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Bulgaria issues weather warning for five districts over thunderstorms, rain

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for five districts for May 28, with seven other

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Bulgaria 

Several hundred Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria’s Albena to remain at the resort

May 27, 2022May 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

While close to 10 000 Ukrainian refugees accommodated in the resorts near Varna and Dobrich on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast

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Bulgaria: 25 000 Ukrainians have signed up for relocation as deadline approaches

May 27, 2022May 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

More than 25 000 Ukrainians in Bulgaria have signed up to be transported from hotels as the May 27 end-of-day

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Bulgarian Cabinet replaces consumer watchdog commissioners

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government appointed a new line-up of the country’s Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) on May 26, replacing all three commissioners.

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Bulgarian PM: War in Ukraine meant many crises for us because of dependence on Russia

May 25, 2022May 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

The war in Ukraine meant many crises for us because we had allowed ourselves to be dependent on Russia, Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers steam train trips on narrow-gauge line in early June

May 25, 2022May 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering several trips on a steam engine-drawn train on the country’s narrow-gauge line linking Septemvri

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Number of Ukrainian refugees who have remained in Bulgaria continues to decrease

May 25, 2022May 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The number of Ukrainians who have remained in Bulgaria after fleeing Russia’s war on their country is continuing to decrease

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European Commission proposes criminalisation of EU sanctions violations

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission said on May 25 that it put forth a proposals to “add the violation of EU restrictive

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in all 180 samples – NCIPD

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on May 25 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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