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Month: June 2020

Bulgaria 

Traffic redirected until September due to Sofia Ring Road repairs

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency will halt all traffic on the Sofia Ring Road section between Mladost and Goroublyane boroughs in

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Bulgaria 

Union of Plovdiv Artists’ exhibition ‘Colours’ opens on June 16

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

The traditional spring exhibition by the Union of Plovdiv Artists, entitled “Colours” („Цветове“) opens on June 16 2020. The exhibition

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Confirmed cases pass 3000-mark, 1230 active

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

Of the 2640 samples tested for new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, 93 were positive, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Traffic Police launch operation against driving in the emergency lane

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Traffic Police are holding a special operation from June 11 to 13 on the country’s motorways against driving or

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Bulgaria 

150 flights to Bulgaria’s Bourgas planned for July 2020 cancelled in a single day

June 11, 2020June 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, new coronavirus, tourism

A total of 150 flights to Bourgas Airport that had been booked for July 2020 had been cancelled in a

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Minister: Coronavirus situation stable, Bulgaria one of safest tourist destinations

June 11, 2020June 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The situation in Bulgaria in connection with the spread of the coronavirus is stable and the country is currently one

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Europe 

EC recommends Schengen countries lift internal border controls by June 15

June 11, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Schengen, tourism

The European Commission is recommending to Schengen visa zone member states and Schengen associated states to lift internal border controls

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had second-highest road fatality rate in EU in 2019 – European Commission

June 11, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the second-highest road fatality rate in the European Union in 2019, the European Commission said on June 11.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s rate of passenger car ownership dropped slightly – Eurostat

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The rate of passenger car ownership in Bulgaria in 2018 was 396 per 1000 inhabitants, down from the peak of

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