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Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has ordered the military and gendarmerie to boost security at the country’s borders following reports that Turkey will not halt refugees from Syria from crossing […]
There is no confirmed case of coronavirus in Bulgaria, it was reiterated at a special meeting of the Cabinet on February 28. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov lashed out at […]
The state is taking urgent measures to provide pharmacies with sufficient quantities of medicinal alcohol, surgical masks and disinfectants, Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov said after a special Cabinet meeting […]
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) is putting a new 20 leva banknote into circulation on March 20 2020, BNB said on February 28. This is the third banknote of the new […]
The European Commission is to co-ordinate an EU-wide analysis of the effects of the outbreak on European industry and businesses, European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton said. “The impact […]
The business climate in Bulgaria declined in February 2020 compared with January, when it had improved, according to the findings of a regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute […]
Bulgaria’s government has approved a report by an interdepartmental working group recommending handing the tender to supply two naval patrol vessels to German shipbuilding company Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & […]
Bulgaria’s Defence Chief, General Andrei Botsev, died on February 27 after a short illness, the Defence Ministry said. He was 61. “Because of his honourable service in the army, his […]
The Three Seas Initiative focuses on North-South connectivity in Central and Eastern Europe and this can be the key to fully developing the region as competitive, secure, and prosperous, as […]
Bulgaria’s government said on February 27 that cancelled plans to buy new aircraft for the 28th Air Detachment, in charge of flying Bulgaria’s state and government officials. In a terse […]
