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Bulgaria has ample sunflower oil, but tensions simmer as prices soar

March 12, 2022March 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The sunflower oil saga in Bulgaria is continuing, after prices soared in recent days, with a special price offer by

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Bulgaria’s PM holds talks in Antalya with Turkish President Erdoğan

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy

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Close to 70 000 Ukrainians entered Bulgaria in past fortnight – operational HQ

March 12, 2022March 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A total of 69 735 Ukrainian citizens have entered Bulgaria since February 24, and 33 516 remain in the country,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 41 deaths, 1635 new cases

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-one people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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PM Petkov: EU leaders support Bulgaria’s proposal for cohesion fund for refugees from Ukraine

March 11, 2022March 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

A proposal by Bulgaria for a cohesion fund for refugees from Ukraine so that the EU jointly will bear the

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Bulgaria authorises use of Moderna vaccine for children aged six to 11

March 11, 2022March 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of March 11, the Spikefax (Moderna) vaccine against Covid-19 may be used in Bulgaria to vaccinate children aged six

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Bulgarian Socialist Party ministers opposed deployment of Dutch F-35s to Bulgaria – MP

March 11, 2022March 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

At a Cabinet meeting this week, ministers from the Bulgarian Socialist Party opposed the deployment of eight Netherlands Air Force

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Bulgaria’s capital Sofia reclassified from dark red to red Covid-19 zone

March 11, 2022March 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has been reclassified as a Covid-19 red zone, after dropping below the dark red zone threshold

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 36 000-mark

March 11, 2022March 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 33 deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 registered in the past day, the country’s

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