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Bulgaria increases pay of regional health inspectorate, emergency medical care staff

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has approved additional spending of more than 4.6 million leva to increase the pay of staff of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria sells ship that was stranded on coastline

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

At the fourth attempt, Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration agency has auctioned the Vera Su, the vessel that was stranded on the

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Business 

Partial recovery in tourism trips by EU residents in 2021

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In 2021, residents of the 27 European Union member states made 879 million tourism trips with at least one overnight stay (

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Europe 

Eurostat: EU gas consumption down by 20.1%

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

EU consumption of natural gas dropped by 20.1 per cent in the period August-November 2022, compared with the average gas consumption

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Bulgaria 

MoD: Bulgaria has given close to half a billion leva humanitarian aid to Ukraine

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Bulgaria has provided 448 million leva humanitarian aid to Ukraine, caretaker Defence Minister

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Europe 

EU energy ministers agree price cap on natural gas

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Energy ministers from the European Union member states agreed late on December 19 a proposal for a new Council regulation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian weapons in service with Ukrainian territorial forces – report

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian ATGL-H anti-tank recoilless rifles have been transferred to the territorial defence forces of Ukraine, according to an Ukrainian website.

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Leisure 

Exhibition of photographs capturing Picasso’s life at Bulgaria’s Sofia City Art Gallery

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition of photographs capturing Pablo Picasso’s daily life, family and personal life is on at the Sofia City Art

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Leisure 

Exhibition: ‘Georges Papazoff – The illuminator’ at Bulgaria’s National Gallery

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition “Georges Papazoff – The Illuminator” is on at the National Gallery in Sofia in Bulgaria’s capital city until

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