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Bulgaria among 11 founders of Nato Flight Training Europe initiative

June 19, 2020June 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Eleven Nato defence ministers launched on June 19 an initiative to create a network of training facilities for pilots across

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Record rise in cases, death toll now 190

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

The number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria has risen by 132 in the past 24 hours, the

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Bulgaria 

EU court rules to grant visa exemption for permanent residents

June 18, 2020June 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The European Court of Justice has ruled that family members of EU citizens who are not EU nationals themselves but

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Seven tons of PPE arrive in Bulgaria with EU paying transport costs

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In a pilot operation involving the European Union’s Emergency Support Instrument, seven tons of personal protective equipment (PPE) arrived in

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition of works by Christo at Sofia City Art Gallery

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition of work by the late artist Christo opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on June 18 and continues

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 1478, three new deaths

June 18, 2020June 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 23 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria lifts quarantine requirements for arrivals from nine European states

June 17, 2020June 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Schengen

In an announcement late at night on June 17, Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev said that as of the following

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Illegal to demand PCR test as condition for admission to hospital

June 17, 2020June 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has told all regional health inspectorates to immediately notify the hospitals in their areas that

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41-year-old Bulgarian who went to campsite while ill with Covid-19 dies

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A 41-year-old man who went from Sofia to the Kite Camping Gradina campsite at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast and who

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