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Day: November 12, 2020

Bulgaria 

Controversy erupts over ‘ethno’ lectures by visiting professor at Bulgaria’s Sofia University

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom”, the country’s national co-ordinator against antisemitism and the Sofia University Students’ Society

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Bulgaria 

Sofia to expand ‘green zone’ paid parking in January 2021

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia city hall decided on November 12 to expand the “green zone” paid parking area in the Bulgarian capital city

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: All districts in Bulgaria are red zones

November 12, 2020November 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All 28 districts in Bulgaria are classified as Covid-19 red zones, it emerged at the Health Ministry’s weekly briefing on

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Europe 

ESPAD: Smoking, drinking by teens down, but concerns about new addictive behaviours

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

Smoking and drinking among 15–16-year-old school pupils are showing signs of decline, but there are concerns over potentially risky cannabis

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Europe 

EU ups contribution to COVAX to 500M euro for Covid-19 vaccines for low and middle-income countries

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Union announced on November 12 that it will contribute an additional 100 million in grant funding to support

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria extends current restrictions to November 30

November 12, 2020March 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced that it has amended the anti-epidemic restrictions, which it imposed last month until November 12, and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria signs 984M leva contract for two new naval vessels

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry signed on November 12 a contract worth 984 million leva (about 503 million euro) including value-added tax

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – September 2020 down 7.7% y/y

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria in January – September 2020 was 40 069.2 million leva,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 47 more deaths, 58 699 active cases

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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