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Month: June 2022

Bulgaria 

Health Ministry: Two monkeypox cases confirmed in Bulgaria

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

As of June 23, two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Bulgaria, the Health Ministry said in a media

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Europe 

EMA recommends Valneva’s Covid-19 vaccine for authorisation in EU

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended granting a marketing authorisation for Covid-19 Vaccine (inactivated, adjuvanted) Valneva for use in the primary

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Perspectives 

Being there: Amid the crowd as Bulgaria’s government lost the no-confidence vote

June 22, 2022May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Vassil Levski Boulevard in central Sofia is lined with hired buses, and on the boulevard’s pavements, clusters of youths, clad

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Petkov’s Cabinet loses vote of no confidence in Parliament

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

The government of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov lost a vote of no confidence in Parliament on June 22, with 123

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Opposition putting receipt of billions in EU funds at risk

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

The opposition denying Parliament a quorum for its sitting on June 22 meant that the European Funds Management Bill had

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Bulgaria 

Zelenskyy thanks Bulgarian PM for backing Ukraine’s EU bid

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Ahead of a European Council meeting that will discuss his country’s bid for accession talks with the European Union, Ukrainian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s opposition majority scuppers Parliament sitting to elect Speaker

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

A June 22 sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament that had been meant to elect a new Speaker was cancelled after four

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM hopes no-confidence motion will not pass, but has ‘Plan B’

June 21, 2022June 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Speaking to reporters after the close of an eight-hour debate in Parliament on a motion of no confidence in his

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament debates motion of no confidence in Petkov government

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Debate in Parliament on a motion of no confidence in Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s government proceeded lengthily on June

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