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Month: June 2020

Bulgaria 

First group of Bulgarian Air Force pilots leaves for F-16 training in US

June 5, 2020June 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A group of four Bulgarian Air Force pilots, to be the first from the country to leave for the United

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Bulgaria 

Turkey to join resumption of flights to Bulgaria

June 4, 2020June 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Turkey is to allow the phased resumption of international flights as of June 10, beginning with a group of countries

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Bulgaria 

Defence Minister says Bulgaria will try to sell some of its MiG-29s

June 4, 2020June 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria will try to sell some of its Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets when the US-made F-16s the country is acquiring

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria starts special operation to enforce use of seat belts

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Traffic Police are conducting a special operation from June 4 to 10 to check the use of seat belts

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.3% economic growth in Q1 2020

June 4, 2020June 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s teacher-pupil ratios close to EU averages – Eurostat

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Teacher-pupil ratios in Bulgaria were close to the average for the European Union, according for figures for 2018 published by

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Daily briefings by operational HQ end

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Daily briefings by Bulgaria’s operational headquarters against Covid-19 will no longer be held, but updated data will be posted on

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Bulgaria 

Camera snaps motorist at three times the speed limit in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

June 3, 2020June 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A speed camera has photographed a motorist driving at 180km/h in a 60km/h zone in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv, the

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria jumped to 6.2% in April 2020 – Eurostat

June 3, 2020June 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria rose from 4.5 per cent in March 2020 to 6.2 per cent in April, according to figures

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