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Month: August 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Foreigner trips to Bulgaria in July 2020 down 66% y/y

August 27, 2020August 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria in July 2020 was 66.1% down compared with July 2019,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 14 new deaths, 4415 active cases, 741 in hospital

August 27, 2020August 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fourteen people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, according to data

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria extends epidemic declaration to end of September

August 26, 2020August 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on August 26 to extend the Covid-19 epidemic declaration that took effect in mid-May until the end

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Metro line 3 opens after repeated delays

August 26, 2020August 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The third line of the Sofia metro underground rapid transit system went into service on August 26 with eight stations,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Justice Minister Kirilov tenders resignation – reports

August 26, 2020August 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Justice Minister Danail Kirilov has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on August 26, reports in Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 4416, 715 in hospital, 9 new deaths

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

The number of active cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria has risen by 90 in the past 24 hours to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister seeks extension of epidemic declaration

August 25, 2020August 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov is to ask the Cabinet to approve on August 26 the extension of the

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Bulgaria 

Poll: More than 64% of places of accommodation in Bulgaria intend cutting prices of packages

August 25, 2020August 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

A poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that 64.3% per cent of places of accommodation surveyed intend

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Bulgaria 

NSI: Close to 35% of non-financial businesses in Bulgaria saw sales revenue fall in July

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

A survey among 1318 non-financial enterprises in Bulgaria has found that 34.7 per cent reported a fall in revenue from

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