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Prosecutors: Man who assaulted reporter at Bulgaria ruling party event arrested

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A 20-year-old man was taken into custody on August 7 after two days earlier being filmed at a national conference

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police remove anti-government protesters’ tent camps

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

In an overnight operation, Bulgarian police removed tent camps set up by anti-government protesters in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5205 active cases, 11 new deaths, 874 in hospital

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 114 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Simeonov: Coalition council decided Bulgaria’s government, PM Borissov, will not resign

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Valeri Simeonov

A meeting of the coalition council of Bulgaria’s ruling parties on August 6 decided that neither Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Bulgaria 

Court actions against road blockages by anti-government protesters in Bulgaria

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Representatives of the Facebook group “I do not support the protest” filed a complaint with the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office

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Bulgaria 

Condemnation after assault of journalist at Bulgaria’s ruling party event

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s broadcast media regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) said on August 6 that it was seriously concerned about

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 9 more deaths, 5319 active cases, 872 in hospital

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are 303 newly-confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria after 5701 PCR tests were done in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria to seek 1B leva EU loan to fund recovery stimulus

August 5, 2020August 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Labour and Social Policy Ministry said on August 5 that the Cabinet has approved a proposal to borrow one

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Bulgaria 

Aggression against journalists at Bulgaria ruling party event

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

There were incidents of aggression against two journalists covering Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s August 5 special national conference of

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