Bulgaria’s government has approved about 87M leva for accommodating Ukrainians
Since the February 2022 beginning of Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine, a succession of Bulgarian governments have approved payments of
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 37 deaths, 5254 new cases
The deaths of 37 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing
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Official: Cyber attack on Bulgarian government websites traced to Russia
The head of Bulgaria’s National Investigation Service, Borislav Sarafov, said on October 16 that the perpetrator of a cyber attack
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Decision on inviting Zelenskyy to address Bulgarian Parliament postponed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not be invited to deliver a video address to the October 19 first sitting of
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Russian ambassador will not be invited to opening of Bulgaria’s new Parliament
Russia’s ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova and the chargé d’affaires of the embassy of Belarus Nikita Leshukov will not be
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Bulgaria among Nato countries in move to boost European air defence capabilities
Defence ministers from 14 Nato Allies, among them Bulgaria, and Finland came together in Brussels on October 13 to sign
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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister’s latest extension of anti-Covid measures
For the latest time in several consecutive weeks, Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medjidiev has issued an order regarding anti-epidemic
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Row over invitation to Russian ambassador to attend opening of Bulgaria’s new Parliament
Controversy has erupted over whether the Russian ambassador in Sofia, Elonora Mitrofanova, should be invited to attend the first sitting
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Bulgaria warned of serious winter flu wave
Health authorities in Bulgaria expect a more serious wave of influenza this winter, both because of the decline in immunity
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