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EU pledges 200M euro to help Moldova meet gas supply needs

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) has put together an additional energy support package for Moldova, pledging 200 million euro to help

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Bulgaria declares readiness to contribute to EU Military Assistance Mission Ukraine

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker government adopted on November 9 a decision declaring Bulgaria’s readiness to contribute to the EU Military Assistance Mission

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EC proposes 18B euro support package for Ukraine for 2023

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on November 9 that it had today proposed an unprecedented support package for Ukraine of

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Bulgaria 

Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria: Caretaker cabinet approves payments to hotels, railways

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet approved, at a meeting on November 9, payments to hoteliers and state railways BDZ in connection with

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Russia says it is sanctioning Bulgarian arms firms

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Russian government said on November 8 it was sanctioning legal entities from several countries, including a number of arms

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BRC, UNHCR in ‘Winter Support’ campaign for Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) and the UN High Commission for Refugees will provide by the end of the year

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian caretaker Tourism Minister seeks to defend Ukrainian refugee move

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

In interviews at the weekend, Bulgaria’s caretaker Tourism Minister Ilyin Dimitrov sought to deflect criticism of the interim government’s controversial

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EC to propose 1.5B euro a month to help Ukraine’s financing needs for 2023

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Commission (EC) President von der Leyen has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that she would this week propose a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria begins moving Ukrainian refugees to state facilities

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The accommodation of Ukrainian refugees in state recreation centres along Bulgaria’s Black Sea has begun, according to reports on November

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