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Day: June 8, 2020

Bulgaria 

Toy factory in Bulgarian town shut after 48 test positive for Covid-19

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Work at a toy factory in the town of Dospat in southern Bulgaria has been temporarily suspended after 48 employees

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Leisure 

Bulgaria’s beaches score improvement in 2019 EU bathing waters survey

June 8, 2020June 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s coastal bathing waters remain up to the European Union’s mandatory standards, with the number of sites meeting the “excellent

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Bulgaria 

Operas in Bulgaria’s cities in summer 2020

June 8, 2020June 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Opera companies in Bulgaria’s four largest cities are staging performances in summer 2020, with Varna offering a performance on June

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Europe 

EU grants 314M euro to innovative companies to combat virus, support recovery

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on June 8 that it had awarded close to 166 million euro, via the European Innovation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria state gas company to rebate 202M leva to consumers

June 8, 2020June 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s state-owned gas company Bulgargaz will rebate nearly 202 million leva, or about 103.3 million euro, to consumers as a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy begins annual Black Sea exercise

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Navy began on June 8 its annual four-day exercise, Black Sea 2020, the Ministry of Defence said. Held

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: ’60:40′ business aid to be extended to end of September

June 8, 2020June 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian government’s “60:40” business assistance measure will be extended to the end of September and possibly to the end

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 1019 active cases, 1548 recoveries

June 8, 2020July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria remained above the 1000-mark for a second day on June 8,

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