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Day: December 16, 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry signs 78M leva contract for modernisation of 44 T-72 tanks

December 16, 2020December 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry signed on December 16 a 78.7 million leva (about 40.2 million euro) contract with Bulgarian firm Terem

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute seeks delay to start of 2021 census

December 16, 2020December 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census

The head of Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute, Sergey Tsvetarski, has told a parliamentary committee that the institute wants a delay

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia University dismisses controversial visiting professor after ‘racism’ row

December 16, 2020December 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Sofia University has dismissed controversial professor Mihail Mirchev as a visiting lecturer after a series of lectures he gave

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Bulgaria 

UK has cut quarantine period for arrivals from Bulgaria from 14 to 10 days

December 16, 2020December 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of December 14, travellers entering the United Kingdom from Bulgaria, both UK nationals and foreign citizens, are expected to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Stricter measures against Covid-19 should continue until end-January

December 16, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s anti-epidemic measures against the spread of Covid-19, that came into effect on November 27 and currently are due to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Austria to require 10-day quarantine for arrivals from Bulgaria

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of December 19, people arriving in Austria from Bulgaria will be required to go into 10-day quarantine, the Foreign

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2020 was 665.8M euro

December 16, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 665.8 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament legislates voluntary military service for citizens up to age of 40

December 16, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on December 16 the second and final reading of amendments to the Armed Forces Reserve Act

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 6000-mark, active cases rise to 90 347

December 16, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A hundred and sixty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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