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Ukraine requests weapons from Bulgaria

June 6, 2022June 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria Vitaly Moskalenko said in a television interview on June 6 that he had sent a formal

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 29 deaths in past week

June 6, 2022June 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 29 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, going

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Bulgaria 

Agriculture Minister: ‘No danger of a grain crisis in Bulgaria’

June 4, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

There is no danger of a grain crisis in Bulgaria, Agriculture Minister Ivan Ivanov told reporters in Gorna Oryahovitsa on

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Bulgaria 

Poll finds Bulgarians evenly divided on Nato membership, as support drops

June 4, 2022June 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Ukraine

Were a referendum to be held in Bulgaria immediately on Nato membership, 50 per cent would vote to remain in

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Bulgaria 

Refugee agency: More than 22 000 Ukrainians relocated in Bulgaria

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

So far, 22 137 Ukrainians who have temporary protection in Bulgaria have been relocated to designated facilities, State Agency for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry discloses Combating Covid-19 spending

June 3, 2022June 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on June 3 that the “Combating Covid-19” project, financed by European Union funds, is being extended

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Air starting Sofia – Bourgas summer season flights on June 17

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Flag carrier airline Bulgaria Air has announced that it will begin summer seasonal flights between capital city Sofia and Black

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria with record high number of ‘excellent’ sites in EU bathing waters survey

June 3, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, tourism

Bulgaria’s recorded the highest number of coastal bathing waters meeting the “excellent quality” standards in 2021, the latest European Environment

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister: EU funds used for Ukrainian refugees

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

European Union operational programme funds are being used for the Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said during

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