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Day: May 12, 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian MPs pass Health Act amendments with anti-epidemic measures

May 12, 2020May 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on May 12 the second reading of a bill to amend the Health Act, which contained a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 12: VAT changes, new cases, demands from nurses

May 12, 2020May 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

May 12 saw Bulgaria heading towards the end of the State of Emergency declared to contain the spread of Covid-19,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: VAT cut for restaurants and hotels to take effect this year

May 12, 2020May 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

A few hours after saying that value-added tax for restaurants and places of entertainment registered under the Tourism Act would

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv shelter seeks good owners for dogs

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The municipal shelter in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv is resuming its campaign to seek good owners for dogs as the

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Europe 

EC: 117M euro granted for developing treatments and diagnostics of coronavirus

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on May 12 that eight large-scale research projects, aimed at developing treatments and diagnostics for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: VAT for restaurants and entertainment sector to be cut to 9% next year

May 12, 2020May 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Value-added tax for restaurants, catering and places of entertainment categorised under the Tourism Act will be reduced to nine per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bansko says mass testing shows town ‘clean’ of coronavirus

May 12, 2020May 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s municipality of Bansko said on May 12 that mass testing for coronavirus, carried out after the town was quarantined

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Cases pass 2000 mark, including 93 dead

May 12, 2020May 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria to date is 2004, counting in 93 people who have

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