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Month: June 2020

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Covid-19: Bulgarian Parliament passes second revision of 2020 Budget Act

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed at first and second reading on June 26 a revision of the 2020 Budget Act, the

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Bulgaria 

NSI: 16 newspapers in Bulgaria closed in 2019

June 26, 2020June 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A total of 233 newspapers were published in Bulgaria in 2019, a decrease of 16 compared with the previous year,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: New record rise in cases, 1827 active

June 26, 2020June 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A new record increase in a single day of Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria was reported after 166 of 2775 samples

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Bourgas presents results of mass testing

June 25, 2020June 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, new coronavirus, tourism

Large-scale testing in the southern Black Sea city of Bourgas and surrounding region established that fewer than one per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament adopts rules on electric scooter use

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed at second reading on June 25 a bill of amendments to the Car Transport Act regulating

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Bulgaria 

Police recover ‘millions’ in stolen treasures after busting archaeological crime gang in Bulgaria

June 25, 2020June 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An international crime gang that ransacked ancient sites in Bulgaria and trafficked stolen archaeological goods whose total worth exceeds several

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: EC approves more than 20M euro cohesion policy support in Bulgaria

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on June 25 that it had adopted the reallocation of more than 20 million euro of

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Minister: Bulgarian government consistent against antisemitism, hate speech

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, new coronavirus

The Bulgarian government pursues a consistent policy against antisemitism, xenophobia and hate speech, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said during a

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Close to 43% of non-financial businesses in Bulgaria saw revenue drop in May

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 42.8 per cent of non-financial businesses in Bulgaria saw their revenue drop in May 2020 compared with April, according

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