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Bulgarians rally to donate to earthquake-hit Türkiye, Syria

February 10, 2023May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Syria, Turkey

Bulgarians are responding to donation campaigns initiated to aid Türkiye and Syria, where the powerful earthquakes on February 6 have

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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry ‘trying hard’ to overcome delay in readying base for F-16s

February 9, 2023May 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence is making every effort to overcome the huge delay in modernising the Graf Ignatievo air base

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Radev says Bulgaria would veto EU sanctions on Russian nuclear fuel

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Speaking ahead of a European Council meeting in Brussels on February 9, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev said

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WCC, Democratic Bulgaria urge ban of pro-fascist Lukov March

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) and the Democratic Bulgaria coalition have issued a joint call to

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Bulgaria prepares to send another volunteer team of medics to Türkiye

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

A team of 30 volunteers – emergency physicians, traumatologists and nurses – is ready for departure to earthquake-hit Türkiye, Bulgaria’s

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Bulgarian prosecutors charge former energy minister over Russian gas cut-off

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office has filed charges of intentional mismanagement against a former energy minister, former deputy energy minister and a

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Bulgaria sends more rescuers to earthquake-hit Türkiye

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

A Bulgarian Air Force Spartan transport aircraft took off from Sofia on the morning of February 8, bearing 20 fire

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian publisher raises 220 000 leva in a day to help Türkiye earthquake victims

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

In less than 24 hours, a fundraiser launched by Plovdiv publisher Manol Peykov for Türkiye earthquake victims has raised 220

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Flu: Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district to end anti-epidemic measures a day ahead of schedule

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Anti-epidemic measures put in place in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district to limit the spread of influenza and acute viral diseases will

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