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UK embassy in Bulgaria joins in opposition to neo-Nazi Lukov March

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The British embassy in Sofia joins the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria in its opposition to

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Poll: 49% of Bulgarians against the euro, 36% for

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Forty-nine per cent of Bulgarians are against the euro and 36 per cent in favour, according to the findings of

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Eurobarometer: 57% of Bulgarians oppose EU financing purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Fifty-seven per cent of Bulgarians oppose the European Union financing the purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine, according

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Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria: Peace means victory of Ukraine in this barbaric, imperialist war

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Peace means the victory of Ukraine in this barbaric, imperialist war, Ukrainian ambassador Vitaly Moskalenko told Bulgarian National Television in

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Bucharest Nine: Russia is the most significant and direct threat to Allied security

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia is the most significant and direct threat to Allied security, according to a declaration adopted on February 22 by

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Bulgaria: Project for forum areas in central Plovdiv presented

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The plans drafted by the team of architects, engineers and archaeologists that won the public contract for a design for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government extends accommodation scheme for Ukrainian refugees

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has extended until March 31 2023 the programme for accommodation of Ukrainian refugees, the government information service

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War in Ukraine: 52% of Bulgarians worried about security in Europe – poll

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A poll done close to the first anniversary of Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has found that 52 per

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Protest to be held in Bulgaria’s capital in solidarity with Ukraine, against President Radev’s stance

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

On February 24 2023, precisely a year since Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine, a march will be held in solidarity

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