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Day: March 20, 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian Parliament passes bill on State of Emergency measures

March 20, 2020March 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian MPs approved the second reading of the bill on State of Emergency measures after a marathon 13-hour sitting on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria restricts intercity travel, closes parks

March 20, 2020March 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry will set up checkpoints at entrances to and exits from major cities to ensure compliance with restrictions

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January 2020 was 15M euro

March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 15 million euro, the equivalent of

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Europe 

European Commission welcomes move by Netflix, YouTube to ease pressure on internet infrastructure

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton has welcomed the commitment of streaming providers Netflix and YouTube to take action

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Europe 

Covid-19: EU state aid rules temporarily eased

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on March 20 that it had adopted a temporary framework to enable EU countries to use the full

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Bulgaria 

European Commission approves 77M euro for Sofia waste management

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Sofia

The European Commission said on March 20 that it has approved an investment of 77 million euro from the European

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Europe 

‘Coronavirus must not be used as an excuse for racial discrimination or hate crime’

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus between continents and countries must not be used as an excuse for racial

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister bans exports of quinine-based medicines

March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev has issued an order banning exports of quinine-based medicines until further notice, the Health

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Bulgaria 

Sofia mayor calls for responsible behaviour to prevent need for stricter measures

March 20, 2020March 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova said on March 20 that in recent hours she had been speaking to dozens of Sofia

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