EC approves Bulgaria’s 173M leva state aid scheme for SMEs hit by coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission (EC) said on May 14 that it had approved a 173 million leva (88 million euro) scheme
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Plovdiv’s Hills of Rock 2020 cancelled
The 2020 Hills of Rock festival that had been planned for Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv from July 24 to 26
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Bulgaria’s Q1 jobs and salaries data show impact of Covid-19
The number of people with employment contracts in Bulgaria decreased by 47 187 from the end of February to the
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Bulgaria’s Parliament sets up committee to monitor Covid-19 spending
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted unanimously on May 14 to set up an ad hoc committee to monitor all state spending
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 99 dead, 521 have recovered
As of the morning of May 14, the death toll in Bulgaria among those who had tested positive for Covid-19
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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 epidemic: Health Minister issues rules
Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has issued four orders to be in force during the epidemic situation in the country,
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: As State of Emergency ends, epidemic declared to June 14
At a news conference on the night of May 13, as the final hours of the State of Emergency to
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 13: More re-openings, more cases as State of Emergency ends
Bulgaria’s two-month State of Emergency to contain the spread of Covid-19 ends on May 13. Two months ago, on March
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Bulgaria’s Traffic Police in week-long special operation against speeding
Bulgaria’s Traffic Police are carrying out a special operation from May 13 to 20 against speeding. Traffic Police Inspector Chavdar
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