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Month: February 2023

Europe 

EC: New limits for pesticides to protect pollinators

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) adopted on February 2 new rules which will, once applicable, lower the Maximum Residues Levels (MRLs) of two

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Europe 

EU increases support to Ukrainian armed forces to 3.6B euro

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ahead of the summit between the European Union and Ukraine, the Council of the EU adopted on February 2 assistance measures

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Perspectives 

Losing in Ukraine, Putin destabilises Karabakh

February 2, 2023February 8, 2023 Nikolay Marchenko Russia, Ukraine

Moscow is rocking the boat in Karabakh and other separatist regions such as Transnistria and Abkhazia to distract the world’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev names reshuffled caretaker Cabinet

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev signed the decrees formally dissolving the 48th National Assembly and appointing a caretaker Cabinet, the presidency’s

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Europe 

EC plans 10th package of sanctions against Russia over war in Ukraine

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) plans to have a 10th package of sanctions against Russia in place by February 24 2023,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament holds final sitting ahead of April early elections

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Bulgaria’s 48th National Assembly held its final sitting on February 2, as President Roumen Radev decreed that it be dissolved

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Bulgaria 

US sanctions Bulgarian firm over evasion of sanctions on Russia

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed full blocking sanctions against 22 individuals

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 30.7% for February 2023

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 30.7 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria holds annual commemoration of victims of communist regime

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Ceremonies were held on February 1 in Bulgaria’s Parliament and at memorials in the country to commemorate victims of the

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