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Month: December 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament amends Health Act: 5000 leva fine for refusing or breaking quarantine

December 3, 2020December 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on December 2 the second reading of amendments to the Health Act, including provision for a 5000

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs overturn President’s veto on VAT Act amendments

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on December 3 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the VAT Act, passed

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 159 more deaths, active cases rise to 92 360

December 3, 2020December 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 159 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Europe 

Council of EU declares antisemitism an attack on European values, calls for strategies from EU countries

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

After years of working with the leadership of the European Union on codifying measures to fight antisemitism at the European,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Of births and deaths

December 2, 2020December 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are a number of trends that may be analysed in regard to the Covid-19 crisis in Bulgaria. Let us,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves spending 14M leva on Remdesivir

December 2, 2020December 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on December 2 additional spending by the Health Ministry in 2020 of up to 14 million leva

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government grants 2.4M leva for ad campaign for winter tourism in 2020

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on December 2 to grant the Ministry of Tourism 2.43 million leva (about 1.24 million euro) for

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2020 was 5.7% – Eurostat

December 2, 2020December 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2020 was 5.7 per cent, up from 4.2 per cent in October 2019 but down

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector: Immunisation against Covid-19 will start after New Year

December 2, 2020December 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Immunisation in Bulgaria against Covid-19 will “certainly” start after the New Year, Chief State Health Inspector Associate Professor Angel Kunchev

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