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Bulgarian fundraising campaign for humanitarian aid for Ukraine nears million leva mark

March 3, 2022March 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A fundraising campaign by the Bulgarian Red Cross in co-operation with the Bulgarian government has drawn in more than 920

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria marks national day under shadow of Putin’s war on Ukraine

March 3, 2022March 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Freedom was the central theme of Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s message to the nation as it marked its national

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Europe 

UN: A million refugees have fled Ukraine in a week

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

In just seven days, one million people have fled Ukraine, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on March

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2022 was 4.7% – Eurostat

March 3, 2022March 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2022 was 4.7 per cent, down from 4.8 per cent in December and down from

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Bulgaria 

Number of Covid-19 dark red zones in Bulgaria continues to drop

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 dark red zones – meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 59 deaths, 2274 new cases

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-nine people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Rumours on social networks trigger large queues at fuel stations in Bulgaria

March 2, 2022March 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Rumours spread on social networks about a sharp rise in fuel prices and supply problems triggered large queues at fuel

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Bulgaria 

EU assures Moldova of full support, while EC and UN refugee agency chiefs head to Romania

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, visiting Chisinau on March 2, said that he had conveyed to Moldovan President

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria authorises flight to repatriate Russian citizens

March 2, 2022March 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has authorised what was described in an official Transport Ministry statement as a “humanitarian” flight to repatriate Russian citizens,

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