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Month: April 2020

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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Bulgaria 

Operational HQ: To date, 20 people in Bulgaria with Covid-19 have died

April 5, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death toll among people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 has risen to 20, the operational headquarters

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Bulgaria 

Opera, orchestras and museums online, from Bulgaria and abroad – the details

April 5, 2020April 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture has compiled a list of cultural events, including opera, theatre and classical music performances, as well

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Labour Minister: 40 000 registered as unemployed since Covid-19 crisis began

April 5, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 40 000 people have registered as unemployed since the start of the coronavirus crisis, Bulgaria’s Labour and Social Policy

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Bulgaria Videos 

Video: Troubled times for Bulgaria’s tourism – home thoughts from home

April 4, 2020April 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Manager of Banskoblog and appfactory.bg Lance Nelson got together with The Sofia Globe’s publisher and editor-in-chief Clive Leviev-Sawyer for a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Two die at St Anna Hospital – Bulgaria’s Health Ministry

April 4, 2020April 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Two patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 died at St Anna Hospital on Saturday, Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on

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