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Month: April 2022

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital names lane in front of Russian embassy ‘Heroes of Ukraine’

April 7, 2022April 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Sofia city councillors voted on April 7 to name a lane in front of the Russian embassy in Bulgaria’s capital

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Europe 

European Parliament demands full embargo on imports of Russian oil, coal, nuclear fuel and gas

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

In a resolution adopted with 513 votes to 22 and 19 abstentions on April 7, members of the European Parliament

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Europe 

Nato foreign ministers discuss more weapons for Ukraine

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

Nato foreign ministers, meeting on April 7, were to address the need for more air defence systems, anti-tank weapons and

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Bulgaria 

European Commission endorses Bulgaria’s 6.3B euro post-Covid recovery plan

April 7, 2022April 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, new coronavirus

Bulgaria cleared the main stumbling block in the way of unlocking 6.3 billion euro in EU funding after the European

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Bulgaria 

Defence Ministry: Dutch F-35s to fly over Bulgaria’s major cities from April 7 to 10

April 7, 2022April 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

From April 7 to 10, Netherlands Air Force F-35s will perform daily reconnaissance flights over civil and military airports in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 19 deaths, 726 new cases

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Nineteen 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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria backs campaign to suspend Russia from UN Human Rights Council

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is part of the efforts of the member states of the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom

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Bulgaria 

EMA, ECDC advice on fourth doses of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines

April 6, 2022April 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Medicines Agency’s Covid-19 task force (ETF) have concluded that it

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Bulgaria 

EU stockpiles reserves for chemical, biological and radio-nuclear emergencies

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

To improve the EUs preparedness and response to public health risks such as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats,

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