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New poll shows Covid-19 impact on non-financial businesses in Bulgaria in October

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

More than 37 per cent of Bulgarian businesses in the category that includes the wholesale and retail trade and food

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Bulgaria 

60% of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria saw revenue drop in October m/m – poll

November 24, 2020November 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Close to 60 per cent of managers of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria said that their revenue dropped in October 2020

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Association of Hotel Executives: Proposed stricter measures against Covid-19 will cause bankruptcies

November 24, 2020November 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The stricter measures proposed by Health Minister Kostadin Angelov to curtail the spread of Covid-19 will deal a severe and

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s restaurateurs, doctors react to proposed tougher measures

November 24, 2020November 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) has written to Prime Minister Boiko Borissov saying that it understands the need

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Record 189 deaths, active cases rise to 83 671

November 24, 2020November 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national information system reported on November 24 a single-day record for new Covid-19 deaths, 189 in the past 24

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister proposes tighter restrictions

November 23, 2020November 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov proposed on November 23 a tougher set of measures to reduce the number of coronavirus

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: More doctors’ deaths reported

November 23, 2020November 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) expressed on November 23 its condolences to the families and colleagues of three doctors who

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Bulgaria 

Venice Commission says more changes needed in Bulgarian constitutional amendments

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, said on November 23 that it welcomed some

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Bulgaria 

EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria on audiovisual content

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on November 23 that it was opening infringement procedures against 23 member states, Bulgaria among them,

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