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Month: January 2022

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM calls Cabinet security council meeting over Russia-Ukraine tensions

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has called a meeting of the Cabinet security council for January 25 to discuss tensions

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv mayor pledges not to cut street lighting, as bills skyrocket

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Plovdiv

Plovdiv mayor Zdravko Dimitrov has pledged not to limit street lighting, even as the municipality’s electricity bills are skyrocketing, according

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Children’s ward in Bulgaria’s Bourgas overcrowded – report

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Extra beds are being moved into the Covid-19 children’s ward in Bourgas University Hospital because it is overcrowded, Bulgarian National

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Europe 

EC proposes 1.2BN euro emergency aid package for Ukraine

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) is proposing a new emergency macro-financial assistance package of 1.2 billion euro for Ukraine, EC President

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Europe 

Nato: Allies sending more ships, jets to enhance deterrence, defence in eastern Europe

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato Allies are putting forces on standby and sending additional ships and fighter jets to Nato deployments in eastern Europe,

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Europe 

EU foreign ministers condemn Russia’s aggression, threats against Ukraine

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European security is indivisible and any challenge to the European security order affects the security of the EU and its member

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 32 deaths, 2847 new cases registered

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 32 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Several municipalities in Bulgaria limit street lighting as electricity bills soar

January 23, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Several municipalities in Bulgaria are cutting back on street lighting as electricity bills soar. Announcements of the cutbacks by various

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Record number of new cases in past week

January 23, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 59 152 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Bulgaria in the past week, the highest number

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