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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 10 000 fined for not wearing masks in public

April 25, 2020April 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 15 000 fines have been issued in Bulgaria for violating anti-epidemic measures, around 10 000 of them for failing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: ‘Training exercise’ regarding partially opening parks in Sofia on April 26

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There will be an “experiment” regarding opening public parks in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on Sunday, operational headquarters chief Major-General

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Bulgaria 

Fitch affirms Bulgaria credit rating at ‘BBB’, sees GDP shrink by 5.1% in 2020

April 25, 2020August 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB’, but downgraded the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Roundup, April 24 – rise in cases, queues of cars

April 24, 2020April 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased in the past 24 hours by 91 to a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister extends order on wearing masks in public places

April 24, 2020April 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on April 24 extending until May 13 the compulsory wearing of masks

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Bulgaria 

EC approves 150M euro Bulgarian scheme to support SMEs affected by coronavirus outbreak

April 24, 2020April 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said that it has approved a 150 million euro (about 294 million leva) Bulgarian scheme to support

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 90 new cases in past 24 hours

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, the largest increase in that

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, roundup April 23: 1097 cases, 1048 pre-trial proceedings

April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 73 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Crisis fund to support independent artists in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

The Plovdiv 2019 Foundation and Plovdiv municipality’s culture department have set up a crisis fund to support independent artists in

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