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Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister expects 8.8M foreign tourists in May – October

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria is expecting 8.8 million foreign tourists in May to October this year, double the number in 2020, outgoing Tourism

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Two-thirds of Bulgarians disapprove of Trifonov party’s refusal to form government

April 28, 2021April 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Slavi Trifonov

A poll by Alpha Research has found that 63.2 per cent of Bulgarians disapprove of the refusal by cable television

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Bulgaria 

Poll sees business climate in Bulgaria as largely unchanged

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute has found that managers saw the business climate in Bulgaria in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament’s sitting to debate Electoral Code amendments scuppered

April 28, 2021April 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Slavi Trifonov

The Bulgarian Parliament’s sitting that had been scheduled to begin on April 28 was cancelled after it failed to agree

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll is 16 182

April 28, 2021April 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 81 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Trifonov’s party formally refuses mandate to form government

April 28, 2021April 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Slavi Trifonov

At a brief ceremony on the morning of April 28, cable television presenter Slavi Trifonov’s political party formally refused a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Constitutional Court strikes down rules on party financing

April 27, 2021April 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on April 27 that it ruled several provisions in the Political Parties Act and the Electoral

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria to extend epidemic declaration to end of May, acting PM says

April 27, 2021April 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s outgoing Cabinet will extend the epidemic emergency declaration by one month, to the end of May, acting Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

Arrivals of foreigners for holidays in Bulgaria in March down 56.8% y/y

April 27, 2021April 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad for holidays in Bulgaria in March 2021 was 56.8 per cent lower

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