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Visiting Sofia, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister thanks Bulgaria for helping refugees

April 19, 2022April 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

On the first of a two-day visit to Sofia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed thanks to Bulgaria for the

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Bulgaria 

Russia expels 10 Bulgarian diplomats

April 18, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia has declared a number of Bulgarian diplomats persona non grata, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on April 18,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament votes to include Ukrainian refugees in health insurance system

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on April 13 to approve the second reading of amendments to the Health Insurance Act that

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Bulgaria 

Labour Ministry: Close to 1000 Ukrainians who fled war have got jobs in Bulgaria

April 12, 2022April 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A total of 953 Ukrainian citizens started working under an employment contract in Bulgaria between February 24 and April 7,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government blames tour operators in Ukraine for Durankulak chaos

April 12, 2022April 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government has put the blame for the chaos at the Durankulak border checkpoint, which in recent days has seen

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria offers refugee pupils from Ukraine online extra lessons

April 12, 2022April 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Pupils from Ukraine enrolled in Bulgarian schools can now receive additional training in both Bulgarian as a foreign language and

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Europe 

EU launching new humanitarian operation in Moldova for Ukrainian refugees

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

A humanitarian operation is being rolled out this week in Moldova through the European Humanitarian Response Capacity (EHRC) as part of the

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Bulgaria 

EU foreign ministers discuss new sanctions on Russia, including oil and gas import embargo

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers discussed on April 11 a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, including an embargo on oil

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Europe 

EU-wide ‘Operation Oscar’ targets criminal assets in relation to Russian invasion of Ukraine

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European police co-operation agency Europol, jointly with EU countries, Eurojust and Frontex, launched Operation Oscar on April 11 to support

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