Bulgaria: Borissov’s GERB-UDF declines mandate to form government
As it had telegraphed it would, Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition formally declined on August 20 a mandate to seek to
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Caretaker Health Minister orders changes to measures
Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has announced new measures regarding the Covid-19 situation, making provision for exceptions where people
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 27 deaths, 1371 new cases
Twenty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll
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Bulgarian railways offering narrow-gauge steam train trips on September 4, 5 and 6
Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering steam train excursions on the Septemvri – Velingrad narrow-gauge line on September 4, 5
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Bulgarian President Radev to hand second Cabinet mandate on August 20
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev will hold the formal ceremony at the Presidency in Sofia on August 20 to hand the
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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister: Time for new restrictions ‘approaching’
The time for new restrictions is “approaching,” Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov said in an interview with bTV on
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 16 deaths, patients in hospital pass 2000-mark
Sixteen people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll
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Covid-19: Netherlands changes entry rules for arrivals from Bulgaria
The Netherlands has reclassified Bulgaria from a green to a yellow zone for Covid-19 as of August 21, meaning a
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Bulgaria’s President continues to press for government to be elected
However improbable the prospects of success, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev is continuing to urge parliamentary groups to achieve the “consensus
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