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After 100 days, what now for Bulgaria’s protests?

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

It is easy to see symbolism in the storm that struck Sofia on the 100th night of the anti-government protests

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 14 new deaths, 998 newly-confirmed cases, 10 672 active cases

October 17, 2020July 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The steady upward curve of new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria is continuing, with close to 1000 newly-confirmed cases in the

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Covid-19: Austria changes rules for arrivals from Bulgaria

October 16, 2020October 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

From October 17, Austria is changing its rules for arrivals from Bulgaria, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said. Those arriving

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad and Turgovishte tighten measures as cases spike

October 16, 2020October 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All large-scale events in Bulgaria’s city of Turgovishte have been postponed because of a sharp increase in new coronavirus infections,

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Bulgaria’s health insurance fund signs contract for 180 000 flu vaccines, free to over-65s

October 16, 2020October 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s health insurance fund has signed a contract for 180 000 vaccines against influenza, which are to be supplied to

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2020 was 365.9M euro

October 16, 2020October 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 365.9 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 914 new cases, active cases rise by 710 and 15 new deaths

October 16, 2020October 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There was yet another new record rise in confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours,

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria fell 36.7% in January – September 2020 y/y

October 16, 2020October 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria were 36.7 per cent lower in January to September 2020 than in January to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian link in QQAAZZ multi-million money laundering case

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

An unprecedented international law enforcement operation involving 16 countries, among them Bulgaria, has resulted in the arrest of 20 individuals

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