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Wildfires: Largest rescEU aerial firefighting operation in Greece

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

To tackle the wildfires in Greece, the biggest ever recorded in the EU, the European Commission’s (EC) Emergency Response Coordination

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Bulgaria 

Zelenskyy thanks Bulgaria for military and political support

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meeting Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, has expressed thanks for Bulgaria’s military and political support. On

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among 11 countries signing Athens Declaration in support of Ukraine, Western Balkans

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov was among the leaders of 11 countries to sign the Athens Declaration in support of

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Bulgaria among EU countries helping fight wildfires in Greece

July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

As several countries grapple with rapidly spreading wildfires, the European Union is stepping in to reinforce firefighting efforts and provide

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Europe 

Forest fires in Greece: EU mobilises firefighting assistance

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

The EU civil protection mechanism is channelling support to help combat forest fires in Greece, which is currently facing a very

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Greece-Bulgaria gas inter-connector pipeline begins operation

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Greece

The inter-connector pipeline linking the Bulgarian and Greek gas grids started operation on October 1, giving Bulgaria access to larger

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Business 

Bulgaria calls new tender for LNG deliveries as Gazprom talks stall

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Greece, Russia

Bulgaria’s state-owned gas company Bulgargaz will invite new offers to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG), seeking to purchase 3.5 million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: Kremlin’s economic blackmail will fail

May 3, 2022May 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Greece, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on May 3 that he expects the Kremlin’s economic blackmail to fail after a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Greece, Romania change entry rules

December 17, 2021December 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, Romania

As of 6am on December 19, everyone entering Greece will be required to submit a negative result of a PCR

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