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Bulgaria January-April 2020 Budget surplus at 1.63B leva

May 29, 2020June 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on May 29 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first four months of 2020 was

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 cut illegal drug supply in Bulgaria, pushed up prices – report

May 29, 2020June 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 pandemic crisis has resulted in reduced availability in Bulgaria of cannabis, heroin, cocaine and synthetic drugs, while the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Flight suspensions, border closures devastated Bulgaria’s April visitor numbers

May 29, 2020June 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria in April 2020 was just less than 89 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Traffic Police caught 17 123 motorists speeding in four-day operation

May 29, 2020June 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

In a four-day operation between May 22 and 25, Bulgaria’s Traffic Police caught 17 123 motorists speeding, the Interior Ministry

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Quarantine to be lifted for those arriving from most European countries

May 29, 2020May 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Based on morbidity data in Europe, there will be a decision to lift the 14-day quarantine for those arriving in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s deputy environment minister held as part of alleged organised crime group

May 28, 2020May 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Deputy Environment Minister Krassimir Zhivkov was one of six people taken into 24-hour custody on May 28 following high-profile

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court declines Prosecutor-General’s request to review Palfreeman parole

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation has left without consideration a request from the Prosecutor-General to review the Supreme Administrative Court

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Association: Half of Bulgaria’s restaurants are open, 20% are bankrupt

May 28, 2020May 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Currently, about 50 per cent of restaurants in Bulgaria while 20 per cent have gone bankrupt, the head of the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Number of active cases continues to fall

May 28, 2020May 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are currently 1478 active Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria, a reduction of 100 in less than a week, according to

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