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Month: May 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 100, total 1491 active cases

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

The death toll among people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 is 102, while there are a total

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Constitutional Court challenge against Health Act amendments filed

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

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on March 14 that it has formally opened a case after President Roumen Radev tabled a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Tourism Ministry posts rules for hotels and catering establishments

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

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism has published on its website a draft of detailed instructions for the operation of accommodation and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria order for retailers to sell local food triggers EU infringement procedure

May 14, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on May 14 that it opened infringement proceedings against Bulgaria in relation to the Cabinet decree

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Bulgaria 

EC approves Bulgaria’s 173M leva state aid scheme for SMEs hit by coronavirus outbreak

May 14, 2020May 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission (EC) said on May 14 that it had approved a 173 million leva (88 million euro) scheme

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Plovdiv’s Hills of Rock 2020 cancelled

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

The 2020 Hills of Rock festival that had been planned for Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv from July 24 to 26

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Q1 jobs and salaries data show impact of Covid-19

May 14, 2020May 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of people with employment contracts in Bulgaria decreased by 47 187 from the end of February to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament sets up committee to monitor Covid-19 spending

May 14, 2020May 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted unanimously on May 14 to set up an ad hoc committee to monitor all state spending

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 99 dead, 521 have recovered

May 14, 2020May 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of the morning of May 14, the death toll in Bulgaria among those who had tested positive for Covid-19

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