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Month: March 2020

Europe 

EU makes available 700M euro, Frontex support to Greece for migration management

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Turkey

The European Union is to provide 700 million euro and a Frontex rapid deployment team to assist Greece with migration

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev slams cancellation of national day Shipka Peak ceremony

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Roumen Radev

Notwithstanding the cancellation of Bulgaria’s March 3 national day ceremony on Shipka Peak, President Roumen Radev went to the site,

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Europe 

Innovative Medicines Initiative in fast-track call for research against Covid-19

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

The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a public-private partnership between the European Commission and the pharmaceutical industry, launched on March 3

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2020 was 4.1% – Eurostat

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2020 was 4.1 per cent, down from 4.8 per cent in January 2019, European Union

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Bulgaria 

Gazprom and Bulgargaz agree on 40% cut in price for natural gas for Bulgaria

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Russia’s Gazprom and Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz, the sole public supplier of natural gas for Bulgaria, have agreed on a 40 per

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World 

IMF says can help countries address economic impact of coronavirus

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that it is working closely with its development partners—World Bank, World Health Organization, and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s national day ceremony on Shipka Peak cancelled after call by crisis staff against coronavirus

March 2, 2020March 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

On the recommendation of Bulgaria’s national crisis staff against new coronavirus, the traditional annual ceremony on Shipka Peak in celebration

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Bulgaria 

Crisis staff: No confirmed coronavirus cases in Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkey

March 2, 2020March 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are no confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria, Serbia and Turkey, the head of Bulgaria’s crisis staff against

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Bulgaria 

Three districts in Bulgaria declare flu epidemic, closing schools

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

Influenza epidemics have been declared in three districts in Bulgaria – Bourgas, Shoumen and Pernik – closing schools from March

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