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Bulgaria arrests 12 for illegal exports of dual-use goods to Russia in breach of EU sanctions

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Twelve people have been arrested in Bulgaria for illegally exporting dual-use goods to Russia for soldiers from that country to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry details options for leaving Israel

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry posted advice on October 10 for those wanting to leave Israel to travel to Bulgaria. The advice

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM on attack on Israel: Potential for very serious escalation

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

The danger of a much larger storm brewing is enormous, Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov said on October 9, commenting

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Bulgaria 

Recovery and Resilience Facility: Bulgaria sends EC second payment request for 724M euro

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) has received a second payment request from Bulgaria for 724 million euro under the Recovery and

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Bulgaria 

Some Sofia – Tel Aviv flights cancelled

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Against the background of the attack on Israel by the Hamas terrorist organisation, some flights connecting Sofia and Tel Aviv

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Bulgaria 

Israeli ambassador on Hamas: Beasts who do things democratic societies cannot imagine

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Since the October 7 launch of Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, there have been more than 800 Israeli victims, among

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Bulgaria 

Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel: Bulgarian PM held meeting of anti-terrorism HQ

October 8, 2023October 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

There is no increased threat of terrorist acts in Bulgaria as a result of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria condemns Hamas terrorist attack on Israel

October 7, 2023October 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov issued a statement on October 7 categorically condemning Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel and the

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Bulgaria 

First-reading flop in Bulgaria’s Parliament for amendments to constitution

October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Proposed amendments to Bulgaria’s constitution failed on October 6 to get sufficient votes to be approved at first reading, but

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