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Day: April 6, 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian MPs pass Budget revision, State of Emergency act amendments

April 6, 2020April 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on April 6 the 2020 Budget Act revision and amendments to the State of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister issues new order on restrictions on entry of non-EU nationals

April 6, 2020April 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued on April 6 a revised order banning the entry of non-EU nationals to the

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Bulgaria 

Sofia emergency medical service staff with Covid-19 may have visited 600 addresses – report

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Seven Sofia emergency medical service staff who had tested positive for Covid-19 may have responded to calls from up to

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport: passenger numbers in March 2020 halved

April 6, 2020April 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

The number of passengers passing through Sofia Airport in March 2020 was close to 53 per cent less than in

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Business 

European Commission clears acquisition of Bulgaria’s Vivacom by United Group

April 6, 2020April 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of the whole of Viva

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Europe 

EC, European Investment Fund make available 8BN euro finance for 100 000 SMEs

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on April 6 that it had “unlocked” a billion euro from the European Fund for Strategic

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Bulgaria 

Brewers union: 20% of beer market in Bulgaria lost because of closure of catering establishments

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Twenty per cent of the beer market in Bulgaria has been lost because of the closure of catering establishments –

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Bulgaria 

Stepping out for a cigarette costs man in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv 5000 leva

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Smoking a cigarette on the banks of the Maritsa River has cost a man a fine of 5000 leva (about

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