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Day: July 2, 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cup: Organisers, private firm fined over breaches of anti-coronavirus rules

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The Professional Football League, organisers of the CSKA-Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria Cup football match at Vassil Levski stadium, and the company

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Bulgaria 

Long queue at Bulgarian-Greek border as traffic funnelled to Kulata-Promachonas

July 2, 2020July 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus

The decision by Greek authorities to restrict land arrivals into the country to select border crossings has resulted in a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria charges citizen over alleged participation in terrorism abroad

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on July 2 that a citizen that it alleged had travelled several times to Syria and

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Ministry to buy 42 000 real-time PCR tests

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

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved a draft amendment to a contract with a Korean company, Osang Healthcare Co, to buy 42

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Bulgaria 

European Commission refers Bulgaria to ECJ over marine environment protection

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on July 2 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2020 was 4.6%

July 2, 2020July 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2020 was 4.6 per cent, dropping from 4.8 per cent in April 2020, according to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Health inspectors hand fines to 24 MPs for failure to wear masks

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

Sofia regional health inspectors handed fines to 24 MPs on July 2 for failing to comply with the Health Minister’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria granted 13 500 residence permits to non-EU nationals in 2019

July 2, 2020July 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria granted 13 500 residence permits to non-EU nationals in 2019, according to a report by the National Statistical Institute

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 2200 active cases, 446 in hospital, two more deaths

July 2, 2020July 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of people in Bulgaria who have tested positive for new coronavirus has increased by 165 in the past

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