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Day: June 14, 2023

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Judiciary Act

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on June 14 that he has vetoed amendments to the country’s Judiciary Act, passed by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria intends prolonging humanitarian accommodation scheme for Ukrainian refugees to end of 2023

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The programme by which there is state support for accommodation of people displaced from Ukraine and who have temporary protection

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry probes homophobic demo at film festival, incident at bar

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry has started an investigation into the disruption of a screening at the Sofia Pride Festival at the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Environment Ministry: No evidence of contamination of Bulgarian Black Sea from Kakhovka dam blast

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, tourism, Ukraine

There is is evidence of pollution in the Bulgarian waters of the Black Sea after the destruction of the dam

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Europe 

EU mobilises emergency stockpiles, funding to support crisis response to Kakhovka dam breach

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In the wake of the breach of the Nova Kakhovka dam last week and the call for assistance by the

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Business 

Bulgaria annual inflation falls to 10.1% in May

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 10.1 per cent inflation in May 2023, down from 11.6 per cent a

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Business 

Sofia Airport’s May 2023 passenger figures 4% below pre-pandemic levels

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

Sofia Airport said that the number of passengers at the airport was continuing to increase and was approaching pre-pandemic levels,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry slams Russian ambassador over disinformation

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In a strongly-worded statement, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has slammed Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova for spreading disinformation. On social media, Mitrofanova

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World 

UN refugee agency: Forced displacements hit record in 2022

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

By the end of 2022, the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights abuses stood at

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