Sofia municipality: Vitosha mountain ‘opens’ for walks from May 3
Vitosha nature park will be re-opened from May 3 for visits by the public, Sofia municipality said soon after Bulgaria’s
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Covid-19: Bulgaria lifts ban on visiting mountains and national parks
Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on May 1 lifting the ban on visiting mountains, national parks and
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Covid-19: Bulgaria scraps order on mandatory wearing of masks in public places
Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on May 1 cancelling his earlier order requiring the mandatory wearing of
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4.5 Richter scale earthquake shakes Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
An earthquake measured as 4.5 on the Richter scale by the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre shook Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv
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Bulgaria’s Labour Day weekend: Thousands turned back at intercity travel checkpoints
Close to 40 000 vehicles had left Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia in the past 24 hours, while police refused permission
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For second month, Bulgaria’s road deaths fall
April 2020 was the second consecutive month to see a significant decrease in the number of deaths and injuries in
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Bulgaria Q1 2020 Budget surplus at 1.43B leva
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on April 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first three months of 2020 was
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Bulgarian railways chooses Siemens consortium to supply new electric locomotives
Bulgarian state railways BDZ said on April 30 that it had chosen the Siemens Tron consortium to supply 10 newly-manufactured
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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister bans exports of diabetes, schizophrenia and cancer medicines
Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on April 30 banning exports of medicines used in the treatment of
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