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Day: April 8, 2022

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria joins in condemnation of missile attack on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk railway station

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria strongly condemns yet another atrocity, the Kramatorsk railway station missile attack that claimed dozens of lives, including women and

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Bulgaria 

Russia expels two Bulgarian diplomats

April 8, 2022April 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia is expelling two Bulgarian diplomats in retaliation for Bulgaria’s “groundless” decision to expel two Russian diplomats in March, the

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Bulgaria 

Two arrested after throwing red paint at Russian embassy in Bulgaria’s capital

April 8, 2022April 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Two Bulgarian politicians were arrested on April 8 after throwing red paint at the sign of the Russian embassy in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: EC approves 143.5M leva in state aid for Bulgarian farmers

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, new coronavirus

The European Commission said on April 8 that it has approved a Bulgarian state aid scheme worth 143.5 million leva,

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Europe 

EC: Almost 30BN euro assets of Russian, Belarusian oligarchs and entities frozen by EU so far

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on April 8 that the “Freeze and Seize Task Force” that it set up in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Expelling Russian ambassador would sever relations

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Declaring Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova persona non grata in Bulgaria would amount to completely severing relations, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Ministry: Bulgaria appalled by yet another terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Bulgaria is appalled by yet another heinous terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said in a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in all 218 samples – NCIPD

April 8, 2022April 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on April 8 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Europe 

EU approves new sanctions against Russia, including a ban on coal imports

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union countries’ ambassadors to the EU have approved a new package of sanctions against Russia in the context of

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