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Year: 2022

Europe 

Bulgaria’s exemption from Russian oil import embargo confirmed

June 3, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union has formally adopted the sixth package of sanctions against Russia over that country’s war on Ukraine, while

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Europe 

EU to switch millions of euro funding from Russia and Belarus to Ukraine and Moldova

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission proposed on June 3 to switch millions of euro in EU funding that had been slated for

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Europe 

EU granted temporary protection in March to over 500 000 people fleeing war in Ukraine

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In March 2022, among the EU member states for which data are available, Poland granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to Ukrainians

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister: EU funds used for Ukrainian refugees

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

European Union operational programme funds are being used for the Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said during

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry: Talks underway on repairing Ukrainian tanks

June 3, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry is already in the process of technical talks on repairing Ukrainian armoured vehicles in Bulgaria, Deputy Defence

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Bulgaria 

Special installation in Bulgaria’s capital marks 100 days of war in Ukraine

June 3, 2022June 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A 100-metre blue canvas with yellow roses and toys has been installed in Slaveikov Square in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Deputy PM apologises for language about Ukrainian refugees

June 2, 2022June 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Kalina Konstantinova, who chairs the national operational HQ on Ukrainians who have temporary protection in Bulgaria,

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Europe 

EC in deal with Moderna to adapt deliveries to EU countries’ needs

June 2, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission (EC) and vaccine developer Moderna have reached an agreement to ensure that the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines

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Bulgaria 

Official figures: About 10 000 Ukrainians left Bulgaria in recent days

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Close to 10 000 Ukrainians have left Bulgaria in the past few days, going by updated figures on the Bulgarian

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