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Day: December 8, 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s election watchdog gets eight bids in tender to buy voting machines

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said on December 8 that it has received eight bids in its tender to purchase

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister ready to re-open kindergartens if trends permit

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on December 8 that he was prepared to issue an order allowing the re-opening

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Bulgaria 

Saab in deal with Lürssen to equip Bulgarian Navy’s new patrol vessels

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Saab said on December 8 that it had signed a contract with German shipbuilding company Lürssen and received an order

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy receives 3 freezers for vaccines

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy (MMA) has taken delivery of three of the latest generation of Panasonic low-temperature freezers, ready to

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Bulgaria 

Defence Ministry signs 50M leva contract with Bulgarian firm for 98 armoured vehicles

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov signed on December 8 a contract worth 49.9 million leva (about 25.5 million euro) with

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Bulgaria 

Deaths in Bulgaria in November 2020 close to double those in November 2019

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 15 964 people died in Bulgaria in November 2020, close to double the 8115 deaths recorded in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 5000-mark, active cases drop by 819

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 213 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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