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Sofia to expand ‘green zone’ paid parking in January 2021

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia city hall decided on November 12 to expand the “green zone” paid parking area in the Bulgarian capital city

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Covid-19: All districts in Bulgaria are red zones

November 12, 2020November 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All 28 districts in Bulgaria are classified as Covid-19 red zones, it emerged at the Health Ministry’s weekly briefing on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria extends current restrictions to November 30

November 12, 2020March 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced that it has amended the anti-epidemic restrictions, which it imposed last month until November 12, and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria signs 984M leva contract for two new naval vessels

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry signed on November 12 a contract worth 984 million leva (about 503 million euro) including value-added tax

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – September 2020 down 7.7% y/y

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria in January – September 2020 was 40 069.2 million leva,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 47 more deaths, 58 699 active cases

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Distance learning periods for schools in several parts of Bulgaria extended

November 11, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Pupils at high schools in several parts of Bulgaria, including its five largest cities, will continue distance learning for varying

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister says no shortage of medicines to treat Covid-19 patients

November 11, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

At national level, Bulgaria does not have a shortage of any of the medications used to treat Covid-19 patients, Health

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister meets pharma representatives over medicines shortages

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov was holding talks with representatives of the pharmaceutical sector to find a solution to the

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