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Outgoing Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria given high state honour

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

At a ceremony on February 27, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev conferred on outgoing Ukrainian ambassador Vitaly Moskalenko

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport adds new search engine for airline tickets

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A search engine for airline tickets is now part of the Sofia Airport website sofia-airport.eu. The new functionality, on the home page, is

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 7 deaths, 468 new cases

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria 

WJC salutes Bulgarian authorities for banning Neo-Nazi Lukov March

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) joins its affiliate, the Organization of Jews in Bulgaria – Shalom, in saluting the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Embassy of Israel to Bulgaria praises cancellation of neo-Nazi Lukov March

February 25, 2023February 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

The embassy of Israel in Bulgaria would like to express its sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Bulgarian authorities for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police thwart neo-Nazi Lukov March

February 25, 2023February 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia intervened to prevent the 2023 Lukov March, the annual procession in honour of a

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Bulgaria 

Neo-Nazi Lukov March in Bulgaria: Prosecutors call for public order to be protected

February 25, 2023February 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Prosecutor’s Office issued a call on February 25 to the Interior Ministry and Sofia’s mayor to ensure

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings over strong winds forecast for February 26

February 25, 2023February 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s weather office has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for seven districts for February 26 because of

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Bulgaria 

Thousands turn out in Bulgaria for demo in solidarity with Ukraine, against Radev

February 24, 2023February 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

There was a turnout of several thousand people for demonstrations in Bulgaria marking the first anniversary of Russia’s February 2022

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