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Month: March 2020

Bulgaria 

Schools closed in Bulgaria’s Varna, Blagoevgrad as flu epidemics declared

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

Schools in Bulgaria’s municipalities of Varna and Blagoevgrad have been closed until March 6 inclusive because of the declaration of

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Europe 

European Commission forms ‘corona response team’ against Covid-19

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

The European Commission announced on March 2 the formation of its “corona response team”, a team of five Commissioners who

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World 

OECD: World economy faces gravest threat since global financial crisis as coronavirus spreads

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

The coronavirus Covid-19 presents the global economy with its greatest danger since the financial crisis, according to the latest Interim

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Perspectives 

Idlib chaos: The latest test for Turkish-Russian ties

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Asli Aydintasbas of the ECFR Russia, Syrian refugees, Turkey

Eight long years of proxy war between Turkey and the Syrian regime have now morphed into direct confrontation between the

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Europe 

IOM: More than 13 000 migrants reported along the Turkish-Greek border

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

Thousands of migrants, including families with young children, were passing a cold night along the border between Turkey and Greece,

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Bulgaria 

Wizz Air cuts flights from Bulgaria to Italy, Israel as new coronavirus damps demand

March 1, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Wizz Air has reduced the number of its flights between Bulgaria and Israel and destinations in Italy, respectively, because of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia disinfecting public transport vehicles as step against new coronavirus

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

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is taking steps to disinfect public transport vehicles such as the metro underground railway, buses, trolleybuses

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Bulgaria 

58 road deaths in Bulgaria in first two months of 2020

March 1, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 58 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2020, the Interior

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Bulgaria 

Road toll system for heavy vehicles in Bulgaria goes into effect

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

The new road toll system for heavy vehicles in Bulgaria went into effect on March 1, with more than 3200

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