Bulgarian PM leads delegation to Kyiv as arms to Ukraine issue smoulders
A Bulgarian delegation led by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov leaves for Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv on April 27 with the
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Axed arms firm head claims Bulgaria exports weapons to Ukraine via intermediaries
Alexander Mihailov, recently dismissed as head of Bulgaria’s state-owned Kintex defence equipment trading firm, said in a television interview on
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EC proposes suspending import duties on all Ukrainian exports to EU
The European Commission (EC) proposed on April 27 to suspend for one year import duties on all Ukrainian exports to
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in all 90 samples – NCIPD
Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on April 27 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus
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Bulgaria prepared for Russian ‘blackmail’ gas stoppage – PM
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on April 27 that the country’s Energy Ministry had a plan to minimise the
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EC President on Russian gas cut-off: Attempt at blackmail
The announcement by Gazprom that it is unilaterally stopping delivery of gas to customers in Europe is yet another attempt
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 23 deaths, 1140 new cases registered
The deaths of 23 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing
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Russia cuts off natural gas supplies to Bulgaria – reports
Bulgaria’s state-owned energy company Bulgargaz has received a notification that as of April 27, deliveries to it from Russia’s Gazprom
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Socialist party refuses to join Bulgarian PM’s delegation in Kyiv
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the ruling coalition member vehemently opposed to proposals for Bulgaria to supply arms to Ukraine,
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