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Month: November 2020

Business 

Bulgaria competition watchdog approves Sofia Airport concession

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has given regulatory approval to Sof Connect, the consortium that includes French infrastructure

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 162 more deaths, active cases rise to 88 224

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

A total of 162 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria rejects Merkel’s call to shut all ski resorts in EU

November 26, 2020November 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister has responded to a bid by German chancellor Angela Merkel to reach an EU-wide decision to keep

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association: ‘Waiting to see if we die of Covid-19 or starvation’

November 26, 2020November 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) has issued an angry and lengthy statement in response to the government’s proposed

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Bulgaria 

42 doctors in Bulgaria have died of Covid-19

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

Forty-two doctors in Bulgaria have died of Covid-19 to date, the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) said on November 26 in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian international opera star Kamen Chanev dies of Covid-19

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

Bulgarian opera tenor Kamen Chanev, who strode stages across Europe and in many other parts of the world, has died

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Bulgaria 

European Commission approves 511M euro for Bulgaria Covid-19 response

November 26, 2020November 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, new coronavirus

The European Commission said on November 26 that it approved an amendment to Bulgaria’s innovation and competitiveness EU funds operational

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Bulgaria 

Major municipalities in Bulgaria set aside kindergartens for children of Covid-19 medics

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With kindergartens in Bulgaria set to be closed for three weeks as part of stricter measures to prevent the spread

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament approves 2021 Budget Act at second reading

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

Bulgaria’s National Assembly has given its final approval to the 2021 Budget Act. After sitting late into the evening the

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