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Day: June 3, 2022

Bulgaria 

Refugee agency: More than 22 000 Ukrainians relocated in Bulgaria

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

So far, 22 137 Ukrainians who have temporary protection in Bulgaria have been relocated to designated facilities, State Agency for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry discloses Combating Covid-19 spending

June 3, 2022June 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on June 3 that the “Combating Covid-19” project, financed by European Union funds, is being extended

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Air starting Sofia – Bourgas summer season flights on June 17

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Flag carrier airline Bulgaria Air has announced that it will begin summer seasonal flights between capital city Sofia and Black

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria with record high number of ‘excellent’ sites in EU bathing waters survey

June 3, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, tourism

Bulgaria’s recorded the highest number of coastal bathing waters meeting the “excellent quality” standards in 2021, the latest European Environment

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Europe 

Bulgaria’s exemption from Russian oil import embargo confirmed

June 3, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union has formally adopted the sixth package of sanctions against Russia over that country’s war on Ukraine, while

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Europe 

EU to switch millions of euro funding from Russia and Belarus to Ukraine and Moldova

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission proposed on June 3 to switch millions of euro in EU funding that had been slated for

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Europe 

EU granted temporary protection in March to over 500 000 people fleeing war in Ukraine

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

In March 2022, among the EU member states for which data are available, Poland granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to Ukrainians

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister: EU funds used for Ukrainian refugees

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

European Union operational programme funds are being used for the Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said during

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry: Talks underway on repairing Ukrainian tanks

June 3, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry is already in the process of technical talks on repairing Ukrainian armoured vehicles in Bulgaria, Deputy Defence

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