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Month: July 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4420 active cases, five more deaths

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Defeat of no-confidence motion has no bearing on anti-government protests

July 21, 2020July 23, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Throughout what has become 13 days of protests in Bulgaria demanding the resignation of the government and the Prosecutor-General, protesters

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to get 29B euro EU funds in next multi-year budget, PM says

July 21, 2020July 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria is set to receive 29 billion euro in EU funds during the bloc’s next budget period between 2021 and

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: More than 40 ancient coins found at Bulgaria’s Aquae Calidae site

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Bourgas

Since the beginning of excavations in summer 2020 at the Aquae Calidae site near Bourgas on the southern Bulgarian Black

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had highest death rate in the EU in 2017 – Eurostat

July 21, 2020July 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

With 1631 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the European Union in 2017, EU

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Bulgaria 

Vote of no confidence in Bulgaria’s government fails as public protests continue

July 21, 2020July 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The motion of no confidence in Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government, tabled by the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 4416, eight more deaths

July 21, 2020July 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 89 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Beer sales via restaurants in Bulgaria fell 60% in first half of 2020

July 20, 2020July 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 crisis hit beer sales in Bulgaria hard in the first half of 2020, slashing sales of beer via

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Bulgaria 

Protest outside Bulgaria’s Parliament as no-confidence debate begins

July 20, 2020July 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Protesters demanding the resignations of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government, Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev and early elections disrupted traffic in

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