EU assures Moldova of full support, while EC and UN refugee agency chiefs head to Romania
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, visiting Chisinau on March 2, said that he had conveyed to Moldovan President
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Bulgaria authorises flight to repatriate Russian citizens
Bulgaria has authorised what was described in an official Transport Ministry statement as a “humanitarian” flight to repatriate Russian citizens,
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Foreign Ministry: So far more than 1000 Bulgarians evacuated from Ukraine
So far, more than 1000 Bulgarians have been evacuated from Ukraine, Foreign Ministry permanent secretary Ivan Kondov told a parliamentary
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Bulgaria’s Justice Minister asks SJC to dismiss Geshev as Prosecutor-General
Bulgaria’s Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova said on March 2 that she has submitted a formal request for the Supreme Judicial
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Head of Nato Land Command visiting Bulgaria
The commander of Nato’s Allied Land Command, Lieutenant General Roger Cloutier, is visiting Bulgaria, according to a Bulgarian Defence Ministry
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Bulgaria expels two Russian diplomats for spying
Two Russian diplomats have been given 48 hours to leave Bulgaria, following investigations into espionage, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia
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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry: More than 13 500 Ukrainians crossed the border from Romania
Between February 24 and March 2, more than 13 500 Ukrainians citizens crossed into Bulgaria from Romania, the Interior Ministry
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More protests to be held in Bulgaria against Russia’s war on Ukraine
The Ukrainian-Bulgarian Association Plovdiv is holding a “No to the War in Ukraine” protest in the central square of the
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Bulgarian railways offers free trips to those fleeing Ukraine
Bulgarian state railways BDZ said that from March 2 it would provide free transportation to people arriving from Ukraine by
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