Visits by foreigners to Bulgaria in June 2020 were 75.2% down y/y
In June 2020, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 75.2% lower than in June 2019,
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New polls show Covid-19 impact on business, hospitality industry in Bulgaria
The latest in a series of special polls by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) on the impact of the Covid-19
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Covid-19: Bulgaria changes entry rules for arrivals from several countries
From July 28, citizens of North Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Moldova, Israel and Kuwait may enter
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Bulgaria asks Greece to open more border checkpoints
Visiting Athens on July 27, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva raised the issue of the faster re-opening of as many
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Covid-19: Greece to require negative PCR test for arrivals by air from Bulgaria, Romania
From July 28, admission to Greece for travellers arriving on flights from Bulgaria and Romania will be allowed only if
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Covid-19: Italy imposes 14-day quarantine for arrivals from Bulgaria, Romania
As of July 25, all passengers arriving in Italy from Bulgaria and Romania must go into 14-day quarantine, as must
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Denmark latest country to tighten rules for arrivals from Bulgaria
The Danish authorities introduced as of July 23 new restrictive measures for travellers from Bulgaria to Denmark, the Foreign Ministry
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Long queues in Bulgaria for PCR tests to meet Greek, Austrian entry requirements
There are long queues and waiting times for PCR tests at private accredited laboratories in Bulgaria, a result of requirements
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Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association on Covid-19 measures: ‘Chaos, incompetence and clumsiness’
The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) has sent a protest note to Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and other officials
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