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Bulgaria Justice Ministry adds more citizenship application time slots

October 1, 2020October 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Justice Ministry said on October 1 that it was increasing the number of time slots available in the online

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister: 10.5% of hospital beds for Covid-19 patients are occupied

October 1, 2020October 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 10.5 per cent of hospital beds in Bulgaria for patients with Covid-19 without complications, and four per cent for

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Unemployment in Bulgaria rose to 6.2% in August 2020 – Eurostat

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

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2020 was 6.2 per cent, representing about 199 000 people, European Union statistics agency Eurostat

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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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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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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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