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Day: July 28, 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria court to consider application to de-register political party behind ‘Lukov March’

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Sofia City Court said that it has agreed to hear an application by the Prosecutor’s Office to cancel the

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s nationalists see chance to exploit Hagia Sophia issue

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

For Bulgaria’s government, reconversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque is a matter of “deep regret”, while for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Special prosecutors order probe into antisemitic calls by controversial figure

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s Office has assigned to the State Agency for National Security an investigation into antisemitic appeals, including calls

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Bulgaria 

Visits by foreigners to Bulgaria in June 2020 were 75.2% down y/y

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

In June 2020, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 75.2% lower than in June 2019,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria allocates about 250M leva on healthcare spending

July 28, 2020July 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on July 28 that the Budget spending on healthcare was being increased by about

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 8000-year-old skeletons found at Slatina site in Bulgarian capital Sofia

July 28, 2020August 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

A Bulgarian team of archaeologists has found four Early Neolithic tombs estimated to date back 8000 years at the Slatina

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Cyprus amends rules for entry by Bulgarian citizens

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of August 1, Bulgarian citizens will be allowed to enter Cyprus only if they have a permanent residence permit

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Bulgaria 

New polls show Covid-19 impact on business, hospitality industry in Bulgaria

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The latest in a series of special polls by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) on the impact of the Covid-19

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases drop to 4689, death toll rises to 347

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 43 in the past day to a total

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