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Bulgarian government opens 4-language hotline for those fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine

March 14, 2022March 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government said on March 14 that a four-language hotline was operational to help those fleeing the war in Ukraine

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Bulgaria to seek EU funding for state aid for hotels housing Ukrainian refugees

March 14, 2022March 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria will seek European Union funding for the state aid for hoteliers who have accommodated Ukrainian refugees registered as asylum

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EU transfers chronically ill Ukrainian children from Poland to Italy

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

On March 13, the EU coordinated the first MEDEVAC operation by transferring chronically ill paediatric patients from Poland to Italy,

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Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy in telephone call with Bulgarian PM Petkov

March 13, 2022March 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on March 13, according to a message

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UN refugee agency: Close to 2.7 million have fled war in Ukraine

March 13, 2022March 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Poland, Refugees, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

About 2 698 280 people had fled the war in Ukraine, the United Nations refugee agency said, citing figures as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister: Plot to stoke hysteria over flour and sugar

March 13, 2022March 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

There is information that hysteria is to be stoked to trigger panic-buying of flour and sugar, in the same way

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has ample sunflower oil, but tensions simmer as prices soar

March 12, 2022March 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The sunflower oil saga in Bulgaria is continuing, after prices soared in recent days, with a special price offer by

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Bulgaria 

Close to 70 000 Ukrainians entered Bulgaria in past fortnight – operational HQ

March 12, 2022March 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A total of 69 735 Ukrainian citizens have entered Bulgaria since February 24, and 33 516 remain in the country,

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Bulgaria 

PM Petkov: EU leaders support Bulgaria’s proposal for cohesion fund for refugees from Ukraine

March 11, 2022March 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

A proposal by Bulgaria for a cohesion fund for refugees from Ukraine so that the EU jointly will bear the

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