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Month: March 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Large number of flight cancellations at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

Most commercial passenger flights at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport scheduled for March 27 have been cancelled, according to flight information on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Parliament suspends all but emergency sittings

March 26, 2020March 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 26 to suspend regular sittings and convene only for legislation related to the State

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister extends anti-epidemic measures until April 12

March 26, 2020March 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued on March 26 an order extending the duration of all anti-epidemic measures until April

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet to inject up to 700M leva into state bank to help economy

March 25, 2020March 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Government decided on March 25 to increase the equity of the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDR) by up to 700

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s crisis staff against Covid-19: ‘If the PM can follow recommendations, so can everyone’

March 25, 2020March 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The air conditioning in Bulgaria’s Cabinet building is turned off and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is warming his office with

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Bulgaria 

Government proposes Brits who apply for Bulgarian passports by end-2020 need not renounce UK citizenship

March 25, 2020March 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The Bulgarian government is proposing amending the Citizenship Act so that UK citizens who apply for Bulgarian passports before the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to pay Easter bonuses to pensioners below poverty line

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government decided at a regular meeting on March 25 to pay Easter bonuses of 40 leva (about 20 euro)

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry revises declaration document for intercity travel

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A new version of the declaration document that motorists in Bulgaria must show to prove that their intercity travel is

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s port of Varna bans crews of vessels from disembarking

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Varna

As of March 25, crews of ships being processed at the port of Varna are barred from disembarking from their

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