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Agriculture Minister: We are asking Ukraine to withhold exports to Bulgaria pending clarity

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government is insisting that Ukraine withholds exports to Bulgaria until the goods, quantities and mechanisms for licensing regimes are

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy destroys drone with mortar attached found near coastal village

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A Bulgarian Navy specialist team destroyed a drone that had an 82mm high-explosive mortar attached to it, found near the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM on farmers’ protest: Main problems already solved

September 17, 2023September 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Denkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, speaking at a special news conference on September 17 on the eve of a nationwide

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Grain producers ‘started behaving like terrorists’

September 16, 2023September 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov says that Bulgarian grain producers have “in the past two days started behaving like terrorists”.

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Bulgaria 

EU ends restrictions on imports from Ukraine of four agricultural products to five EU countries, including Bulgaria

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) announced on September 15 that it was ending the temporary restrictions on imports from Ukraine of

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Bulgaria 

End of ban on import of Ukrainian grain: Additional 63M leva to support Bulgarian farmers

September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Finance will allocate an additional 63 million leva to support farmers after the lifting of the ban

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament votes to cancel ban on import of various foodstuffs from Ukraine

September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on September 14 that the ban on the import of various foodstuffs from Ukraine should not

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Europe 

Russia’s war on Ukraine: EU sanctions on close to 1800 individuals and entities prolonged

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union decided on September 13 to prolong for a further six months, until March 15

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Bulgaria 

Imports from Ukraine: Bulgarian sunflower oil producers happy, grain producers threaten protest

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A proposed decision by the Bulgarian Parliament against the continuation of the ban on imports from Ukraine of various foodstuffs

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