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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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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

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 

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian publisher in fundraiser for generators for Ukrainian city

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

Manol Peykov, a publisher and former Democratic Bulgaria MP, has launched a fundraiser for generators for the Ukrainian city of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues Code Orange dangerous weather warning for four districts

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

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for four districts for December 1 because of forecast

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