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Month: October 2022

Bulgaria 

US Congress approves $40 million in military funding for Bulgaria

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States Congress has approved nearly $40 million in additional foreign military financing for Bulgaria, the US embassy in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s CEC announces seat distribution after October 2 parliamentary election

October 6, 2022May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) announced late on October 5 the seat distribution in the 48th National Assembly, with the

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Europe 

EU agrees eighth sanctions package against Russia

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the EU said on October 6 that it decided to impose a new package of economic and

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Bulgaria 

UNHCR says increasing number of Ukrainians leaving Bulgaria

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said that it has observed a “sizeable increase” in the number of

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Bulgaria 

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

October 5, 2022October 5, 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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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron BA.5 lineage still dominant, XAN detected – NCIPD

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on October 5 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

World Bank slightly raises growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2022

October 5, 2022January 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank has slightly raised its growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2022, to 2.9 per cent in its autumn

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Europe 

European Parliament approves new rules on common charging port by end-2024

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Parliament has adopted new rules that will make USB Type-C the common charging standard for small electronic devices

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2022 elections: GERB’s Borissov sets out agenda for Cabinet talks

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2022

Former prime minister Boiko Borissov, whose GERB-UDF coalition won the most votes in Bulgaria’s October 2 parliamentary election, said on

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