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EU providing additional 110M euro humanitarian aid to Ukrainians

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on November 14 that it is allocating 110 million euro in humanitarian aid to support

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria suspends participation in Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government has adopted a decision to suspend the country’s participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

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PolitiCheck: GMOs, Ukraine and ‘US-owned land’

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Vassilena Dotkova Russia, Ukraine

It is not true that GMO crops are being grown legally in Ukraine; Claims: Vuzrazhane MP Tsoncho Ganev, 14 September

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian National Radio slams expulsion of its correspondent from Russia

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Russia

The expulsion from Russia of the only Bulgarian media correspondent is a purely political act and is detrimental to the

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Perspectives 

Factcheck.bg: Is the Myrotvorets website a hit list?

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 Mina Kirkova Russia, Ukraine

The website Myrotvorets has been in existence since 2014. Before July 11 2023, however, it was hardly ever talked about

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expels Russian Rossiyskaya Gazeta correspondent as threat to national security

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria has expelled Alexander Gatsak, a correspondent for Russian government-owned Rossiyskaya Gazeta, as a threat to national security, the State

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev seeks Constitutional Court ruling on gas transit fee

October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has filed a complaint with the country’s Constitutional Court, asking it to rule on the provisions

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Bulgaria 

Defence Minister: Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye to start mine countermeasures operation in Black Sea

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Türkiye, Ukraine

Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye will soon start a mine countermeasures operation in the Black Sea, Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Todor Tagarev

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Bulgaria 

Prime Minister Denkov: No immediate threat to Bulgaria

October 12, 2023October 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, Russia, Ukraine

There is no immediate threat to Bulgaria, except for sites connected to Israel, such as embassies, synagogues, tourist groups, where

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