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Month: April 2022

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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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 17 deaths, 683 new cases

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

Seventeen people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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World 

UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on April 7 calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human

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Bulgaria 

Thousands at latest protest in Bulgaria’s capital in solidarity with Ukraine

April 7, 2022April 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Many thousands turned out on April 7 at a peaceful procession in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia in solidarity with Ukraine,

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Bulgaria 

Nato agrees to further strengthen and sustain support for Ukraine

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato foreign ministers have agreed to sustain and further strengthen support for Ukraine, and step up co-operation with partners, given

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