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Day: July 1, 2022

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President hands WCC mandate to seek to form government

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev on July 1 handed Assen Vassilev, named earlier in the day as the prime ministerial candidate

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Business 

Bulgaria regulator approves 3.4% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said on July 1 that it approved an increase in electricity prices by

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Bulgaria 

Russian ambassador to Bulgaria proposes closing embassy after PM rejects her ultimatum

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russian ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova said on July 1 that she was raising with the Kremlin the issue of

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Europe 

EU, Nato back Bulgaria in row with Russia over expulsion of diplomats

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia

The European Union regrets the unjustified threat of the Russian Federation to sever diplomatic ties with Bulgaria in response to

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Europe 

EC waives customs duties and VAT on import of life-saving goods for Ukrainians

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) adopted on July 1 a decision enabling EU countries to temporarily waive customs duties and value-added

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Business 

Eurostat reports agricultural products price rises after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has significantly disturbed global agricultural markets, particularly as Russia and Ukraine have been major exporters

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party resumes talks with WCC on proposing a government

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is resuming negotiations with the Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) party on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s outgoing PM rejects Russia’s ultimatum over expulsion of diplomats

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Russia

Bulgaria’s outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on July 1 that he would not change the decision to expel 70

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Bulgaria 

Petkov: Assen Vassilev will be WCC’s Prime Minister candidate

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

The We Continue the Change (WCC) party will nominate Assen Vassilev, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, as its candidate

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