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Day: February 28, 2020

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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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM in talks with Erdoğan on Syrian migrants: ‘No direct threat to Bulgaria’

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the situation in Syria and the migrant situation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria boosts border security after reports Turkey not stopping refugees

February 28, 2020March 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has ordered the military and gendarmerie to boost security at the country’s borders following reports

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Bulgaria 

Government: No coronavirus in Bulgaria, PM urges people not to panic

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

There is no confirmed case of coronavirus in Bulgaria, it was reiterated at a special meeting of the Cabinet on

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria to supply pharmacies with medicinal alcohol, masks and disinfectants

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

The state is taking urgent measures to provide pharmacies with sufficient quantities of medicinal alcohol, surgical masks and disinfectants, Bulgaria’s

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