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Covid-19: All EU countries expected to lift border controls by end of June

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Most European Union countries will have lifted the controls at their internal borders and the related travel restrictions by June

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria imposes 14-day quarantine on people arriving from N Macedonia

June 5, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has imposed a 14-day mandatory quarantine requirement on people arriving from the Republic of North

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Bulgaria 

Turkey to join resumption of flights to Bulgaria

June 4, 2020June 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Turkey is to allow the phased resumption of international flights as of June 10, beginning with a group of countries

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.3% economic growth in Q1 2020

June 4, 2020June 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Daily briefings by operational HQ end

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Daily briefings by Bulgaria’s operational headquarters against Covid-19 will no longer be held, but updated data will be posted on

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria jumped to 6.2% in April 2020 – Eurostat

June 3, 2020June 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria rose from 4.5 per cent in March 2020 to 6.2 per cent in April, according to figures

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: All but social measures fall away on June 15, PM says

June 3, 2020June 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

After the Covid-19 epidemic declaration in Bulgaria expires on June 15, only social measures will remain in place, Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

Graphs show trends in Bulgaria in deaths, unemployment and visitor numbers in 2020

June 2, 2020June 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A trend of deaths in Bulgaria being significantly lower in the first 21 weeks of 2020 than by the same

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Bulgaria Health Minister greenlights restart of football matches on June 5

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev said on June 2 that he approved the plans to resume domestic professional football matches

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