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Bulgaria to pursue exploratory talks on new Kozloduy nuclear reactor

October 14, 2020October 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Government decided on October 14 to allow exploratory talks “to investigate the possibility of building a new nuclear capacity”

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Call for stricter control in Bulgaria’s night clubs, discos

October 14, 2020October 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Checks whether people in night clubs and discos are keeping to the anti-epidemic measures against Covid-19 must be stepped up,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s schools to spend 14M leva on laptops for teachers and pupils

October 14, 2020October 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has allocated 14 million leva (about 7.15 million euro) for the purchase of 16 000 laptops by schools,

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Bulgaria 

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 

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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