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Bulgaria lifts PCR test requirement for arrivals from United Arab Emirates

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As August 11, people arriving from the United Arab Emirates can enter Bulgaria without presenting a document showing a negative

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 12 more deaths, 5073 active cases, 854 in hospital

August 11, 2020August 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 104 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgarian PM hits back at President over resignation call

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov hit back on August 10 at President Roumen Radev over the head of state’s repeated

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Bulgaria’s accommodation revenue from foreign tourists down 95.7% in June 2020 y/y

August 10, 2020August 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The total revenue from nights spent in tourist accommodation in Bulgaria in June 2020 added up to 23.1 million leva

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Bulgaria’s Albena resort begins closing hotels for lack of tourists

August 10, 2020August 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The Albena resort complex on Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast has begun gradually closing hotels because of a lack of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5177 active cases, 849 in hospital, two more deaths

August 10, 2020August 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by three to a total of 5177, according to

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Bulgarian Jews slam ultra-nationalist Deputy PM over ‘Soros’ comment

August 9, 2020August 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has expressed its deep concern about a statement by Bulgarian Deputy Prime

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Bulgarian PM, facing anti-government protests, says ‘time for a decision’

August 9, 2020August 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, facing more than a month of protests demanding the resignation of his government, posted on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Italy again extends quarantine requirement for arrivals from Bulgaria, Romania

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Italy has for a second time extended the requirement that arrivals from Bulgaria or Romania must spend 14 days in

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