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Day: April 22, 2020

Bulgaria 

ECB and Bulgarian National Bank set up swop line to provide euro liquidity

April 22, 2020April 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Central Bank (ECB) and the central Bulgarian National Bank have agreed to set up a precautionary currency agreement

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, roundup April 22: Government VAT-exempts essential medicines, PPE

April 22, 2020April 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Medicines, medical devices and personal protective equipment essential to the fight against Covid-19 will be exempted from import duties and

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Bulgaria 

Major Bulgarian fundraising campaigns for fight against Covid-19 raise more than 1.1M leva

April 22, 2020April 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Three major fundraising campaigns in Bulgaria for initiatives to aid in the fight against Covid-19 have together raised more than

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Europe 

Covid-19: EC proposes 3BN macro-financial assistance package to support 10 countries

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on April 22 that it had adopted a proposal for a three billion euro macro-financial assistance

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Bulgaria 

Suspended prison sentence for Bulgarian who violated quarantine

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A court in the Bulgarian town of Turgovishte has sentenced a 38-year-old man to a year in prison, suspended for

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Europe 

Covid-19: MEPs call for emergency fund to support media

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media, new coronavirus

Additional European Union action is needed to make sure EU help reaches the ravaged media and culture sectors, members of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria pass 1000 mark, 47 dead

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has reached 1015, counting 47 people who have died and 174

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