Anti-government protesters in Bulgaria block thoroughfares in major cities
Protesters in Bulgaria demanding the resignation of the government and the Prosecutor-General blocked major thoroughfares in Sofia and other large
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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister says will provide 2M vaccines
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has given authority to the Ministry of Health, subject to ratification by Parliament, so that the country can
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EC secures EU countries’ access to Remdesivir for treatment of Covid-19
The European Commission said that it signed a contract on July 28 with pharmaceutical company Gilead to secure treatment doses
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4750 active cases, eight more deaths
The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 61 in the past 24 hours to a
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Bulgaria court to consider application to de-register political party behind ‘Lukov March’
The Sofia City Court said that it has agreed to hear an application by the Prosecutor’s Office to cancel the
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Bulgaria: Special prosecutors order probe into antisemitic calls by controversial figure
Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s Office has assigned to the State Agency for National Security an investigation into antisemitic appeals, including calls
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Visits by foreigners to Bulgaria in June 2020 were 75.2% down y/y
In June 2020, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 75.2% lower than in June 2019,
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Covid-19: Bulgaria allocates about 250M leva on healthcare spending
Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on July 28 that the Budget spending on healthcare was being increased by about
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Archaeology: 8000-year-old skeletons found at Slatina site in Bulgarian capital Sofia
A Bulgarian team of archaeologists has found four Early Neolithic tombs estimated to date back 8000 years at the Slatina
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