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EC President on Russian gas cut-off: Attempt at blackmail

April 27, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

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

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

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

April 26, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

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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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

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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