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Bulgarian government opens 4-language hotline for those fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine

March 14, 2022March 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government said on March 14 that a four-language hotline was operational to help those fleeing the war in Ukraine

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Bulgaria to seek EU funding for state aid for hotels housing Ukrainian refugees

March 14, 2022March 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria will seek European Union funding for the state aid for hoteliers who have accommodated Ukrainian refugees registered as asylum

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EU transfers chronically ill Ukrainian children from Poland to Italy

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

On March 13, the EU coordinated the first MEDEVAC operation by transferring chronically ill paediatric patients from Poland to Italy,

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Bulgaria’s PM: State support for business over high energy prices to continue after March

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Kiril Petkov

The Bulgarian state’s support for the private sector because of high energy prices will continue after the end of March,

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Bulgaria’s exports in January 2022 up 31.2% y/y

March 14, 2022March 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January 2022, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 6.24 billion leva, 31.2 per

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 15 deaths, 523 new cases registered

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 15 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in 344 of 355 samples sequenced by NCIPD

March 14, 2022March 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on March 14 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy in telephone call with Bulgarian PM Petkov

March 13, 2022March 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on March 13, according to a message

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UN refugee agency: Close to 2.7 million have fled war in Ukraine

March 13, 2022March 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Poland, Refugees, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

About 2 698 280 people had fled the war in Ukraine, the United Nations refugee agency said, citing figures as

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