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Month: May 2022

Bulgaria 

Poll: 30 per cent of Bulgarians approve funding, supply of military equipment to Ukraine

May 5, 2022May 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Just 30 to 31 per cent of Bulgarians approve of financing the purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament votes for ‘military technical’ help, not arms, for Ukraine

May 4, 2022May 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

At the close of a debate lasting more than five hours, Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on May 4 to mandate the

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Bulgaria 

Zelenskyy letter presents Ukraine’s requests to Bulgaria’s Parliament

May 4, 2022May 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sent to a letter to Bulgaria’s Parliament setting out his requests for Bulgaria’s assistance to

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Bulgaria 

Sixth sanctions: EC proposes complete import ban on Russian oil

May 4, 2022May 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A complete import ban on all Russian oil is among measures in the sixth set of sanctions being proposed by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: Kremlin’s economic blackmail will fail

May 3, 2022May 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Greece, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on May 3 that he expects the Kremlin’s economic blackmail to fail after a

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in March was 4.3% – Eurostat

May 3, 2022May 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2022 was 4.3 per cent, down from 5.8 per cent in March 2021 and down

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reclassified from Covid-19 yellow zone to green zone

May 3, 2022May 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national Covid-19 morbidity rate has fallen below 100 per 100 000 population on a 14-day basis, meaning that the

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Bulgaria 

Trojan Footprint 22 multinational military exercise begins in Bulgaria

May 2, 2022May 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

The Trojan Footprint 22 multinational military exercise, being held in a number of countries in Europe, has started, Bulgaria’s Defence

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Bulgaria 

Number of Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria passes 100 000-mark

May 2, 2022May 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, a total of 229 115 Ukrainians have entered Bulgaria and

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