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Public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television steps up airtime for religious programming

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media, new coronavirus

The National Council of Religious Communities in Bulgaria and public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) have signed an agreement for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria joins 14 other EU countries in statement on human rights during Covid-19 emergency

April 3, 2020April 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary, new coronavirus

Bulgaria has joined 14 other European Union countries in a statement expressing deep concern about the risk of violations of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 death toll in Bulgaria rises to 12 as PM predicts peak over next two to three weeks

April 3, 2020April 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death toll in Bulgaria among people who have tested positive for Covid-19 has risen to 12, while 30 have

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Parliament to hold special sitting on April 3

April 2, 2020April 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Speaker of Bulgaria’s National Assembly, Tsveta Karayancheva, has called a special sitting to be held on April 3 at

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Bulgaria 

Leader of Bulgaria’s ruling party parliamentary group among 3 MPs positive for Covid-19

April 2, 2020April 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The leader of the parliamentary group of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, Dr Daniela Daritkova, and another GERB MP,

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Bulgaria 

Operational HQ: 457 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria, 25 recovered

April 2, 2020April 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria rose on April 2 by eight to a total of 457,

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Europe 

EC proposes 100BN euro solidarity instrument to help employees keep incomes, firms stay open

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

The European Commission is further increasing its response to the Covid-19 pandemic by proposing to set up a 100 billion

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Bulgaria 

Mayor Fandukova: Sofia to revise budget, aid SMEs

April 2, 2020April 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova said on April 2 that the first package of proposed measures to assist small and medium-sized

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Bulgaria 

More than 4400 people registered unemployed in Bulgaria in a single day

April 2, 2020April 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 4477 people registered as unemployed at labour bureaux in Bulgaria in a single day yesterday, Labour and

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