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Bulgaria’s Defence Minister: Russia using fictitious exercises in Black Sea to block export of Ukrainian grain

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia is using fictitious military exercises in the Black Sea to block the export of Ukrainian grain, which poses a

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EC opens two new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria

September 28, 2023October 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on September 28 that it opened two new infringement cases against Bulgaria and was advancing the

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Bulgaria begins immunising with new vaccine against Covid-19 subvariant

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria began administering the new vaccine targeting Covid-19’s Omicron’s XBB 1.5 subvariant on September 27, with 755 people getting the

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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes to supply unserviceable S-300 missiles to Ukraine

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In an unconventional procedure, Bulgaria’s Parliament voted behind closed doors on September 27 to supply unserviceable S-300 missiles to Ukraine,

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Three arrested in Bulgaria in probe into EU agricultural funds fraud

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia, Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime squad  arrested three people and carried

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Tussle over ‘Russian Church’ in Bulgaria’s capital after ‘clergy’ expelled as threat to national security

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Russia

The “Russian Church” in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is the subject of a tussle that has been going on for

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Proposal for Bulgaria to give unserviceable S-300 missiles to Ukraine

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Members of Parliament from GERB-UDF, We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms have tabled a

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US, Bulgaria sign deal on combating disinformation

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States and Bulgaria signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on September 25 that increases cooperation to counter foreign

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Ukraine confers state honour on two Bulgarian politicians

September 25, 2023September 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Bulgaria congratulates Member of Parliament Manol Peykov and the chairperson of the

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