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Day: September 28, 2022

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria grounds SU-25s after crash

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has grounded its SU-25s after a September 28 crash that saw the pilot eject safely although the fighter-bomber he

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Bulgaria 

EBRD revises growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2022 up to 3%

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised its forecast for economic growth in Bulgaria for 2022 to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force pilot ejects from SU-25

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian Air Force pilot ejected from an SU-25 jet fighter while on approach to land at Bezmer air base

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister again extends anti-Covid measures

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For the latest time in several consecutive weeks, Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medjidiev has issued an order regarding anti-epidemic

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Europe 

EC proposes stepping up sanctions against Russia

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced on September 28 proposals for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s auction of stranded ship draws no bidders

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

An auction scheduled for September 28 of Vera Su, the vessel that ran aground on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in

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Europe 

Frontex: 66 000 Russians entered EU in past week

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Sixty-six thousand Russian citizens have entered the European Union over the past week (September 19-25), a 30 per cent increase

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Europe 

Study: Droughts alone could cost 1% of GDP in CEE in coming years

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

As heatwaves and droughts in summer 2022 proved again, the number and impact of natural disasters in Europe, and especially

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