than
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Since tighter restrictions took effect, 2667 deaths, 45 635 recoveries from the virus
Since Bulgaria’s tighter restrictions to contain the spread of Covid-19 came into effect just less than three weeks ago, 2667
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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry signs 78M leva contract for modernisation of 44 T-72 tanks
Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry signed on December 16 a 78.7 million leva (about 40.2 million euro) contract with Bulgarian firm Terem
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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute seeks delay to start of 2021 census
The head of Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute, Sergey Tsvetarski, has told a parliamentary committee that the institute wants a delay
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Bulgaria’s Sofia University dismisses controversial visiting professor after ‘racism’ row
Bulgaria’s Sofia University has dismissed controversial professor Mihail Mirchev as a visiting lecturer after a series of lectures he gave
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