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Bulgarian railways: Resumption of international trains through border crossings with Greece, Serbia, Turkey postponed

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, new coronavirus

In spite of the planned relaunch, the resumption of international trains through Bulgaria’s border crossings with Greece, Serbia and Turkey

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 3389 active cases, death toll rises to 267

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 208 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

July 2020: In Bulgaria, the Armies of the Night 2.0

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Should you have found yourself in the centre of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on the night of July 10, you

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Croatia accepted into ERM2 euro zone ‘waiting room’

July 10, 2020July 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The European Central Bank (ECB) said on July 10 that Bulgaria and Croatia have been accepted to join the Exchange

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Greece to require negative PCR test at Kulata-Promachonas from July 14

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

Holidaymakers travelling to Greece by land via the Kulata-Promachonas checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border will have to show proof of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Controversy over guarding of Dogan’s seaside mansion deepens

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The melodrama currently preoccupying Bulgaria’s politicians took new turns on July 10 as it emerged that the National Security Service

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Yet another new record as cases jump by 330

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

Bulgaria registered yet another new record in the increase in new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, by 330, according to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria closes indoor discos, nightclubs, restricts group celebrations to 30 people

July 9, 2020July 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Facing a sharp rise in the number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus, Bulgaria’s government decided to bring back a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv announces new measures against spread of Covid-19

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Additional measures against the spread of new coronavirus are coming into force in the city and district of Plovdiv, regional

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