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Day: June 15, 2020

Bulgaria 

Consumption of wine in Bulgaria dropped during Covid-19 restrictions – report

June 15, 2020June 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, wine

Contrary to expectations, during the time of isolation in Bulgaria because of Covid-19, people drank less wine and rakiya, Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Long queues of cars as Greece opens border with Bulgaria

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

Long queues of cars formed at Bulgaria’s Makaza and Kulata checkpoints at the Greek border on June 15, the day

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Europe 

European Commission launches ‘Re-open EU’ information for travellers

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The European Commission is launching on June 15 ‘Re-open EU’, a web platform that contains essential information that the Commission

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Results of mass testing in Plovdiv announced

June 15, 2020June 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

On average, two per cent of residents of Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv have encountered the new coronavirus, it was announced

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.3% inflation in May

June 15, 2020June 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.3 per cent inflation in May, the lowest since July 2017 and down

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 1386 active cases, 174 deaths

June 15, 2020June 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 15 in the past 24 hours to 1386,

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