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Day: September 2, 2020

Bulgaria 

35 arrested, 38 given medical treatment amid ‘national uprising’ clashes in Bulgaria’s capital

September 2, 2020September 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said that 35 people were arrested during clashes in capital city Sofia on September 2 as anti-government

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM’s party, ultra-nationalists in deal on new constitution, Grand National Assembly

September 2, 2020September 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and a governing coalition partner, the ultra-nationalist VMRO, reached a deal on September

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria increases minimum daily unemployment benefits pay

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

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on September 2 to increase the minimum daily unemployment pay from nine leva to 12 leva (from

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Bulgaria 

Arrests amid clashes as ‘national uprising’ protest assails Bulgaria’s Parliament

September 2, 2020September 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

There were confrontations outside Bulgaria’s Parliament on September 2 as thousands of participants in what was billed as a “great

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs overrule President’s veto on amendments to mining concessions

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on September 2 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the bill of amendments to the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 13 new deaths, 4197 active, 737 in hospital

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

Thirteen people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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