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Month: March 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-February 2020 Budget surplus at 1.48B leva

March 31, 2020April 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on March 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first two months of 2020 was

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Bulgaria 

National operational HQ: Confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria now 399

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria was 399 as at 5pm on March 31, having risen by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister rescinds order making masks compulsory in public places

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Less than 24 hours after issuing an order making the wearing of protective masks when in indoor and outdoor public

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues hazardous weather warning over snow forecast for April 1

March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather because of a forecast of heavy snow in two districts

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Bulgaria 

EU adopts measures for immediate release of funds to tackle Covid-19 crisis

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Council of the European Union has adopted two legislative acts to quickly release funding from the EU budget for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 997 people in 2018 – Eurostat

March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 997 people in 2018, up by nine per cent compared with 2017, European Union statistics agency

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria grants grace period for purchases after making wearing masks in public compulsory

March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The grace period for the purchase of protective masks is midnight on April 4, national operational headquarters chief Major-General Ventsislav

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria budget revision targets 2.9% deficit, raises 2020 borrowing ceiling

March 30, 2020April 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on March 30 the draft budget revision, which sets a deficit of 2.9 per cent of target

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria makes wearing a protective mask in public places compulsory

March 30, 2020April 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on March 30 that everyone, when at indoor or outdoor public places,

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