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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4620 active cases, eight more deaths

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 200 in the past day to a total

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Bulgaria 

Checks on illegal construction on Bulgaria’s coast find numerous violations – prosecutors

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Over two days, inspections regarding the legality of construction and operation of sites on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coasts found numerous

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Europe 

Coronavirus Global Response: Further 100M from EU to support vaccine research

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission will co-fund with 100 million euro a call launched by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to support

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Business 

Bulgaria signs concession contract for Sofia Airport

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Transport Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov attended on July 22 the signing of the concession contract

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4420 active cases, five more deaths

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to get 29B euro EU funds in next multi-year budget, PM says

July 21, 2020July 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria is set to receive 29 billion euro in EU funds during the bloc’s next budget period between 2021 and

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: More than 40 ancient coins found at Bulgaria’s Aquae Calidae site

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Bourgas

Since the beginning of excavations in summer 2020 at the Aquae Calidae site near Bourgas on the southern Bulgarian Black

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had highest death rate in the EU in 2017 – Eurostat

July 21, 2020July 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

With 1631 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the European Union in 2017, EU

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Bulgaria 

Vote of no confidence in Bulgaria’s government fails as public protests continue

July 21, 2020July 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The motion of no confidence in Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government, tabled by the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party on

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