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Month: May 2022

Bulgaria 

All but one district in Bulgaria are Covid-19 green zones

May 14, 2022May 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-seven out of 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 green zones – meaning, a 14-day morbidity rate lower than 100

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government coalition council holds talks on euro adoption plan

May 14, 2022May 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian National Bank is to prepare a report within a month or two assessing the impact of the adoption of

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Bulgaria 

Partial lunar eclipse over Bulgaria in early hours of May 16

May 14, 2022May 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Forecast cloudiness permitting, a partial lunar eclipse will be visible over Bulgaria in the early hours of May 16. The

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Bulgaria 

Russia expels another Bulgarian diplomat

May 13, 2022May 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Russia is expelling another Bulgarian diplomat, in the latest of a succession of expulsions in retaliation for Bulgaria declaring Russian

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Bulgaria 

Young dolphin in distress rescued in Bulgaria’s Bourgas

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A young dolphin was rescued and returned to the sea at Bourgas central beach after a report that it had

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Europe 

EU to provide further 500M euro for military support for Ukraine

May 13, 2022May 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union will provide a new tranche of 500 more million euro to support Ukraine’s military, EU foreign policy

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister: 16M leva spent on Ukrainian refugees

May 13, 2022May 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The state has spent 16 million leva (about 8.2 million euro) on Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian documentary: 3.5M victims worldwide of OneCoin

May 13, 2022May 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 3.5 million people worldwide fell victim to the OneCoin scheme, which swallowed up several billions of dollars, according

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Bulgaria 

Wine and Gourmet Festival in Plovdiv this weekend

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, wine

This year’s Wine and Gourmet Festival in Plovdiv’s Old Town is being held on May 14 and 15. The official

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