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Bulgaria had largest drop in EU in retail trade volume in August 2020 y/y

October 6, 2020October 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria recorded the largest decrease in retail trade volume among all European Union countries in August 2020 on an annual

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 10 new deaths, cases among medical personnel pass 1200-mark

October 6, 2020October 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ten people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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Bulgaria 

European Parliament debate on Bulgaria: ‘Fed up with corruption’

October 5, 2020October 7, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Perhaps the most telling point in the European Parliament debate on the rule of law in Bulgaria came from German

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Alpha Research: Economy worries overshadow Bulgarians’ Covid-19 concerns

October 5, 2020October 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Worries about the economy and the continued political uncertainty in Bulgaria overshadowed concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the

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‘Colours of Bulgaria and Israel’ photo exhibition opens

October 5, 2020October 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

An exhibition entitled “The Colours of Bulgaria and Israel” opened in the Crystal Garden in central Sofia on October 5

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 3 new deaths, active cases rise to 5729

October 5, 2020October 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Three people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 52 deaths in the past week

October 4, 2020October 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 52 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, according to

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Bulgaria 

Have Bulgaria’s anti-government protests failed?

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

It is October 3, the 87th day of protests demanding the resignations of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government and

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 6 new deaths, 5559 active cases

October 3, 2020October 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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