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EU ministers agree on protected status for Ukrainians fleeing war

March 4, 2022March 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union interior ministers agreed at meeting on March 4 to activate a mechanism that will give people fleeing Ukraine

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to give financial aid to hoteliers accommodating Ukrainian refugees – Tourism Minister

March 4, 2022March 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The state will compensate hoteliers with 40 leva (about 20 euro) a day for each accommodated Ukrainian refugee, Tourism Minister

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish organisation: Wrong to call Ukraine a Nazi state

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Russia, Ukraine

Claims that Ukraine is a Nazi state that needs to be de-Nazified are absolutely untenable and inappropriate, the Organization of

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Europe 

EU boosts humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, further isolates Russia

March 4, 2022March 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

In separate announcements on March 4, the European Commission (EC) announced further humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and further steps shutting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency: Radiation levels are normal

March 4, 2022March 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Radiation levels in Bulgaria are normal, the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency said on March 4 after Russian military forces shelled

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Bulgaria 

Georgia, Moldova apply to join the European Union

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

Georgia and Moldova have applied to join the European Union, a move coming against the background of Russian President Vladimir

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian fundraising campaign for humanitarian aid for Ukraine nears million leva mark

March 3, 2022March 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A fundraising campaign by the Bulgarian Red Cross in co-operation with the Bulgarian government has drawn in more than 920

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria marks national day under shadow of Putin’s war on Ukraine

March 3, 2022March 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Freedom was the central theme of Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s message to the nation as it marked its national

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Europe 

UN: A million refugees have fled Ukraine in a week

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

In just seven days, one million people have fled Ukraine, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on March

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