EC pays out 3BN euro first instalment of assistance package for Ukraine
The European Commission (EC) paid out on January 17 a first instalment of three billion euro of the up to 18
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Russia
A million Ukrainians entered Bulgaria since war began – but only 50 262 remain
The number of Ukrainians who have entered Bulgaria since Russia’s February 24 2022 invasion of Ukraine has passed the million
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Bulgaria probes reports of properties bought by sanctioned Russians
The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has assigned the State Agency for National Security to investigate allegations that Russian citizens and
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Two-thirds of Ukrainians who sought shelter in Bulgaria have quit the country
About two-thirds of Ukrainians who sought shelter in Bulgaria after fleeing Russia’s war on their country have moved on elsewhere,
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Russian ambassador ‘does not know why’ Bulgarian journalist declared wanted
Russia’s ambassador in Sofia, Eleonora Mitrofanova, told reporters on December 29 that she had “no information” on why her country
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Bulgaria summons Russian ambassador over Kremlin’s warrant for Bulgarian journalist
Russia’s ambassador to Bulgaria, Eleonora Mitrofanova, has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Sofia in connection with reports that
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Opponents of Bulgaria sending military aid to Ukraine take matter to Constitutional Court
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and Vuzrazhdane lodged an application in the Constitutional Court on December 23 for the court
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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry: Logistics operation to send military aid to Ukraine has begun
The logistics operation to send military aid to Ukraine, in line with a vote by Bulgaria’s National Assembly, started on
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MoD: Bulgaria has given close to half a billion leva humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Bulgaria has provided 448 million leva humanitarian aid to Ukraine, caretaker Defence Minister
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