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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast rain, winds

November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for the district of Vidin for November 20 because

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Caretaker Defence Minister: Document on weaponry Bulgaria to supply to Ukraine is classified

November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said on November 19 that his ministry was preparing to implement Parliament’s decision to

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Bulgarian accommodation scheme for Ukrainian refugees does not cover food – reports

November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government has announced that its national operational staff of the National Council for Migration, Borders, Asylum and Integration will

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Bulgaria joins Ukraine v Russia case in International Court of Justice

November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has lodged a declaration of intervention in the Ukraine versus Russia case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ),

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport: Traffic numbers recovering, but still below pre-pandemic levels

November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Traffic at Sofia Airport is slowly recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic which strongly hit the entire aviation sector, but even

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Bulgaria 

Protests to be held in three Bulgarian cities against push to change elections law

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Protests are to be held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and the Black Sea cities of Varna and Bourgas on

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Bulgaria 

Norwegian Air Shuttle beginning Sofia – Oslo flights in 2023

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Norwegian Air Shuttle, one of the largest airlines in Scandinavia and among the Top 10 largest in Europe, is launching

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria extends accommodation scheme for Ukrainian refugees to February 2023

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

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has extended the accommodation scheme for Ukrainian refugees until February 24 2023, the government information service said.

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Bulgaria scraps all anti-Covid measures

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

At this time, no further orders will be issued for anti-epidemic measures against Covid-19, given the decrease in the spread

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