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Month: April 2022

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM leads delegation to Kyiv as arms to Ukraine issue smoulders

April 27, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A Bulgarian delegation led by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov leaves for Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv on April 27 with the

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Bulgaria 

Axed arms firm head claims Bulgaria exports weapons to Ukraine via intermediaries

April 27, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Alexander Mihailov, recently dismissed as head of Bulgaria’s state-owned Kintex defence equipment trading firm, said in a television interview on

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Bulgaria 

EC proposes suspending import duties on all Ukrainian exports to EU

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) proposed on April 27 to suspend for one year import duties on all Ukrainian exports to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in all 90 samples – NCIPD

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on April 27 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria prepared for Russian ‘blackmail’ gas stoppage – PM

April 27, 2022April 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on April 27 that the country’s Energy Ministry had a plan to minimise the

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Bulgaria 

EC President on Russian gas cut-off: Attempt at blackmail

April 27, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

The announcement by Gazprom that it is unilaterally stopping delivery of gas to customers in Europe is yet another attempt

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 23 deaths, 1140 new cases registered

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 23 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Russia cuts off natural gas supplies to Bulgaria – reports

April 26, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s state-owned energy company Bulgargaz has received a notification that as of April 27, deliveries to it from Russia’s Gazprom

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Bulgaria 

Socialist party refuses to join Bulgarian PM’s delegation in Kyiv

April 26, 2022April 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the ruling coalition member vehemently opposed to proposals for Bulgaria to supply arms to Ukraine,

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