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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector wants epidemic declaration extended to end-November

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector Associate Professor Angel Kunchev said on September 18 that he would recommend extending the country’s

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Border management: European Commission approves extra funding for Greece and Bulgaria

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

The European Commission said that on September 18 it had made available an additional 23.8 million euro to Greece, under

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Bulgaria 

Avishai Cohen to star at Bulgaria’s 2020 Plovdiv Jazz Fest

September 18, 2020October 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Renowned bassist Avishai Cohen will close the 2020 Plovdiv Jazz Fest, being held in the Bulgarian city’s Boris Christoff House

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Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector: We make no forecasts about Covid-19

September 18, 2020September 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

None of the predictions about the development of the Covid-19 pandemic have come true so far, which is why for

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Bulgaria issues warning as Mediterranean hurricane Ianos hits Greece

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued a warning against travel to parts of Greece being hit by the cyclone Ianos. The

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 10 new deaths, 4404 active cases

September 18, 2020September 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death toll among those in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus has risen by 10 in the

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Bulgarian Parliament passes Electoral Code amendments, President vows veto

September 17, 2020September 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed at second reading on September 17 a bill of amendments to the country’s Electoral Code, but

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Bulgaria court to deliver verdict in Bourgas Airport terrorist attack trial on September 21

September 17, 2020September 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Israel

A five-member panel of Bulgaria’s Special Criminal Court will deliver its verdict on September 21 in the trial in absentia

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria fell 37.6% in January-August 2020 y/y

September 17, 2020September 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to August 2020 was 37.6 per cent lower than

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