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Bulgaria’s extended Covid-19 epidemic declaration: What it means

June 24, 2020June 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The extension of the Covid-19 epidemic declaration in Bulgaria to July 15 would not mean the introduction of new or

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian Cabinet approves 40M leva for tourism sector wage support

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

Bulgaria’s Government said on June 24 that it has allocated 40 million leva, or about 20.5 million euro, for a

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Bulgaria 

Water restrictions in Bulgaria’s Pernik end

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Water restrictions in the Bulgarian town of Pernik, about 26km from capital city Sofia, have been lifted as of June

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bansko Jazz Fest 2020 to go ahead in August

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 Lance Nelson

The final programme for the 23rd International Jazz Festival in Bansko, being held from August 8 to 14, has been

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Two-thirds of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria intend cutting price of packages

June 24, 2020June 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

About 65.6 per cent of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria intend cutting prices of packages and close to 50 per cent

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Cabinet to extend epidemic declaration to July 15

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has asked the Cabinet to extend the Covid-19 epidemic declaration, due to expire on June

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Bulgarian PM to be fined for failing to wear a mask indoors

June 23, 2020June 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and members of his entourage will be fined 300 leva (about 153 euro) each for

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Bulgaria Foreign Ministry issues non-EU transit travel advisory

June 23, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued a travel advisory on June 23 recommending that Bulgarian nationals traveling to EU member states and

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Ministry corrects number of newly-infected medics from 21 to 6

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry issued a statement on June 23 correcting the reported number of medical professionals who had tested positive

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