‘Hands Across the Skies’ aid for Ukrainians to arrive in Bulgaria
A shipment of 35 tons of humanitarian aid, raised through the “Hands Across the Skies” initiative, is to arrive in
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Bulgaria seeks bids for LNG deliveries as gas question looms over election
Bulgaria’s state-owned natural gas company Bulgargaz has asked for offers to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG), seeking to purchase 5.5
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EU has coordinated over 66 000 tons life-saving assistance for Ukraine
As of August 11, the European Union has coordinated the delivery of 66 224 tons of in-kind assistance to Ukraine
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Large protests in Bulgaria against risk of new Russian gas deal
August 10 saw the latest of a series of large-scale protests in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia against the risk that
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Protests over Russia’s bid to extradite national from Bulgaria
Bulgarians, Russians and Ukrainians have held a series of protests against an application by Russia for the extradition from Bulgaria
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Russia expels 14 Bulgarian diplomats
Bulgarian ambassador in Moscow Atanas Krastin was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on August 5 to be informed that
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1000 Ukrainian patients transferred to European hospitals
As of August 5, the European Union has successfully coordinated 1000 medical evacuations of Ukrainian patients via its Civil Protection Mechanism to
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61% of Ukrainians given temporary protection in Bulgaria in June were female
Close to two-thirds of the Ukrainians granted temporary protection in Bulgaria in June 2022 were female, according to figures released
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Bulgarian vessel carrying corn sails from Ukraine’s Chernomorsk
After a five-month stay at the port of Chernomorsk in Ukraine, Bulgarian-owned vessel Rojen sailed from the port early on
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