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Eurostat: Bulgaria, Romania had EU’s lowest consumer price levels in 2021

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria and Romania had the lowest price levels for consumer goods and services in the European Union in 2021, at

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Bulgaria 

Agriculture Minister: Bulgaria does not need to buy grain reserve

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The need for Bulgaria to buy grain to build a reserve has disappeared because the country expects a very good

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Europe 

EU renews sanctions on Russia over Crimea by a year

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers decided on June 20 to renew the sanctions introduced by the EU in response to the illegal annexation

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Europe 

Eurostat: Ukrainians were largest group seeking asylum in EU in March

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

In March 2022, Ukrainians were the largest group of people seeking asylum in European Union countries, with 12 875 first-time

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Bulgaria 

Tosheva: 81 486 Ukrainian refugees, including 45 000 children, in Bulgaria

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

There are currently 81 486 Ukrainian refugees, including 45 000 children, in Bulgaria, State Agency for Refugees head Mariana Tosheva

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 28 deaths in past week

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 28 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital set for series of protests as government’s fate to be decided

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is set to see a series of large-scale protests in the week in which Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

Many thousands turn out for Bulgaria’s 2022 Sofia Pride

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Many thousands turned out on June 18 for the 15th annual Sofia Pride, the protest for equal rights for LGBTI

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Bulgaria 

Agriculture Ministry: Bulgaria expects good grain harvest this year

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

For another year, Bulgaria expects a good grain harvest and there is every indication it will be harvested on time,

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