125,500 Ukrainian citizens have entered Bulgaria since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. 58,000 of them have remained in the country, 2,500 more than yesterday. Temporary protection has been granted to 16,220 people, and those accommodated in hotels are almost 40,000, according to the data of the unified information portal "Bulgaria for Ukraine".
A new round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will be held in Istanbul between March 28 and 30. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview for an independent Russian news media that Kyiv was ready to discuss neutrality in peace talks with Russia. “Security guarantees and neutrality, the non-nuclear status of Ukraine- we are ready to do that”, said President Zelensky and added that Kyiv was ready to give Russian an official language status.
New fires have broken out around the Chernobyl nuclear site, Ukraine’s authorities announced. Ukraine called for “demilitarization” of the sector under the aegis of the United Nations.
The Ukrainian army has pushed back 5 attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk. Russia has been forced to withdraw two battalion tactical groups after suffering heavy losses, the General Staff of Ukraine’s military announced.
A big charity concert named “Solidarity with Ukraine. We are with You!” took place downtown Sofia on Sunday evening. Thousands of Bulgarians flooded Independence Square to show support for Ukraine. They wore Bulgarian and Ukrainian national flags. The charity events in support of Ukraine continue. On March 28, the Bulgarian National Radio and the Bulgarian National Television are organizing a charity concert entitled “Together for Ukraine”.
Bulgaria is a leader in the export of agricultural products to China among Central and Eastern European countries, caretaker Minister of Agriculture and Food Georgi Tahov said at a meeting with the Chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs..
Some of the largest Bulgarian companies with over 1,000 employees have received invitations for meetings at the country’s police directorates. The summoned owners and CEOs have signed declarations that they will not promote voter coercion by employers..
The minimum wage will be set at BGN 1,077 (EUR 545) from next year, caretaker Minister of Labor and Social Policy Ivaylo Ivanov told bTV. ''The Labour Code stipulates that the minimum wage is calculated as 50% of the average wage. The government is..
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Sofia by train, eyewitnesses report on social media. Thunberg was spotted walking along Sofia’s..
Caretaker Minister of the Environment and Water, Petar Dimitrov, says he does not think there was a problem in the location of the air..
A Bulgarian siphoned 2.2 million pounds from the money of British taxpayers, the "Sunday Telegraph" reports. The scheme involved flying..
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