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Bulgaria offers rent support to Ukrainians who get jobs

June 6, 2022June 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

As of June 6, Bulgaria’s Employment Agency will provide 356 leva (about 182 euro) for three months to help cover

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Bulgaria 

Ukraine requests weapons from Bulgaria

June 6, 2022June 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria Vitaly Moskalenko said in a television interview on June 6 that he had sent a formal

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Bulgaria 

Refugee agency: More than 22 000 Ukrainians relocated in Bulgaria

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

So far, 22 137 Ukrainians who have temporary protection in Bulgaria have been relocated to designated facilities, State Agency for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister: EU funds used for Ukrainian refugees

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

European Union operational programme funds are being used for the Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said during

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Deputy PM apologises for language about Ukrainian refugees

June 2, 2022June 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Kalina Konstantinova, who chairs the national operational HQ on Ukrainians who have temporary protection in Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria 

Official figures: About 10 000 Ukrainians left Bulgaria in recent days

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Close to 10 000 Ukrainians have left Bulgaria in the past few days, going by updated figures on the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Tensions among Ukrainian refugees at Bulgaria’s Elhovo centre – reports

June 1, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

There were tensions among Ukrainian refugees at Bulgaria’s Elhovo “buffer centre”, with complaints about a lack of water, food for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Ukrainians who have temporary protection may stay until February 2023

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Everyone who has temporary protection in Bulgaria has the right to stay in the country until February 24 2023, when

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Bulgaria 

PM: Bulgaria cannot continue to support luxurious stay for Ukrainian refugees

May 31, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian state cannot continue to support such a luxurious stay in Bulgaria for Ukrainian refugees, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov

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