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Day: July 1, 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas price, raises electricity prices

July 1, 2020July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said that electricity prices will rise by an average of 2.79 per cent,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria extends ’60:40′ employment aid scheme, expands reach

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on July 1 to extend the duration of its 60:40 employment aid scheme until the end of

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Bulgaria 

Motorist clocked at 248km/h on Bulgaria’s Trakiya Motorway

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A motorist was photographed driving at 248km/h on Trakiya Motorway, where the speed limit is 140km/h, police in the Bulgarian

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Perspectives 

Comment: Why airlines can’t return to normal

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Mark Thomas new coronavirus, tourism

As the general public leans towards the mentality that the world is now “almost” normal again, politicians and medical experts

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs overrule President’s veto on Interior Ministry Act amendments

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 1 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the Interior Ministry Act amendments that

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria-Greece traffic restricted to Kulata-Promachonas border crossing

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus

All land traffic between Bulgaria and Greece is restricted to the Kulata-Promachonas border crossing starting July 1, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Row in Bulgaria’s Parliament over wearing masks

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The beginning of the weekly sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly on July 1 began with a row about some MPs

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 2083, death toll to 230

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 57 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister issues four orders

July 1, 2020July 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has issued four orders in connection with the extension of the Covid-19 epidemic declaration until

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