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Bulgaria offers help fighting large fire near Greek-Bulgarian border

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgarian military personnel were among those deployed to prevent a large fire burning close to the Greek-Bulgarian border from spreading

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory about rise in Covid-19 cases in Greece

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus

Greece recently has seen a noticeable increase in the number of cases of Covid-19, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry situation centre said.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Romania, Greece sign letter of intent on harmonised military mobility corridor

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Nato, Romania

Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias and Romanian Defence Minister Angel Tîlvãr have signed a

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Turkish military vehicles, personnel to transit Bulgaria en route from Kosovo

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Kosovo, Nato, Romania, Turkey

On June 6 and 7, 2024, military personnel and military equipment from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey

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Bulgaria, Greece criticise North Macedonia’s new president over name issue

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Leaders of Bulgaria and Greece have criticised the Republic of North Macedonia’s newly-elected President, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, after she referred to

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Bulgaria and Greece sign joint action programme on tourism

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, tourism

Bulgaria and Greece have signed a programme for joint actions in the field of tourism for 2024-2026, Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry

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Wildfires: Largest rescEU aerial firefighting operation in Greece

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

To tackle the wildfires in Greece, the biggest ever recorded in the EU, the European Commission’s (EC) Emergency Response Coordination

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Bulgaria 

Zelenskyy thanks Bulgaria for military and political support

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meeting Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, has expressed thanks for Bulgaria’s military and political support. On

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Bulgaria among 11 countries signing Athens Declaration in support of Ukraine, Western Balkans

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov was among the leaders of 11 countries to sign the Athens Declaration in support of

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