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Covid-19: Bulgaria scraps order on mandatory wearing of masks in public places

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

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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Bulgaria’s Labour Day weekend: Thousands turned back at intercity travel checkpoints

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

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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Bulgaria Q1 2020 Budget surplus at 1.43B leva

April 30, 2020May 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

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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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister bans exports of diabetes, schizophrenia and cancer medicines

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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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Covid-19 in Bulgaria, April 30 roundup: Heavy traffic, court convictions, cases rise

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 59 in the past 24 hours to 1506,

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Bulgaria’s Labour Day weekend: Stormy weather, strict security measures

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has a three-day weekend with the May 1 Labour Day public holiday on Friday, with stormy weather forecast across

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Covid-19: Asylum applications in EU+ down by almost half in March 2020

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Applications for asylum in the EU+ dropped by almost half in March 2020 as Covid-19 containment measures took effect, following

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria extends deadline for paying electricity bills from 20 to 30 days

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova issued an order on April 30 extending the deadline for paying household electricity bills from

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2020 was 4.5%

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2020 was 4.5 per cent, up from four per cent in February, European Union statistics

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