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Day: May 10, 2023

Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll: 56% of Bulgarians want parties to back GERB-UDF effort to form government

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

More than half of Bulgarians believe that the parliamentary groups in the 49th National Assembly should support the efforts of

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Europe 

European Parliament votes for EU accession to Istanbul Convention

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on May 10 for the European Union’s accession to the Istanbul Convention, which

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has spent 345M leva on vaccines against Covid-19

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has paid 345 million leva for vaccines against Covid-19, caretaker Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev told the National Assembly during

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Business 

EIF, UniCredit in deals on financing billion euro of investments by SMEs in seven CEE countries

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Investment Fund (EIF) is providing UniCredit Group with two guarantees worth 370 million euro to boost investments carried

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Bulgaria 

GERB-UDF’s candidate PM: Reactions range from rejection to a door ajar

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Reactions among parliamentary groups to the May 10 announcement by GERB-UDF coalition leader Boiko Borissov that European Commissioner Maria Gabriel

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Borissov names European Commissioner Gabriel as candidate PM

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF coalition leader Boiko Borissov told the National Assembly on May 10 that the coalition’s candidate Prime Minister is Maria

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Perspectives 

US, EU need to block main re-exportation channels to Russia for Ukraine to win

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Russia, Ukraine

While the EU and the US are seeking out private companies violating anti-Russian sanctions in the Far East, Armenia continues

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