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From February 28, in-person classes at all schools in Bulgaria

February 26, 2022February 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

From February 28, all school pupils in Bulgaria will attend in-person classes, the Education Ministry said. The ministry said that

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 76 deaths, 2903 new cases

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy-six 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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria bans Russian aircraft from its air space

February 26, 2022February 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has introduced a ban on the take-off or landing and entry of Russian aircraft from the country’s air space,

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Bulgaria 

Nato: Significant additional defensive deployments to eastern flank

February 25, 2022February 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato is carrying out significant additional defensive deployments of forces to the eastern part of the Alliance, according to a

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Bulgaria 

Various municipalities in Bulgaria willing to host evacuees, refugees from Ukraine

February 25, 2022February 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Various municipalities in Bulgaria have stated willingness to provide accommodation for Bulgarians from Ukraine, with some also saying that they

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: EU sanctions will hit Russian business hard

February 25, 2022February 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has told reporters in Brussels that the new sanctions approved by EU leaders will hit

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Bulgaria 

Sofia’s Sredets mayor begins procedure to move Soviet Army Monument from city centre

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The mayor of the Sredets region of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, Traicho Traikov, said that he would initiate on February 25

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Kurdzhali district becomes yellow zone

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 morbidity rate in Bulgaria’s district of Kurdzhali is continuing to decline and it is now classified as a

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Bulgaria sends buses to Ukraine to fetch evacuees, prepares to receive refugees

February 25, 2022February 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Four buses are on their way to Kyiv to fetch Bulgarians who want to leave the Ukrainian capital city, Mitko

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