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Month: February 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s President Radev: ‘As of today, I am officially withdrawing my confidence in the government’

February 4, 2020February 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

In a live televised address to the nation on February 4, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev said that

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Bulgaria 

In January 2020, Bulgaria had lowest gross minimum wage in EU – Eurostat

February 4, 2020February 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

In January 2020, Bulgaria had the lowest gross minimum wage in the European Union, at the equivalent of 312 euro

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Bulgaria 

US to name Bulgarian barred from country over corruption

February 4, 2020February 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States will announce within days the name of the first Bulgarian citizen to be barred from entering the

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Europe 

European health commissioner on coronavirus: ‘Time for facts, not fear’

February 3, 2020February 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

This is the time for facts, not fear, European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on February 3 after meeting the head

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Europe 

Eurostat: EU residents made 1.75 million trips to China in 2018

February 3, 2020February 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The outbreak of a previously unknown strain of coronavirus in the Hubei region in China has put a focus on

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Person who arrived in Varna from China being monitored, Bulgaria’s Health Minister says

February 3, 2020February 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A person who arrived at Varna Airport from China and who had been found to have a slight increase in

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Bulgaria 

Health Minister: Bulgaria has taken all preventative measures against new coronavirus

February 2, 2020February 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian health authorities have taken all preventative measures regarding the spread of the new coronavirus, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev

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Bulgaria 

38 dead in road accidents in Bulgaria in first month of 2020

February 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 38 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in January 2020, three more than in January 2019,

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Europe 

New European Union visa rules come into force on February 2

February 2, 2020February 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

New European Union rules on short-stay visas apply worldwide from February 2020, the European Commission said. “They make it easier

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