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Day: September 18, 2020

Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2020 was 1.41B euro

September 18, 2020September 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2020 stood at 1.41 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector wants epidemic declaration extended to end-November

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector Associate Professor Angel Kunchev said on September 18 that he would recommend extending the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Border management: European Commission approves extra funding for Greece and Bulgaria

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

The European Commission said that on September 18 it had made available an additional 23.8 million euro to Greece, under

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Europe 

EC publishes recommendations for a common EU testing approach for Covid-19

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission published on September 18 a set of recommendations for a common Covid-19 testing approach in Europe, as

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Europe 

Coronavirus:  EC signs second contract to ensure access to a potential vaccine

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A second contract between the European Commission and a pharmaceutical company entered into force on September 18 following the contact’s

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Bulgaria 

Avishai Cohen to star at Bulgaria’s 2020 Plovdiv Jazz Fest

September 18, 2020October 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Renowned bassist Avishai Cohen will close the 2020 Plovdiv Jazz Fest, being held in the Bulgarian city’s Boris Christoff House

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Europe 

European Commission to appoint co-ordinator for anti-racism

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission is to appoint a co-ordinator for anti-racism as part of an action plan against racism over the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector: We make no forecasts about Covid-19

September 18, 2020September 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

None of the predictions about the development of the Covid-19 pandemic have come true so far, which is why for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues warning as Mediterranean hurricane Ianos hits Greece

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued a warning against travel to parts of Greece being hit by the cyclone Ianos. The

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