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Socialist party refuses to join Bulgarian PM’s delegation in Kyiv

April 26, 2022April 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the ruling coalition member vehemently opposed to proposals for Bulgaria to supply arms to Ukraine,

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Number of districts in Bulgaria that are Covid-19 green zones rises to 17

April 26, 2022April 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 green zones – meaning a morbidity rate of less than 100

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 2 deaths, 377 new cases registered

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of two people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, which

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Borissov sparks row with claim Bulgaria is secretly arming Ukraine

April 25, 2022April 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia, Ukraine

Opposition GERB-UDF leader and former prime minister Boiko Borissov sparked a row on April 25 by alleging, without offering evidence,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, five deaths, 237 new cases registered

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of five people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, bringing the country’s

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PM to lead Bulgarian coalition government delegation to Kyiv on April 27

April 24, 2022April 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

A delegation from Bulgaria’s ruling coalition, headed by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, will travel to Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv on

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Sixty-seven Covid-19 deaths in Bulgaria in past week

April 24, 2022April 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 67 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria’s PM personally backs sending military aid to Ukraine

April 23, 2022April 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said in a television interview on April 23 that as an individual, not as Prime

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Head of Bulgaria’s HQ on Ukrainian refugees quits

April 23, 2022April 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The head of Bulgaria’s national operational co-ordination group on those fleeing the war in Ukraine, Valeri Rachev, has withdrawn from

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