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Bulgaria recalls consul from the Netherlands over “coronavirus tax”

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva has recalled the head of the consular service at the Bulgarian Embassy in The Hague, The Netherlands. The reason for this was the illegally collected “coronavirus tax” from visitors of the consular service - 5 euros for Bulgarian citizens and 10 euros for Dutch and other citizens. Minister Zaharieva pointed out that such behavior was completely incompatible with Bulgarian diplomatic service.



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