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Visiting Sofia, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister thanks Bulgaria for helping refugees

April 19, 2022April 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

On the first of a two-day visit to Sofia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed thanks to Bulgaria for the

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research: Disapproval ratings of Bulgaria’s government, PM double

April 18, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

The disapproval ratings of Bulgaria’s coalition government and Prime Minister Kiril Petkov have more than doubled since February, according to

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Bulgaria’s coalition government has 58.2% disapproval rating

April 13, 2022April 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s four-party coalition government that took office in mid-December has a disapproval rating of close to 60 per cent, according

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Bulgaria 

Candidate for central bank head withdraws amid row within Bulgaria’s ruling coalition

April 10, 2022April 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Hours before the council of Bulgaria’s four-party governing coalition was due to meet on resolving its dispute over its two

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Expelling Russian ambassador would sever relations

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Declaring Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova persona non grata in Bulgaria would amount to completely severing relations, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov

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Bulgaria 

PM: Bulgaria to recall its ambassador from Moscow

March 24, 2022March 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria will summon its ambassador to Russia to Sofia for consultations, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov told reporters in Brussels on

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Bulgaria 

PM expects $1 BN investment after Bulgaria signs cooperation memo with two investors

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov signed a memorandum on cooperation with Gemcorp Capital Management Ltd. and IP3 Corporation, in a

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Bulgaria 

PM Petkov: Current government has paid 4BN leva compensation to businesses, households

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

More than four billion leva in compensation for Bulgarian business and households has been returned to Bulgaria’s economy since the

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Most Bulgarians see government as unsuccessful in key areas in first 100 days in office

March 22, 2022March 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

More Bulgarians see the Kiril Petkov coalition government as unsuccessful than successful in eight key areas in its first 100

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