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Bulgaria’s government adopts draft joint declaration on Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine

July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

At a meeting on July 5, Bulgaria’s government approved a draft of a Joint Declaration between Bulgaria and Ukraine regarding

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Europe 

New figures show sharp drop in Russian energy products imports into EU

July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s share in the extra-EU imports of coal, natural gas and petroleum oils has been decreasing continuously since the second quarter of

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Europe 

International Centre for prosecution of Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine starts operations

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA) started its operations in the Hague on July

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Why is Macron opposing interests of EU, supporting Russian separatism?

July 3, 2023July 4, 2023 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine

The Kremlin has influential allies supporting separatism in the “post-Soviet” countries, whose policy goes against the position of the EU.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s tourism, environment ministers: Tests show sea water is clean

July 1, 2023July 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, tourism, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s tourism and environment ministers have issued assurances of the cleanliness of the country’s Black Sea waters and say that

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria extends humanitarian accommodation scheme for Ukrainian refugees to end of September

June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government has extended the scheme of state support for accommodating people who have temporary protection after fleeing Russia’s war

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Bulgaria 

World Jewish Congress slams trivialisation of Holocaust by Bulgarian pro-Russian leader

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Russia, Ukraine

In a letter to Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, the World Jewish Congress has expressed its grave concern regarding the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to seek to sell ammo to Ukraine directly, not through intermediaries

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria will try to sell ammunition to Ukraine directly, and not through intermediaries, as was done before, Defence Minister Todor

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Bulgaria 

Defence Minister unveils further details of Bulgaria’s new package of military aid for Ukraine

June 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Defence Minister Todor Tagarev has unveiled further details of the new package of military aid that the Cabinet has

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