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Poll: 56% of Bulgarians believe official information about Covid-19

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The percentage of Bulgarians who say that they believe the official information about the Covid-19 situation in the country has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian pensioners to get 50 leva monthly ‘bonus’ until end of current government’s term

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All pensioners in Bulgaria will be paid an additional 50 leva (about 25.5 euro) a month until the end of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 12 new deaths, active cases rise to 5374

October 1, 2020October 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in January – September 2020 was 333

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 333 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first nine months of 2020, according to

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Bulgaria January-August 2020 Budget surplus at 1.62B leva

September 30, 2020October 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on September 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first eight months of 2020 was

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Bulgaria 

EU Rule of Law report: Bulgaria gets familiar flaws factsheet

September 30, 2020October 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, judiciary

The European Commission’s first EU-wide report on the rule of law, published on September 30, raised a number of concerns

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to pull 2-leva bill from circulation on January 1 2021

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said that its governing council has decided to withdraw the two-leva banknote from circulation starting on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs overrule President’s veto on Judiciary Act amendments

September 30, 2020October 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on September 30 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on a bill of amendments to the

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Increased optimism in Bulgaria’s retail sector in September

September 30, 2020October 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found a small improvement in views of Bulgaria’s business

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