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EMA, ECDC advice on fourth doses of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines

April 6, 2022April 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Medicines Agency’s Covid-19 task force (ETF) have concluded that it

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Bulgaria 

EU stockpiles reserves for chemical, biological and radio-nuclear emergencies

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

To improve the EUs preparedness and response to public health risks such as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to send helmets, bulletproof vests to Ukraine for civilian population

April 6, 2022April 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria will send 2000 helmets and 2000 bulletproof vests to Ukraine for the use of the civilian population, Prime Minister’s

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Bulgaria 

EU approves immediate 3.5BN euro for EU countries receiving Ukrainian refugees

April 6, 2022April 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

As part of the European Union’s efforts to support Ukraine after Russia’s invasion, EU ambassadors endorsed on April 6 a

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Bulgaria 

Dutch Air Force F-35s arrive to help protect Bulgarian air space

April 6, 2022April 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Four Netherlands Air Force F-35 fighter jets arrived at Bulgaria’s Graf Ignatievo air base on April 6 to take part

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Bulgaria 

EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria on electricity risk plan

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, European Commission

The European Commission said on April 6 that it opened an infringement proceeding against Bulgaria for “failing to submit” an

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Bulgaria 

EC to help Bulgaria curb reliance on Russian fossil fuels

April 6, 2022April 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on April 6 that it would offer technical support to help 17 EU countries, among

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 28 deaths, 839 new cases

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-eight people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgaria 

Bansko Mountain Madness: Bikini and fancy dress season-end party on April 10

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Lance Nelson tourism

Bansko’s 2021/22 ski season ends on April 10. And to celebrate the best ski season Bansko has ever known, there

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