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EU granted temporary protection in March to over 500 000 people fleeing war in Ukraine

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

In March 2022, among the EU member states for which data are available, Poland granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to Ukrainians

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister: EU funds used for Ukrainian refugees

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

European Union operational programme funds are being used for the Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said during

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry: Talks underway on repairing Ukrainian tanks

June 3, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry is already in the process of technical talks on repairing Ukrainian armoured vehicles in Bulgaria, Deputy Defence

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Bulgaria 

Special installation in Bulgaria’s capital marks 100 days of war in Ukraine

June 3, 2022June 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A 100-metre blue canvas with yellow roses and toys has been installed in Slaveikov Square in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Deputy PM apologises for language about Ukrainian refugees

June 2, 2022June 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Kalina Konstantinova, who chairs the national operational HQ on Ukrainians who have temporary protection in Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria 

Official figures: About 10 000 Ukrainians left Bulgaria in recent days

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

Close to 10 000 Ukrainians have left Bulgaria in the past few days, going by updated figures on the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

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 

USAF F-35s flew long-range mission to Bulgaria

June 1, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Ukraine

United States Air Force (USAF) F-35s, deployed to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, flew a long-range mission to Bulgaria in

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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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