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Strong response to Bulgarian publisher’s fundraiser for generators for Ukrainian city

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A fundraising appeal by Bulgarian publisher and former Democratic Bulgaria MP Manol Peykov to buy generators for the Ukrainian city

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Protest to be held outside Bulgaria’s Parliament as MPs vote to bring back paper ballot voting

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The Democratic Bulgaria coalition and the We Continue the Change (WCC) party called on Bulgarians to join a protest in

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Lockheed Martin: Assembly of Bulgaria’s first F-16 is underway

December 1, 2022May 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Assembly of the first F-16 fighter jet for the Bulgarian Air Force is underway at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville, South Carolina

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2022 was 4%

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2022 was four per cent, unchanged from September and down from 4.7 per cent in

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With a month left to 2022, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 477

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 477 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria between January 1 and November 30 2022, according to

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Covid-19: In past month, 159 deaths in Bulgaria

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 159 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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EU anti-fraud office finds graft in two water projects in Bulgaria

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has investigated several cases of alleged fraud and irregularities that targeted European Union funds meant

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Bulgaria 

UNHCR: 87% of Ukrainian refugees granted protection by Bulgaria are women and children

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Eighty-seven per cent of the Ukrainian refugees to whom Bulgaria has granted temporary protection are women and children, the UN

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Bulgaria announces new one-time heating assistance for vulnerable groups

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government said on November 30 that it would support about 50 000 more households with new one-time heating

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