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Frontex: 1.4M Russians entered EU since February 2022 invasion of Ukraine

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 1.405 million Russian citizens have entered the European Union

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EC disburses further 2B euro in exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine

October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) disbursed a first instalment of two billion euro on October 18 under the five billion euro

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EC makes additional proposals to fight high energy prices, ensure security of supply

October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on October 18 that it was furthering its work to address high energy prices and

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EU adds 500M euro for military equipment for Ukraine

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers adopted on October 17 additional assistance measures under the European Peace Facility (EPF) to further support the capabilities and resilience

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EU sets up military assistance mission to support Ukrainian armed forces

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Meeting on October 17, European Union foreign ministers agreed to set up a Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine

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Bulgaria’s government has approved about 87M leva for accommodating Ukrainians

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Since the February 2022 beginning of Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine, a succession of Bulgarian governments have approved payments of

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Official: Cyber attack on Bulgarian government websites traced to Russia

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The head of Bulgaria’s National Investigation Service, Borislav Sarafov, said on October 16 that the perpetrator of a cyber attack

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Decision on inviting Zelenskyy to address Bulgarian Parliament postponed

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not be invited to deliver a video address to the October 19 first sitting of

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Stoltenberg: Nato will further step up support for Ukraine

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato will further step up support for Ukraine, while strengthening the Alliance’s defence and deterrence and working to increase the

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