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Poll: 69% of Bulgarians believe better discipline would strengthen fight against Covid-19

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixty-nine per cent of Bulgarians believe that better discipline in society was most important to contain the spread of Covid-19,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Air adds additional flights to Amsterdam, Athens, Zurich, Berlin, Frankfurt

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Flag carrier Bulgaria Air is continuing to restore its flight schedule, and in July and August is adding new additional

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Latest new record rise in cases

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A new record has been set for an increase in confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria, as the national

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Comment: Empty beaches, full stadiums…fuller cemeteries?

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer new coronavirus

Among the beneficiaries of state aid for small businesses in Bulgaria hit by the Covid-19 crisis were funeral parlours in

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Bulgaria 

After mayor, two deputy mayors of Bulgaria’s Rousse test positive for new coronavirus

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Rousse

A day after it emerged that the mayor of Bulgaria’s Danube city of Rousse had tested positive for new coronavirus,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Arrivals from UK, Portugal and Sweden to be still subject to quarantine

July 7, 2020July 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The requirement that people arriving in Bulgaria from the United Kingdom, Portugal and Sweden go into 14-day mandatory quarantine is

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Europe 

Coronavirus: New exceptional support measures for EU wine sector

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, wine

The European Commission adopted on July 7 an additional package of exceptional measures to support the wine sector, following the

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Business 

Covid-19: EU summer forecast predicts deeper recession, recovery ‘gaining traction’

July 7, 2020July 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The European Commission lowered further its economic growth expectations for 2020 in the summer forecast released on July 7, but

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Coronavirus cases rising by 200 a day will be signal to return stricter measures

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

If the number of newly-confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria exceeds 200 a day, that will be a signal

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