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EU agrees to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

European Union ministers have voiced their unanimous support for a proposal to extend the temporary protection for the more than

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Bulgaria’s government extends temporary protection for refugees from war in Ukraine

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government adopted a decision on February 19 extending the temporary protection of displaced persons from Ukraine on the territory

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European auditors: Prompt EU action helped member states to take care of refugees from Ukraine

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Ukraine

The mass arrival of people from Ukraine in EU countries in 2022 required immediate action, and the measures the EU

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government extends humanitarian aid system for those who fled Ukraine

December 23, 2024December 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

At a regular meeting on December 23, Bulgaria’s caretaker government agreed to the latest extension of the humanitarian assistance programme

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Nearly 4.2 million people who fled Ukraine because of Russia’s war under temporary protection in EU in August

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

As of August 31 2024, nearly 4.2 million non-EU citizens, who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian war of

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Europe 

Ukrainian refugees are second largest number in the world after Syrians – IOM

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Syrian refugees, Ukraine

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 resulted in one of the largest and fastest displacements in Europe since

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IOM’s World Migration Report 2024: Record number of displaced people

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on May 7 the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global

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UN refugee agency launches Compass: Network of refugee community centres in Bulgaria

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Syrian refugees, Ukraine

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in collaboration with partners, launched on April 30 the Compass Bulgaria Network of Protection and

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Europe 

European Parliament approves new Migration and Asylum Pact

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

In a succession of votes on April 10, the European Parliament adopted 10 legislative texts to reform European migration and

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