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Bulgaria’s government has approved about 87M leva for accommodating Ukrainians

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Since the February 2022 beginning of Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine, a succession of Bulgarian governments have approved payments of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 37 deaths, 5254 new cases

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 37 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Official: Cyber attack on Bulgarian government websites traced to Russia

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The head of Bulgaria’s National Investigation Service, Borislav Sarafov, said on October 16 that the perpetrator of a cyber attack

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Bulgaria 

Decision on inviting Zelenskyy to address Bulgarian Parliament postponed

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not be invited to deliver a video address to the October 19 first sitting of

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Russian ambassador will not be invited to opening of Bulgaria’s new Parliament

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova and the chargé d’affaires of the embassy of Belarus Nikita Leshukov will not be

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among Nato countries in move to boost European air defence capabilities

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Defence ministers from 14 Nato Allies, among them Bulgaria, and Finland came together in Brussels on October 13 to sign

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister’s latest extension of anti-Covid measures

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For the latest time in several consecutive weeks, Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medjidiev has issued an order regarding anti-epidemic

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Bulgaria 

Row over invitation to Russian ambassador to attend opening of Bulgaria’s new Parliament

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Controversy has erupted over whether the Russian ambassador in Sofia, Elonora Mitrofanova, should be invited to attend the first sitting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria warned of serious winter flu wave

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Health authorities in Bulgaria expect a more serious wave of influenza this winter, both because of the decline in immunity

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