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UN, NGOs launch ‘Welcome to School’ info campaign for Ukrainians in Bulgaria

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in partnership with the Access

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Covid-19: Bulgaria extends mask-wearing rules

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev has extended the rules on mask-wearing, that were to expire on August 18, until

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Bulgaria 

Nato multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria completes Exercise Platinum Lion 22

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Nato’s multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria completed Exercise Platinum Lion 22, passing an important milestone as it moves towards achieving full

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Ten archaeological sites found on route of railway line in Bulgaria

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Ten archaeological sites from different eras were discovered during the preparation of the route before the start of construction work

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to ban export of wood to non-EU countries

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Caretaker Agriculture Minister Yavor Gechev said in a television interview on August 17 that he would issue an order later

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Bulgaria 

European Commission approves 426M leva in state aid for Bulgarian farmers

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission has approved 426 million leva, or about 218 million euro, in state aid for Bulgarian agricultural producers

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria changes rules on quarantine

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced on August 16 changes to the rules on quarantine in connection with Covid-19. Chief State Health

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister orders stepped-up traffic control as fatalities mount

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev has ordered 13 measures to be taken against what a ministry statement on August

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Bulgaria 

‘Hands Across the Skies’ aid for Ukrainians to arrive in Bulgaria

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A shipment of 35 tons of humanitarian aid, raised through the “Hands Across the Skies” initiative, is to arrive in

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