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Month: June 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-May 2020 Budget surplus at 1.31B leva

June 30, 2020July 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on June 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first five months of 2020 was

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Europe 

Covid-19: EU Council agrees ‘safe’ countries travel list, with US left out

June 30, 2020July 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Council of the European Union has agreed on June 30 to start lifting restrictions on non-essential travel into the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria bolstering intensive care capacity

June 30, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The capacity of hospitals in Bulgaria with intensive care facilities is being strengthened so that they are ready if necessary,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 140 new cases, 60 at a factory in Smolyan

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 140 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, of which

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Greece sets new travel protocol, Cyprus requires PCR tests for Bulgarian arrivals

June 29, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

As the tourism industry takes the first steps towards recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, travellers from Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: European Commission approves 200M leva Bulgarian state aid scheme

June 29, 2020December 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, new coronavirus

The European Commission said on June 29 that it has approved a Bulgarian state aid scheme, estimated at 200 million

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Bulgaria 

Arrivals of foreigners in Bulgaria in May 2020 were 87.3% down y/y

June 29, 2020July 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Amid the State of Emergency and ensuing epidemic declaration, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria in

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Bulgaria 

NSI poll finds more favourable view of business climate in Bulgaria

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found a more favourable view of the business climate

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Bulgaria 

ECFR: Majority of Bulgarians’ view of US unchanged, more positive towards Russia

June 29, 2020July 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Amid the coronavirus crisis, in most European countries, trust in the United States is broken – with the exception of

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