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Day: June 8, 2022

Perspectives 

The government of Bulgaria – what happens now?

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

The first reaction of Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to the statement by ITN party leader Slavi Trifonov that he

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Bulgaria 

Trifonov says withdrawing party from Bulgaria’s ruling coalition

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

ITN party leader Slavi Trifonov said on June 8 that he was withdrawing his party from Bulgaria’s quadripartite governing coalition

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Business 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves Budget revision after junior partner ministers walkout

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s government approved the 2022 Budget Act revision bill on June 8 despite three ministers from one of the junior

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Bulgaria 

EU funds fraud: Bulgaria must return more than 30M euro

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union’s anti-fraud office OLAF last year recommended the recovery of more than 30 million euro because of schemes

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in all 92 samples – NCIPD

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on June 8 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Europe 

EU 7.25M euro for ICC investigation into Russian war crimes in Ukraine

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union is giving 7.25 million euro to the International Criminal Court (ICC), in particular to help it to

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Bulgaria 

Former arms plant head: Bulgaria exported 200M leva weapons to Ukraine

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Weapons worth 200 million leva have been exported from Bulgaria through Romania to Poland, with Ukraine as the final destination,

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World 

World Bank sees raised risk of stagflation

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine, World Bank

Compounding the damage from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has magnified the slowdown in the global economy,

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Business 

Bulgaria reports 0.8% economic growth in Q1 2022

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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