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Year: 2022

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EC proposes ninth package of sanctions against Russia

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) announced on December 7 its proposals for a ninth package of sanctions against Russia over its

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Europe 

Eurostat: Air passengers in EU up 35% in 2021 following 2020 decline

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2021, the total number of passengers travelling by air in the European Union was 373 million, a substantial increase

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Leisure 

Bulgarian railways announces another ‘Christmas train’ excursion

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering another “Christmas train” excursion, between Sofia and Bankya, on December 17 and 18. The

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Business 

Bulgaria reports 0.6% economic growth in Q3 2022

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Dutch, Austrian leaders on Bulgaria and Schengen: ‘Not yet’

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Two days before European Union home affairs ministers are due to decide on whether to admit Bulgaria to the Schengen

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian publisher’s campaign raises more than 530 000 leva for generators for Ukrainian city

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The fundraiser initiated by Bulgarian publisher and former Democratic Bulgaria MP Manol Peykov has raised just more than 534 710

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria threatens ‘countermeasures’ if Netherlands, Austria block it from Schengen

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Bulgaria’s caretaker government is ready with “relevant decisions, including considering possible countermeasures” if the Netherlands and Austria veto its joining

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Borissov’s party names candidate PM, seen as having no chance of being elected

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition has named Nikolai Gabrovski, a surgeon with no previous national political profile, as its candidate prime

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 23 deaths, 1109 new cases

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 23 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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