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Sixth sanctions: EC proposes complete import ban on Russian oil

May 4, 2022May 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A complete import ban on all Russian oil is among measures in the sixth set of sanctions being proposed by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: Kremlin’s economic blackmail will fail

May 3, 2022May 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Greece, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on May 3 that he expects the Kremlin’s economic blackmail to fail after a

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in March was 4.3% – Eurostat

May 3, 2022May 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2022 was 4.3 per cent, down from 5.8 per cent in March 2021 and down

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reclassified from Covid-19 yellow zone to green zone

May 3, 2022May 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national Covid-19 morbidity rate has fallen below 100 per 100 000 population on a 14-day basis, meaning that the

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Bulgaria 

Trojan Footprint 22 multinational military exercise begins in Bulgaria

May 2, 2022May 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

The Trojan Footprint 22 multinational military exercise, being held in a number of countries in Europe, has started, Bulgaria’s Defence

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Bulgaria 

Number of Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria passes 100 000-mark

May 2, 2022May 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, a total of 229 115 Ukrainians have entered Bulgaria and

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 64 deaths registered in past week

May 2, 2022May 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 64 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Ninova: Bulgarian Socialist Party will remain in coalition government

May 1, 2022May 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova, Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will continue to be part of the coalition government, party leader Kornelia Ninova said on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first four months of 2022 is 140

May 1, 2022May 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 140 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads from January to the end of April, according to

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