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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry: Talks underway on repairing Ukrainian tanks

June 3, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry is already in the process of technical talks on repairing Ukrainian armoured vehicles in Bulgaria, Deputy Defence

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Special installation in Bulgaria’s capital marks 100 days of war in Ukraine

June 3, 2022June 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A 100-metre blue canvas with yellow roses and toys has been installed in Slaveikov Square in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Deputy PM apologises for language about Ukrainian refugees

June 2, 2022June 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Kalina Konstantinova, who chairs the national operational HQ on Ukrainians who have temporary protection in Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria 

Official figures: About 10 000 Ukrainians left Bulgaria in recent days

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Close to 10 000 Ukrainians have left Bulgaria in the past few days, going by updated figures on the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in April was 4% – Eurostat

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

Unemployment in Bulgaria in April 2022 was four per cent, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on June 1, citing

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Bulgaria bans import and breeding of American minks

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Environment Minister Borislav Sandov has signed an order under the Biodiversity Act prohibiting the import and breeding of the

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Bulgaria’s Parliament amends law on naming communist-era agents

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on June 1 the second reading of amendments, tabled by the Democratic Bulgaria coalition, providing for the

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Bulgaria 

Tensions among Ukrainian refugees at Bulgaria’s Elhovo centre – reports

June 1, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

There were tensions among Ukrainian refugees at Bulgaria’s Elhovo “buffer centre”, with complaints about a lack of water, food for

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Travelling time of trains from Sofia to Bulgaria’s Black Sea cities cut

June 1, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

As of June 1, the travelling time of all daily high-speed trains between Sofia and Bourgas via the Sub-Balkan Railway,

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