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Bulgarian military personnel to participate in EU Military Assistance Mission to Ukraine

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker government adopted on February 15 a decision to implement the National Assembly’s vote on providing military and military-technical

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government decides on humanitarian aid for Syria, Türkiye

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Syria, Turkey, Türkiye

Bulgaria’s caretaker government decided on February 15 to send humanitarian aid to Türkiye worth 1.59 million leva and, along with

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European Commission refers Bulgaria to ECJ over copyright rules, open data use

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on February 15 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office to ask US for basis of Magnitsky sanctions on five

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Five days after the United States announced Magnitsky Act sanctions on five Bulgaria current and former officials, the Prosecutor’s Office

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Bulgaria’s National Archaeological Museum exhibition includes finds made during motorway works

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian Archaeology 2022, an exhibition that includes finds made during construction of the Hemus and Vidin-Botevgrad motorways, is on at

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5.5 Richter scale earthquake in Romania felt in Bulgaria, Serbia

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

An earthquake measured at 5.5 on the Richter scale at 3.16pm on February 14, epicentred in Romania, was felt in

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US sanctions coordinator: Real actions against corruption in Bulgaria are necessary

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There is an understanding in Bulgaria of the importance of carrying out reforms in the field of fighting corruption, but

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry: UK Border Force strike to affect travellers and goods entering the UK

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has warned that a UK Border Force strike between February 17 and 20 is expected to result

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Bulgaria’s former finance minister on Magnitsky sanctions: US was ‘misled’

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

I respect the position of the American state, but I do not respect their motives – they were misled, Vladislav

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