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Month: June 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in April 2020 dropped close to 20% y/y

June 11, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s exports in April 2020 added up to 3.7 billion leva, a decrease of 19.5 per cent compared with April

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Bulgaria 

Active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria climb for fifth day, to 1162

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria rose for the fifth consecutive day on June 11, to a

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Bulgaria 

New system enables checking motorists for unpaid traffic fines at Bulgaria’s borders

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A new system that enables checking motorists for unpaid traffic fines has been installed at Bulgaria’s Kalotina checkpoint at the

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Bulgaria 

Health Minister: Bulgaria to extend ban on entry of non-EU nationals

June 10, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is to extend its temporary ban on the entry to the country of non-EU nationals, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Mayor of Bulgaria’s Nova Zagora orders town disinfected after 10 new cases

June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The mayor of Bulgaria’s Nova Zagora said on June 10 that the town’s streets and neighbourhoods would be disinfected following

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Thracian pit sanctuary found in Bulgaria’s Bourgas

June 10, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Bourgas

A Thracian pit sanctuary estimated to date from the fifth to the fourth century BCE has been found by archaeologists

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria lowers VAT on restaurant sales, catering services, books and baby food

June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on June 10 the second reading of amendments to the Value-Added Tax Act, reducing the tax

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Covid-19 sends Bulgaria’s consumer confidence plummeting

June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The State of Emergency in Bulgaria because of Covid-19 sent consumer confidence plummeting, according to a three-month poll by the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria extends Covid-19 epidemic declaration to end of June

June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 epidemic declaration, which had been due to expire on June 14, will be extended to the end of

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