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Day: June 29, 2022

Bulgaria 

Chances of early elections in Bulgaria steepen further

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) was regrouping on June 29 to consider what to do after

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: First cases of BA.5 lineage of Omicron variant detected – NCIPD

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on June 29 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party breaks off talks with WCC on government formation

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) executive bureau decided on June 29 to suspend talks with the Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We

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Europe 

EC doubles funding for EU countries receiving Ukrainian refugees to 7B euro

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) adopted on June 29 the “Flexible Assistance to Territories (FAST-CARE)” package to help EU countries, regional

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Bulgaria 

Broadcast regulator fails to elect new head of Bulgarian National Television

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Three rounds of voting by statutory broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media on June 29 failed to elect a

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Europe 

EC proposes prohibiting flavoured heated tobacco products

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

The European Commission (EC) said on June 29 that it was proposing to prohibit the sale of flavoured heated tobacco products in

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Business 

Poll sees business climate in Bulgaria as slightly improved

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found managers seeing the business climate in Bulgaria as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President reserved in comments on expulsion of Russian diplomats

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev, Russia

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev told reporters in Madrid that he hoped that Prime Minister Kiril Petkov would have carefully considered

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Bulgaria 

Sharp exchanges over Bulgaria’s expulsion of Russian diplomats

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

There were sharp exchanges in Bulgaria’s National Assembly on June 29 as parliamentary groups reacted to the announcement on Tuesday

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