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Day: April 16, 2021

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister orders further easing of Covid-19 restrictions

April 16, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov issued an order on April 16 further easing restrictions put in place to limit the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament sets up committee to inspect spending by Borissov’s government

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted unanimously on April 16 to set up a committee to inspect spending of public funds by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new National Assembly votes resignation of Borissov’s government

April 16, 2021April 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

At its second sitting, held on April 16, Bulgaria’s 45th National Assembly voted to approve the resignation of Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

Political row over disbanding of Bulgaria’s Covid-19 national response staff

April 16, 2021April 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There were sharp political reactions following the decision by outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov to disband the national Covid-19

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Decision on extending epidemic declaration at end of April

April 16, 2021April 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The outgoing government will make a decision after April 26 about whether to extend the Covid-19 epidemic declaration beyond the

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-February 2021 was 98.6M euro

April 16, 2021April 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 98.6 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 108 deaths in past day

April 16, 2021April 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 108 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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