CoE urges Bulgaria to improve protection from violence against women, domestic violence
In a letter addressed to Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova, Council of Europe Commissioner for
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Month: May 2022
Bulgaria’s life expectancy in 2019 – 2021 dropped by a year
Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria, calculated for the period 2019 – 2021, is 73.6 years, down by a year
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Bulgaria wants Covid vaccines ‘in quantities tailored to needs’
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry has written to the European Commission informing it of its desire to receive quantities of vaccines against
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UN report: War in Ukraine to weigh heavily on Europe’s economies, fuelling inflation
Growth forecasts for the United States, European Union and China have been revised downward, with the EU registering the most
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Bulgaria ordered 1310 non-EU citizens to leave in 2021
Bulgaria ordered 1310 nationals of non-EU countries to leave the country in 2021, according to figures published on May 19
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EC advances three infringement proceedings against Bulgaria
The European Commission said on May 19 that it was advancing the infringement proceedings against Bulgaria in three existing cases
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Bulgarian project wins Natura 2000 Communication Award
The Bulgarian communication campaign “Natura 2000 in Bulgaria: new horizons”, implemented by the Green Balkans NGO, has won the Natura 2000
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MEPs approve suspension of EU duties on all Ukrainian exports
The European Parliament voted on May 19 to approve a one-year suspension of EU import duties on all Ukrainian exports,
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European Parliament, EU countries in deal on plans to restock gas reserves before winter
European Parliament and Council of the EU negotiators reached an agreement on May 19 on a new regulation setting mandatory
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