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Year: 2022

Europe 

European Parliament approves 18B euro loan for Ukraine for 2023

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

Members of the European Parliament approved on November 24 an 18 billion euro loan to support Ukraine during Russia’s war

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria condemns terrorist attack in Jerusalem in which teenager died, many injured

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Bulgaria condemns the November 23 horrific attacks in Jerusalem which killed one person and left many people injured, the Foreign Ministry

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Europe 

Cyber attack follows European Parliament declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

The website of the European Parliament came under a sophisticated cyberattack after MEPs adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government votes 38M leva to keep fuel subsidy for motorists to year-end

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has allocated 38 million leva (about 19.4 million euro) to keep the fuel subsidy of 25 stotinki

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Europe 

EU ban on flavoured heated tobacco products comes into force

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

The European Commission (EC) said on November 23 that it welcomes today’s entry into force of the ban on flavoured heated

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Europe 

European Parliament: Russia is a state sponsor of terrorism

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

Members of the European Parliament voted on November 23 to adopt a resolution calling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism

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Europe 

EC pays out further 2.5B euro in exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on November 22 that it had paid out the second instalment of 2.5 billion euro

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Europe 

EC moves to end judicial reform, anti-corruption monitoring mechanism for Romania

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

The European Commission (EC) said on November 22 that it would no longer monitor or report on Romania under the

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Business 

OECD sees Bulgaria’s economic growth slowing in 2023, rebounding in 2024

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s GDP growth is projected to slow to 1.7 per cent in 2023 before rebounding to 3.1 per cent in

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