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Month: March 2023

Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport: 22% drop in charter flights in February compared with pre-pandemic figure

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

Only 88 flights operated from Sofia Airport to charter destinations in February 2023, the airport said in a media statement

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria warns of planned UK Border Force strike

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Given the strike announced by the UK Border Force for March 15 and 16, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry urged those planning

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Europe 

Russia’s war on Ukraine: EU prolongs sanctions on individuals

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Meeting on March 13, the Council of the EU decided to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Red Cross has sent aid worth close to 310 000 euro to earthquake-hit Türkiye and Syria

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey, Türkiye

So far, the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) has provided material aid Türkiye and Syria from its disaster reserve to a

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January up 22.8%, imports up 6.9% y/y

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January 2023, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 7 689.1 million leva, which

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 12 deaths, 635 new cases

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 12 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Regular flights between Plovdiv and Tel Aviv to start

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, Plovdiv, tourism

Regular flights between Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Airport and Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv start on March 23 2023, Plovdiv Airport

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria marks 80th anniversary of prevention of deportation of Bulgaria Jews, deportations from ‘new lands’

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Ceremonies were held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on March 10, marking the 80th anniversary of the prevention of the deportation

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Business 

Eurostat: Egg prices in Bulgaria increased by 72.4% over one year

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The price of eggs in Bulgaria increased by 72.4 per cent over a year, according to data for January 2023,

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