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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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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 4416, eight more deaths

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 89 in the past 24 hours to a

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Covid-19: Beer sales via restaurants in Bulgaria fell 60% in first half of 2020

July 20, 2020July 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 crisis hit beer sales in Bulgaria hard in the first half of 2020, slashing sales of beer via

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Protest outside Bulgaria’s Parliament as no-confidence debate begins

July 20, 2020July 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Protesters demanding the resignations of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government, Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev and early elections disrupted traffic in

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll reaches 300, active cases rise to 4327

July 20, 2020July 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 69 in the past 24 hours to a

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Protests against Bulgaria’s govt, prosecutor-general, again held in several foreign cities

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The number of foreign cities where expatriate Bulgarians have held protests demanding the resignations of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government

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Bulgaria’s anti-government protests ‘going to new phase’

July 19, 2020July 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

The protests in Bulgaria demanding the resignation of the government and of the Prosecutor-General are set to enter a new

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4258 active cases, two more deaths

July 19, 2020July 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 146 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria’s annual Bourgas Sand Sculpture Festival open till end-September

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The annual sand sculpture festival in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas has opened, and will continue until the end

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