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Month: August 2022

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria extends mask-wearing rules

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev has extended the rules on mask-wearing, that were to expire on August 18, until

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Bulgaria 

Nato multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria completes Exercise Platinum Lion 22

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Nato’s multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria completed Exercise Platinum Lion 22, passing an important milestone as it moves towards achieving full

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Business 

Bulgaria to pay 9.5M leva state aid to tour operators for charter flights

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry is to pay more than 9.5 million leva (about 4.85 million euro) to tour operators under the

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2022 was 289.2M euro

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2022 stood at 289.2 million euro, the equivalent of 0.4

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Business 

Bulgarian economy grew by 1.1% in Q2 2022 – flash estimate

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Ten archaeological sites found on route of railway line in Bulgaria

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Ten archaeological sites from different eras were discovered during the preparation of the route before the start of construction work

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to ban export of wood to non-EU countries

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Caretaker Agriculture Minister Yavor Gechev said in a television interview on August 17 that he would issue an order later

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Bulgaria 

European Commission approves 426M leva in state aid for Bulgarian farmers

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission has approved 426 million leva, or about 218 million euro, in state aid for Bulgarian agricultural producers

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria changes rules on quarantine

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced on August 16 changes to the rules on quarantine in connection with Covid-19. Chief State Health

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