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Bulgaria’s Health Minister orders further easing of Covid-19 restrictions

April 16, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov issued an order on April 16 further easing restrictions put in place to limit the

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Bulgaria’s Parliament sets up committee to inspect spending by Borissov’s government

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted unanimously on April 16 to set up a committee to inspect spending of public funds by

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Bulgaria’s new National Assembly votes resignation of Borissov’s government

April 16, 2021April 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

At its second sitting, held on April 16, Bulgaria’s 45th National Assembly voted to approve the resignation of Prime Minister

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Political row over disbanding of Bulgaria’s Covid-19 national response staff

April 16, 2021April 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There were sharp political reactions following the decision by outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov to disband the national Covid-19

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Decision on extending epidemic declaration at end of April

April 16, 2021April 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The outgoing government will make a decision after April 26 about whether to extend the Covid-19 epidemic declaration beyond the

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-February 2021 was 98.6M euro

April 16, 2021April 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 98.6 million euro, the equivalent

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 108 deaths in past day

April 16, 2021April 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 108 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria’s outgoing Cabinet disbands Covid-19 response HQ

April 15, 2021April 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s outgoing government of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on April 15 that it disbanded the national Covid-19 response staff,

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Bulgaria’s new National Assembly elects Speaker from Trifonov’s party

April 15, 2021April 16, 2021 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021, Slavi Trifonov

Bulgaria’s 45th National Assembly held its first sitting on April 15, eleven days after being elected, and voted into office

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