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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s government to buy 2.1 million leva Remdesivir

October 14, 2020October 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on October 14 to approve additional spending by the Ministry of Health to buy 2.1 million leva

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.9% inflation in September

October 14, 2020November 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.9 per cent inflation in September, falling from 1.2 per cent in August,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 8 new deaths, 633 more active cases, 259 new cases in Sofia

October 14, 2020October 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria has risen by 785 in the past 24 hours, after

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Bulgaria 

IMF still sees 4% economic downturn in Bulgaria this year

October 13, 2020October 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to shrink by four per cent this year, according to its October

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Bulgaria 

The next stage for Slavi Trifonov – Bulgaria’s Parliament

October 13, 2020April 13, 2021 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Slavi Trifonov

For a few years in the 1990s, there was a satirical show on Bulgarian television called Ku-Ku. It played a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Greece extends all entry restrictions to October 25

October 13, 2020October 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Greek authorities have extended the duration of all current restrictions on travellers entering the country until midnight on October 25,

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Bulgaria 

Poll: 78% in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia see it as good place to live

October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Seventy-eight per cent of people in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia see it as a good place to live for people in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 23 new deaths, active cases rise by 466

October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-three people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past day, bringing the country’s death

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Bulgaria 

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance unveils working definition of antigypsyism

October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) announced on October 12 the adoption of an internationally accepted non-legally binding working definition

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