State of Emergency in Bulgaria

Date: (13-03-2020)
In light of the COVID-19 spread on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, a State of Emergency was unanimously voted today (13 MAR 2020) by the Bulgarian Parliament and introduced with an immediate effect until 13 Apr 2020. On 03 April the term of Emergency situation was increased till 13th of May 2020
The State of Emergency is declared on the basis of Article 84 of the Bulgarian Constitution which states that national authorities may impose complete bans, for instance, on movement, both inside and outside the country, and on assembly by closing public areas, schools, universities, concert halls, sport venues, private businesses.
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On 11-12 December 2013, the Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE) co-hosted together with US European Command (USEUCOM) and the US embassy in Bulgaria the workshop Visualizing Implications of Climate Change on Military Activities and Relationships. The opening remarks were given by the Deputy Minister of Defence of Bulgaria, Mr. Ivan Ivanov, who welcomed the participants and underlined the importance of the topics that the workshop focused on.
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