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Bulgaria to ask Poland to overhaul MiG-29 engines

August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry is to send an official request to Poland’s Defence Ministry for assistance in overhauling six Bulgarian Air

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Bulgarian Socialist Party distances itself from BSP caretaker cabinet members

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

The Bulgarian Socialist Party’s (BSP) national council has distanced itself from its three members appointed by President Roumen Radev to

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Russia expels 14 Bulgarian diplomats

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian ambassador in Moscow Atanas Krastin was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on August 5 to be informed that

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61% of Ukrainians given temporary protection in Bulgaria in June were female

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Close to two-thirds of the Ukrainians granted temporary protection in Bulgaria in June 2022 were female, according to figures released

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Bulgarian vessel carrying corn sails from Ukraine’s Chernomorsk

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

After a five-month stay at the port of Chernomorsk in Ukraine, Bulgarian-owned vessel Rojen sailed from the port early on

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government replaces revenue, customs chiefs

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

On its third day in office, Bulgaria’s caretaker government announced on August 5 that it dismissed Roumen Spetsov as head

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government allocates 70.5M leva for October elections

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

Meeting for the first time on August 4, Bulgaria’s caretaker government allocated 70.5 million leva (about 36 million euro) for

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Sofia Airport: One in three passengers ‘surprised’ by mask rule

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

One in three passengers arriving at Sofia Airport on early flights on August 4 was surprised by the anti-epidemic measures

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Mihailov: Bulgaria sent 4200t weapons to Ukraine, with Ninova’s signature

August 4, 2022August 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova, Russia, Ukraine

In the first four months after the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, 4200 tons of weapons were sent from

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