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Covid-19: Bulgaria eases rules on night clubs, gatherings such as weddings

July 12, 2020July 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In yet another turnaround, Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on July 12 that it was easing the Covid-19 restriction rules on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 3597 active cases, 532 in hospital

July 12, 2020July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 208 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Day of drama around Dogan’s beachside mansion, part 2

July 11, 2020July 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The day of drama in Bulgaria that began on July 11 with tensions amid a contest over the beach near

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Day of drama around Dogan’s beachside mansion, part 1

July 11, 2020July 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Tensions ran high on July 11 as two groups of protesters came close to clashes on the Bulgarian seafront near

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways: Resumption of international trains through border crossings with Greece, Serbia, Turkey postponed

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, new coronavirus

In spite of the planned relaunch, the resumption of international trains through Bulgaria’s border crossings with Greece, Serbia and Turkey

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 3389 active cases, death toll rises to 267

July 11, 2020July 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 208 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

July 2020: In Bulgaria, the Armies of the Night 2.0

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Should you have found yourself in the centre of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on the night of July 10, you

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Croatia accepted into ERM2 euro zone ‘waiting room’

July 10, 2020July 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The European Central Bank (ECB) said on July 10 that Bulgaria and Croatia have been accepted to join the Exchange

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Greece to require negative PCR test at Kulata-Promachonas from July 14

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

Holidaymakers travelling to Greece by land via the Kulata-Promachonas checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border will have to show proof of

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