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Media bodies in Bulgaria condemn police violence against journalists at anti-government protests

September 3, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Media associations in Bulgaria have condemned assaults and teargassing of journalists by police during the September 2 “grand national uprising”

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry: 126 arrested during ‘national uprising’ protests

September 3, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 126 people were taken into custody by police on September 2, the “grand national uprising” day against

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 6 more deaths, 4209 active cases, 758 in hospital

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

The death toll among people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus has risen by six in the

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35 arrested, 38 given medical treatment amid ‘national uprising’ clashes in Bulgaria’s capital

September 2, 2020September 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said that 35 people were arrested during clashes in capital city Sofia on September 2 as anti-government

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Bulgarian PM’s party, ultra-nationalists in deal on new constitution, Grand National Assembly

September 2, 2020September 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and a governing coalition partner, the ultra-nationalist VMRO, reached a deal on September

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Bulgaria increases minimum daily unemployment benefits pay

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

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on September 2 to increase the minimum daily unemployment pay from nine leva to 12 leva (from

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Arrests amid clashes as ‘national uprising’ protest assails Bulgaria’s Parliament

September 2, 2020September 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

There were confrontations outside Bulgaria’s Parliament on September 2 as thousands of participants in what was billed as a “great

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs overrule President’s veto on amendments to mining concessions

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on September 2 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the bill of amendments to the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 13 new deaths, 4197 active, 737 in hospital

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

Thirteen people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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