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Month: April 2022

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Bulgaria offers to repair Ukrainian military equipment in its factories

April 28, 2022May 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is ready to repair Ukrainian military equipment in its factories, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said in Kyiv on April

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Bulgaria scraps all Covid-related entry requirements from May 1

April 28, 2022May 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

As of May 1, all of Bulgaria’s entry requirements related to measures against Covid-19 are being scrapped, according to an

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Bulgaria 

EC pays 148M euro to Bulgaria to help receive Ukrainian refugees

April 28, 2022April 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) has paid more than 148.3 million euro to Bulgaria, part of a total of 3.5 billion

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM says arms to Ukraine issue will not bring down government

April 28, 2022April 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said during a visit to Ukraine on April 28 that he did not think the

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns against travel to Moldova

April 28, 2022April 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry called on the country’s citizens on April 28 not to travel to Moldova, given what the ministry

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had youngest first-time mothers in EU in 2020 – Eurostat

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The average age of women at the birth of their first child was 26.4 years in Bulgaria in 2020, making

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia, Gabrovo chosen for EU Mission for climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia and Gabrovo in Bulgaria are among 100 cities in the European Union that have been chosen to participate in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 8 deaths, 741 new cases

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eight 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 

EC proposes digitalisation of Schengen visa process

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The European Commission (EC) said on April 27 that it was proposing the digitalisation of the Schengen visa process, replacing

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