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Tensions among Ukrainian refugees at Bulgaria’s Elhovo centre – reports

June 1, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

There were tensions among Ukrainian refugees at Bulgaria’s Elhovo “buffer centre”, with complaints about a lack of water, food for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Ukrainians who have temporary protection may stay until February 2023

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

Everyone who has temporary protection in Bulgaria has the right to stay in the country until February 24 2023, when

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Bulgaria 

PM: Bulgaria cannot continue to support luxurious stay for Ukrainian refugees

May 31, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian state cannot continue to support such a luxurious stay in Bulgaria for Ukrainian refugees, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov

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Bulgaria 

PM Petkov: Bulgaria exempted from embargo on oil imports from Russia till end-2024

May 31, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has been exempted up to the end of 2024 from the European Union’s partial embargo on oil imports from

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Europe 

EU leaders agree on partial embargo on oil imports from Russia

May 31, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Meeting on May 30, European Union leaders agreed that the sixth package of sanctions against Russia will cover crude oil,

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Bulgaria 

No-shows prompt Bulgaria to shut down relocation operation for Ukrainian refugees

May 30, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Against a background of mass no-shows of Ukrainian refugees meant to be relocated within Bulgaria, Deputy Prime Minister Kalina Konstantinova

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Bulgaria 

Rumours, complaints beset Bulgaria’s Ukrainian relocation operation

May 30, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

May 30, the second day of the Bulgarian government’s three-day operation to relocate Ukrainian refugees, was beset with problems including

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Bulgaria 

Turnout for relocation of Ukrainians in Bulgaria continues to be low

May 30, 2022May 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

On the second day of the operation to relocate Ukrainian refugees within Bulgaria, turnout continued to be low, with the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s refugee agency: Ukrainians who refuse accommodation offered must declare they will find their own

May 29, 2022May 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees is introducing a declaration for Ukrainian citizens to sign if they refuse the accommodation offered

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