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Month: February 2023

Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in 2022 up 37.9%, imports up 41.1% y/y

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In 2022, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 94 372.8 million leva, 37.9 per

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World 

World Bank: $1.7B aid for Türkiye for relief efforts after February earthquakes

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

The World Bank announced on February 9 that it was providing $1.78 billion in assistance to help relief and recovery

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry ‘trying hard’ to overcome delay in readying base for F-16s

February 9, 2023May 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence is making every effort to overcome the huge delay in modernising the Graf Ignatievo air base

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Bulgaria 

Radev says Bulgaria would veto EU sanctions on Russian nuclear fuel

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Speaking ahead of a European Council meeting in Brussels on February 9, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev said

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Business 

EC approves 5.8M euro further Bulgarian state aid for Bourgas, Varna airports

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission said on February 9 that it has approved 5.8 million euro in Bulgarian state aid aimed at

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Bulgaria 

WCC, Democratic Bulgaria urge ban of pro-fascist Lukov March

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) and the Democratic Bulgaria coalition have issued a joint call to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria prepares to send another volunteer team of medics to Türkiye

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

A team of 30 volunteers – emergency physicians, traumatologists and nurses – is ready for departure to earthquake-hit Türkiye, Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors charge former energy minister over Russian gas cut-off

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office has filed charges of intentional mismanagement against a former energy minister, former deputy energy minister and a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria sends more rescuers to earthquake-hit Türkiye

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

A Bulgarian Air Force Spartan transport aircraft took off from Sofia on the morning of February 8, bearing 20 fire

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