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Day: March 30, 2020

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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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria Cabinet lists sectors eligible for aid, prepares Budget revision

March 30, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on March 30 the list of economic sectors eligible for government assistance to pay their employees and

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Europe 

EC: Seasonal workers in agriculture should be treated as critical workers

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

The European Commission published on March practical guidance to ensure the free movement of critical workers and on the implementation

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Europe 

EU provides hundreds of millions to Western Balkans, Eastern Partners, in fight against Covid-19

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

As part of the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has announced up to 38 million euro

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Europe 

European Commission puts online myth-busting, fact-checking page about Covid-19

March 30, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission, which previously launched a coronavirus response website, launched on March 30 a dedicated section on fighting disinformation

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian Orthodox Church to hold Easter 2020 services outside churches

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church will hold its 2020 Palm Sunday and Easter services outside churches, it emerged after a meeting

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria turned gloomier in March

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

A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found a gloomier view of the country’s business climate

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria allocates further 45M leva for elderly living alone, people with disabilities

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Labor and Social Policy is allocating a further 45 million leva under the Human Resources Development Operational

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