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Bulgarian Cabinet to ask Parliament to extend State of Emergency to May 13

April 1, 2020April 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Government decided at its sitting on April 1 to ask the National Assembly to extend the State of Emergency,

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Bulgaria reports ninth death of patient who had tested positive for Covid-19

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 57-year-old man who had tested positive for Covid-19 died at the intensive care unit of a hospital in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas, heating prices; electricity prices unchanged

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said that electricity prices will remain unchanged, while the natural gas price will

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2020 was 4.1% – Eurostat

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2020 was 4.1 per cent, unchanged from January and down from 4.7 per cent in

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in Q1 2020 is 25 lower than same time last year

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The numbers of people who died or were injured in serious road accidents in Bulgaria in the first quarter of

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Bulgarian MP tests positive for Covid-19, currently in hospital

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Hassan Ademov, a member of Bulgaria’s National Assembly for the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, has tested positive for Covid-19,

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Bulgaria January-February 2020 Budget surplus at 1.48B leva

March 31, 2020April 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on March 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first two months of 2020 was

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National operational HQ: Confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria now 399

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria was 399 as at 5pm on March 31, having risen by

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister rescinds order making masks compulsory in public places

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Less than 24 hours after issuing an order making the wearing of protective masks when in indoor and outdoor public

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