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Month: February 2020

Bulgaria 

Crisis staff: No coronavirus in Bulgaria, fewer than 120 in quarantine

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The results of 19 tests for new coronavirus have been negative, while another was being worked on and would be

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Bulgaria 

PM Borissov: ‘Migration through the Bulgarian border is zero’

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister and its Border Police chief said on February 29 that there was zero migration through the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Russian rescued after avalanche while skiing off-piste in Bulgaria’s Bansko

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian Red Cross Mountain Rescue Service team dug out a Russian tourist who had spent two hours trapped under

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Europe 

Idlib: Nato expresses strong solidarity with Turkey, condemns Syria, Russia

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Syria, Turkey

Ambassadors of all 29 Nato allies have condemned the continued indiscriminate air strikes by the Syrian regime and Russia in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM briefs EU leaders on talks with Erdoğan on Syria crisis

February 28, 2020March 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Syria, Syrian refugees, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov phoned European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commission President Charles Michel to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM discusses Syria crisis, refugees with Greek counterpart

February 28, 2020March 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Syria, Syrian refugees, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov discussed the crisis in Syria and the situation with migrants in a telephone conversation with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister: Only isolated attempts at illegal crossing of border with Turkey

February 28, 2020March 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Additional gendarmerie have been deployed at Bulgaria’s border with Turkey, given the increased attempted movement of migrants across the Turkish

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Bulgaria 

World Health Organization: No evidence cats and dogs can spread new coronavirus

February 28, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There is no evidence that dogs and cats can be infected with the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January 2020 Budget surplus at 878.6M leva

February 28, 2020March 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on February 28 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first month of 2020 was 878.6

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