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Bulgaria granted citizenship to 997 people in 2018 – Eurostat

March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 997 people in 2018, up by nine per cent compared with 2017, European Union statistics agency

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Bulgaria grants grace period for purchases after making wearing masks in public compulsory

March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The grace period for the purchase of protective masks is midnight on April 4, national operational headquarters chief Major-General Ventsislav

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Covid-19: Bulgaria budget revision targets 2.9% deficit, raises 2020 borrowing ceiling

March 30, 2020April 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on March 30 the draft budget revision, which sets a deficit of 2.9 per cent of target

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Covid-19: Bulgaria makes wearing a protective mask in public places compulsory

March 30, 2020April 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on March 30 that everyone, when at indoor or outdoor public places,

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Covid-19: Bulgaria Cabinet lists sectors eligible for aid, prepares Budget revision

March 30, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on March 30 the list of economic sectors eligible for government assistance to pay their employees and

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Covid-19: Bulgarian Orthodox Church to hold Easter 2020 services outside churches

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church will hold its 2020 Palm Sunday and Easter services outside churches, it emerged after a meeting

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Poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria turned gloomier in March

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found a gloomier view of the country’s business climate

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Covid-19: Bulgaria allocates further 45M leva for elderly living alone, people with disabilities

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Labor and Social Policy is allocating a further 45 million leva under the Human Resources Development Operational

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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv expands measures against spread of Covid-19

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Stricter measures decided on by the Plovdiv municipal crisis staff against Covid-19 took effect in the city on March 30.

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