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Day: June 1, 2022

Bulgaria 

Official figures: About 10 000 Ukrainians left Bulgaria in recent days

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Close to 10 000 Ukrainians have left Bulgaria in the past few days, going by updated figures on the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in April was 4% – Eurostat

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in April 2022 was four per cent, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on June 1, citing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria bans import and breeding of American minks

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Environment Minister Borislav Sandov has signed an order under the Biodiversity Act prohibiting the import and breeding of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament amends law on naming communist-era agents

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on June 1 the second reading of amendments, tabled by the Democratic Bulgaria coalition, providing for the

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Bulgaria 

Tensions among Ukrainian refugees at Bulgaria’s Elhovo centre – reports

June 1, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

There were tensions among Ukrainian refugees at Bulgaria’s Elhovo “buffer centre”, with complaints about a lack of water, food for

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Bulgaria 

Travelling time of trains from Sofia to Bulgaria’s Black Sea cities cut

June 1, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

As of June 1, the travelling time of all daily high-speed trains between Sofia and Bourgas via the Sub-Balkan Railway,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-April 2022 Budget surplus at 882.5M leva

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 882.5 million leva in the first four months of the

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Bulgaria 

Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 2022 to honour memory of Hristo Botev

June 1, 2022June 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Sirens will sound across Bulgaria for two minutes at noon on June 2 2022 in an annual custom honouring the

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Bulgaria 

USAF F-35s flew long-range mission to Bulgaria

June 1, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Ukraine

United States Air Force (USAF) F-35s, deployed to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, flew a long-range mission to Bulgaria in

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