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Day: April 15, 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria – Roundup, April 15: Mass testing to begin, Health Minister says

April 15, 2020April 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is to begin mass testing of its citizens for new coronavirus, reports on April 15 quoted Health Minister Kiril

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3% inflation in March

April 15, 2020April 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded three per cent inflation in March, down from 3.7 per cent in February,

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Bulgaria 

720 pre-trial proceedings in Bulgaria for violating emergency regulations against coronavirus

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 720 pre-trial proceedings have been launched in Bulgaria since March 13 in connection with breaches of State

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Europe 

Coronavirus: European Commission issues guidelines on testing

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commisssion presented on April 15 guidelines on coronavirus testing methodologies, as part of the European Roadmap towards lifting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian medics in appeal to celebrate Orthodox Easter at home

April 15, 2020April 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Military Medical Academy team, in the front line of the fight against Covid-19, has posted an appeal for

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister issues new order on fruit and veg, flower markets

April 15, 2020April 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on April 15 allowing fruit and vegetable and flower markets to open

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors issue nationwide search warrant for Ataka leader Siderov

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Volen Siderov

The Sofia Regional Prosecutor’s Office has issued a nationwide search warrant for Volen Siderov, leader of the ultra-nationalist Ataka party

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s operational HQ warns against trying to travel at Easter without valid reason

April 15, 2020April 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The head of Bulgaria’s operational headquarters against the spread of Covid-19 has warned that during the four-day Easter public holidays,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: EC approves Bulgaria’s ’60:40′ wage support scheme

April 15, 2020April 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission has approved a 1.5 billion leva (about 770 million euro) Bulgarian wage subsidies support scheme for preserving

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