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Year: 2022

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Foreign Ministry calls on Bulgarians not to travel to Russia

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

In connection with what it called the “complicated situation”, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued a call on September 27 to Bulgarians

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Bulgaria’s 2022 elections: Poll sees six-group Parliament

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

Ahead of Bulgaria’s October 2 early parliamentary elections, a new poll by the Market Links agency sees six groups above

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 22 deaths, 3470 new cases

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 22 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron BA.5 lineage dominant, BA.2.75 detected – NCIPD

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on September 26 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Radev warns of possible consequences for Bulgaria from escalation of Russia’s war on Ukraine

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s decision on “partial mobilisation” will increase the intensity of hostilities, escalate the conflict and is a security threat

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Europe 

UN inquiry: Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

War crimes have been committed in Ukraine, Erik Møse, head of the Independent International Commission on Ukraine, told the UN

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy destroys mine found near Primorsko

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Navy destroyed a sea mine that washed ashore at Maslen Point north of the resort town of Primorsko on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria ‘will back new sanctions against Russia’

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has always followed the single European position, and will support new sanctions against Russia, caretaker Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry: ‘Recent announcements from Moscow escalate concerns’

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Recent announcements from Moscow escalate concerns, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said in a message on Twitter on September 21 in response

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