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Bulgaria utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 14.1% for November 2020

November 1, 2020November 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator decided to raise gas prices in the country by 14.1 per cent starting November 1, setting the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 195 deaths, 13 274 new active cases in past week

November 1, 2020November 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 195 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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With two months remaining to 2020, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 381

November 1, 2020November 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 381 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and October 31, according to provisional

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 29 new deaths, active cases rise by 2680 in past day

October 31, 2020November 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-nine 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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Bulgarian Socialist Party leader in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19

October 31, 2020November 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova, new coronavirus

Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova is being treated at the Military Medical Academy in Sofia after testing positive for

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Bulgaria January-September 2020 Budget surplus at 871.4M leva

October 30, 2020November 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

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

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s capital imposes curfew on restaurants and bars

October 30, 2020November 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is imposing a curfew on restaurants and bars of 11.30pm as a measure against the spread

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Covid-19: Germany declares all of Bulgaria a risk region

October 30, 2020November 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Germany has declared the entire territory of Bulgaria a “risk region”, imposing restrictive measures on people travelling to Germany from

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Bulgaria 

EC steps up infringement against Bulgaria for ordering retailers to sell local food

October 30, 2020November 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, new coronavirus

The European Commission said on October 30 that it was advancing the infringement proceedings against Bulgaria in relation to the

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