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Tourism: ‘Rediscover Bulgaria’ online hotel, restaurant reservation platform to launch in June

May 21, 2020May 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s government and private sector are launching “Rediscover Bulgaria”, an online reservation system for hotels and restaurants, on June 1

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 1484 active cases, 120 dead, 727 recovered

May 21, 2020May 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The total number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria is 2331, having increased by 39 in the past

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Health Minister allows resumption of indoor sports

May 20, 2020May 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As May 22, collective indoor sports activities will be allowed, provided that they are not of a competitive character and

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Bulgaria 

EC calls on Bulgaria to improve procedures to support SMEs, cut administrative burden

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission has set out four recommendations on steps for Bulgaria to take in 2020 and 2021 as the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister: Intensive talks on resuming charter flights on June 15

May 20, 2020May 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Intensive talks are underway with countries with coronavirus epidemic situations similar to that of Bulgaria so that charter flights can

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 68 243 tests to date, cases total 2292

May 20, 2020May 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In the past 24 hours, a total of 1432 samples were tested for new coronavirus, of which 33 produced a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM says considering allowing restaurants to fully open as of June 1

May 19, 2020May 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s government is considering allowing restaurants to fully re-open as of June 1, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on May

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Europe 

Covid-19: EC boosts urgently-needed research and innovation with further 122M euro

May 19, 2020May 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on May 19 that it has mobilised a further 122 million euro from its research and

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Bulgaria 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria fell close to 73% in April 2020 y/y

May 19, 2020May 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There were a total of 824 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in April 2020, down from 3008 in April

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