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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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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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Bulgaria annual inflation hits four-year low 0.1% in 2020

January 18, 2021January 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.1 per cent inflation in December 2020, data released by the National Statistical

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Bulgaria busts group faking IDs for non-EU nationals

January 18, 2021January 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The District Prosecutor’s Office in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv has pressed charges against five people, one a Migration Directorate official,

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Bulgaria: Decision next week on 5th to 12th graders returning to class on February 4

January 18, 2021January 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Various options are being discussed regarding fifth to 12th grade school pupils in Bulgaria returning to in-person classes as of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 9 more deaths, active cases decrease to 46 608

January 18, 2021January 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll has risen to 8483 after nine more deaths were reported by the national information system on

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Medicines Agency head: By June, 2.5M people in Bulgaria will get Covid-19 vaccinations

January 17, 2021January 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

It is expected that by June, close to 2.5 million people in Bulgaria will be vaccinated against Covid-19, Medicines Agency

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Covid-19: Busts at six restaurants in Bulgaria’s capital over rule-breaking

January 17, 2021January 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Police and health officials found violations of anti-epidemic measures at six restaurants in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on Saturday night.

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