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Coronavirus: Bulgaria to supply pharmacies with medicinal alcohol, masks and disinfectants

February 28, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The state is taking urgent measures to provide pharmacies with sufficient quantities of medicinal alcohol, surgical masks and disinfectants, Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian National Bank putting new 20 leva banknote into circulation on March 20

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) is putting a new 20 leva banknote into circulation on March 20 2020, BNB said on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria names German company to supply two naval patrol vessels

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government has approved a report by an interdepartmental working group recommending handing the tender to supply two naval patrol

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Chief General Botsev dies

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Chief, General Andrei Botsev, died on February 27 after a short illness, the Defence Ministry said. He was

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Bulgaria 

EASC’s Tsvetanov: Bulgaria should be active in the Three Seas Initiative

February 28, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The Three Seas Initiative focuses on North-South connectivity in Central and Eastern Europe and this can be the key to

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Bulgarian Cabinet cancels plans to buy new 55M leva government jet

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s government said on February 27 that cancelled plans to buy new aircraft for the 28th Air Detachment, in charge

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EIB group provided 359M euro loans and guarantees for Bulgarian projects in 2019

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), which consists of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund

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Chief State Health Inspector: Arrival of coronavirus in Bulgaria ‘inevitable’

February 27, 2020February 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The arrival of new coronavirus in Bulgaria is inevitable, Chief State Health Inspector Associate Professor Angel Kunchev said on February

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Crisis staff chief: No confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria

February 26, 2020February 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

There are no confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria, crisis staff chief General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski told a regular briefing

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