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Year: 2022

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Bulgarian Air Force pilot ejects from SU-25

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian Air Force pilot ejected from an SU-25 jet fighter while on approach to land at Bezmer air base

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister again extends anti-Covid measures

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For the latest time in several consecutive weeks, Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medjidiev has issued an order regarding anti-epidemic

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Europe 

EC proposes stepping up sanctions against Russia

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced on September 28 proposals for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s auction of stranded ship draws no bidders

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

An auction scheduled for September 28 of Vera Su, the vessel that ran aground on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in

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Europe 

Frontex: 66 000 Russians entered EU in past week

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Sixty-six thousand Russian citizens have entered the European Union over the past week (September 19-25), a 30 per cent increase

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Europe 

Study: Droughts alone could cost 1% of GDP in CEE in coming years

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

As heatwaves and droughts in summer 2022 proved again, the number and impact of natural disasters in Europe, and especially

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Bulgaria 

Three dead in lightning strike in centre of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Three people died and a fourth is in hospital in critical condition after a lightning strike in the centre of

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Leisure 

Award-winning international stars at Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Jazz Fest 2022

September 27, 2022November 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The 2022 Plovdiv Jazz Fest will be on at the Boris Christoff House of Culture in the Bulgarian city from

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Europe 

Eurostat: EU tourism getting closer to 2019 levels

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The European Union’s tourism industry seems to be rebounding from the Covid-19 pandemic strongly, with data for 2022 closely mirroring that

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