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Month: August 2020

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Bulgarian PM uses Day of Commemoration of Victims of Totalitarian Regimes to slight President, protesters

August 23, 2020August 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov used his message on August 23, marked in the European Union as European Day of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 4360, 743 in hospital, six more deaths

August 23, 2020August 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 50 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Fitch affirms Bulgaria ‘BBB’ credit rating, sees 5.7% GDP drop in 2020

August 22, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB’ with a stable

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Bulgaria 

290 Bulgarian Interior Ministry staff tested positive for new coronavirus – report

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

A total of 290 employees of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry have tested positive for new coronavirus to date, Bulgarian-language daily Sega

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4310 active cases, 734 in hospital, 7 more deaths

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria decreased by 33 in the past 24 hours to a total

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Serbia drops PCR test requirement for foreigners transiting country

August 21, 2020August 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Serbia

As of August 20, foreign citizens transiting through Serbia may enter the country without the need to have a negative

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Bulgaria 

3.9 Richter scale earthquake shakes Bulgaria’s Stara Zagora

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

An earthquake initially registered as 3.9 on the Richter scale shook the Bulgarian town of Stara Zagora at 1pm on

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Bulgaria 

New figures show Covid-19 impact on Bulgarian tourism in Q2 2020

August 21, 2020August 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Against the background of Bulgaria’s State of Emergency and subsequent epidemic declaration because of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4343 active cases, 766 in hospital, five more deaths

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria is continuing the trend of recent days of decreasing, falling by

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