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Day: March 30, 2023

Perspectives 

Caucasian knot: Ayatollahs supply Putin with drones via Armenia for the war in Ukraine

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Nikolay Marchenko Armenia, Russia, Ukraine

The drones that bombed Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving the country and neighbouring Moldova without power, may have been imported into

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Bulgaria 

Bomb hoaxes in Bulgaria: All schools in Plovdiv closed on March 31

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The mayor of Plovdiv, Zdravko Dimitrov, has ordered all schools in the municipality to close on March 31 against the

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Europe 

EC report: War in Ukraine continues to impact EU farmers

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the ensuing high input costs and food inflation, continue to weigh on agricultural markets and

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Business 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had lowest hourly labour costs in EU in 2022

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the lowest hourly labour costs in the European Union in 2022, EU statistics agency Eurostat said on March

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Europe 

EU population estimated to be 451M people

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Russia, Ukraine

As a consequence of the mass influx of refugees from Ukraine into the European Union as a result of Russia’s

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Business 

NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria largely unchanged in March

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that business sentiment in Bulgaria in March was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s April elections: GERB-UDF 25.9%, WCC-DB 25.4% – Alpha Research poll

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

The results of a poll by the Alpha Research agency released on the eve of the end of the campaign

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