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Bulgarian Parliament adopts rules on electric scooter use

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed at second reading on June 25 a bill of amendments to the Car Transport Act regulating

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Bourgas presents results of mass testing

June 25, 2020June 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, new coronavirus, tourism

Large-scale testing in the southern Black Sea city of Bourgas and surrounding region established that fewer than one per cent

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Bulgaria 

Police recover ‘millions’ in stolen treasures after busting archaeological crime gang in Bulgaria

June 25, 2020June 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An international crime gang that ransacked ancient sites in Bulgaria and trafficked stolen archaeological goods whose total worth exceeds several

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: EC approves more than 20M euro cohesion policy support in Bulgaria

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on June 25 that it had adopted the reallocation of more than 20 million euro of

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Minister: Bulgarian government consistent against antisemitism, hate speech

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, new coronavirus

The Bulgarian government pursues a consistent policy against antisemitism, xenophobia and hate speech, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said during a

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Close to 43% of non-financial businesses in Bulgaria saw revenue drop in May

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 42.8 per cent of non-financial businesses in Bulgaria saw their revenue drop in May 2020 compared with April, according

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: New rise in cases, MPs without masks to be fined

June 25, 2020July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria has increased by 128 in the past 24 hours to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Eurovision 2021 contestant Victoria releases new video

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Bulgaria’s 2021 Eurovision song contestant Victoria has released a new video, entitled “alright”, created during the Eurovision music camps in

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Bulgaria 

In June 2020 forecast, IMF gloomier about global economy

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in a June 2020 World Economic Outlook update, has projected shrinking of the global economy

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