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Day: December 30, 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s public holidays and long weekends in 2021

December 30, 2020January 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Those keen to bid farewell to 2020 may take it as a good sign that 2021 begins with a long

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Cabinet allocates 125M leva to buy more vaccines

December 30, 2020January 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has allocated an additional 125 million leva, or about 63.9 million euro, on December 30 to purchase coronavirus

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s election watchdog picks winner in voting machines tender

December 30, 2020January 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said late on December 30 that it picked Ciela Norma as the winner in the

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Europe 

Bulgarian PM offers condolences, aid to Croatia after earthquake

December 30, 2020January 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva have expressed condolences to their Croatian counterparts after a strong

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Foreign tourist arrivals in Bulgaria in November 2020 down 78.8% y/y

December 30, 2020December 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, travel

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad in Bulgaria for holidays in November 2020 was 78.8 per cent lower

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsens in December

December 30, 2020December 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

A regular monthly poll has found that the business climate in Bulgaria is seen as unfavourable, declining by 1.7 percentage

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 154 more deaths, active cases fall by 1635

December 30, 2020December 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 154 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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