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Day: June 17, 2022

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament sets no-confidence debate for June 21

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

Acting Speaker of the National Assembly Miroslav Ivanov has convened a special sitting of Parliament for June 21 at 11am

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Europe 

EBU: 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will not be in Ukraine, talks set with BBC

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Russia, Ukraine

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said on June 17 that it had concluded “with deep regret” that the 2023 Eurovision

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Europe 

EC recommends EU membership candidate status for Ukraine, Moldova

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on June 17 that it was recommending that Ukraine and Moldova be granted EU membership

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Bulgaria 

Number of nurses in Bulgaria dropped by 1730 between 2019 and 2021

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of nurses in Bulgaria decreased by 1730 between 2019 and 2021, according to an annual report on medical

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2022 was 653.2M euro

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of the year stood at 653.2 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Foreign embassies in messages of support for Bulgaria’s Sofia Pride

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

As has become traditional, a number of foreign ambassadors accredited to Bulgaria are to attend the 15th Sofia Pride on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Another MP quits Trifonov’s ITN party

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

An MP for Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party, Kiril Simeonov, said in the National Assembly on June 17 that he was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes 2022 Budget revision at first reading

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s MPs passed the 2022 Budget revision at first reading late on June 17, with 133 votes in favour and

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Bulgaria 

‘Mafia out’: Protests at ouster of Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament, as no-confidence motion looms

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Outraged crowds surrounded Bulgaria’s Parliament on the evening of June 16 after opposition parties, now including former ruling coalition partner

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