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Covid-19: Bulgarian President vetoes State of Emergency measures bill

March 22, 2020March 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on March 22 that he was vetoing some provisions of the State of Emergency measures

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Bulgaria to set up medical council to assist crisis staff against Covid-19

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

A medical council is to be set up in Bulgaria to work with the national crisis staff against Covid-19, it

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM expresses solidarity with Croatia after strong earthquakes hit Zagreb

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov expressed his solidarity with the Croatian people after two powerful earthquakes struck Zagreb on the

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Crisis staff: 163 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria, private hospital temporarily quarantined

March 21, 2020March 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are 163 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria, 103 of them in capital city Sofia, crisis staff chief Major-General

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Bulgaria’s Health Ministry: ‘First three patients cured of Covid-19 to be discharged from hospital’

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The first three patients to be cured of Covid-19 will be discharged from hospital on March 21, a statement from

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Bulgaria: Queues of cars at exits from Sofia, Plovdiv as police enforce anti-coronavirus measures

March 21, 2020March 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Queues of cars formed on the morning of March 21 at the exits of Bulgaria’s cities of Sofia and Plovdiv

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Covid-19: Bulgarian Parliament passes bill on State of Emergency measures

March 20, 2020March 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian MPs approved the second reading of the bill on State of Emergency measures after a marathon 13-hour sitting on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria restricts intercity travel, closes parks

March 20, 2020March 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry will set up checkpoints at entrances to and exits from major cities to ensure compliance with restrictions

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FDI in Bulgaria in January 2020 was 15M euro

March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 15 million euro, the equivalent of

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