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Interior Ministry: Bulgaria has 34 000 places for Ukrainian refugees in state facilities

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has 34 000 places in state facilities available for accommodating Ukrainian refugees who have been staying in hotels, caretaker

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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes in favour of supplying weapons to Ukraine

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on November 3 to supply weaponry to Ukraine. The vote, with 175

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian hoteliers slam caretaker government decision on Ukrainian refugees

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The suspension by the caretaker government of the programme to accommodate Ukrainian refugees in hotels is further proof that tourism

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Bulgaria 

Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria unhappy at decision to shift them to state facilities

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The day after the Bulgarian caretaker government’s last-minute announcement that Ukrainian refugees accommodated in hotels in a state-supported scheme are

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Bulgaria to move Ukrainian refugees from hotels to state facilities

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria will continue to accommodate Ukrainian refugees, moving them from hotels to state facilities, caretaker Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said

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Uncertainty for Ukrainians in Bulgaria as scheduled end of accommodation system looms

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria face uncertainty as the final hours tick away before the scheduled end on October

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Eurostat: Gas prices in Bulgaria rose 108% in first half of 2022 y/y

October 31, 2022November 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Natural gas prices for households in Bulgaria increased by 108 per cent in the first half of 2022 compared with

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Ukraine: EU launches winter shelter programme, boosts humanitarian aid by 175M euro

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) announced on October 19 a new emergency shelter and winterised facilities programme for Ukraine, as Russia’s

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Europe 

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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