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Day: June 21, 2023

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new government withdraws previous administration’s obstacles to arms for Ukraine

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Cabinet has withdrawn a proposal to Parliament tabled by the now-departed caretaker government that further supplying by Bulgaria of

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Bulgaria 

Fact check: No abnormal radiation levels after missile strikes on weapons depot in Ukraine

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 Vanessa Nikolova of factcheck.bg Russia, Ukraine

No increased levels of radiation are observed in Ukraine, in Bulgaria or in other European countries; Reports from Russian sources

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Large-scale road safety checks have begun

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Joint road safety inspections by six institutions have already begun all over Bulgaria, following a decision at an interdepartmental meeting

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Business 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had lowest price levels of restaurants and hotels in EU in 2022

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the lowest price levels of restaurants and hotels in the EU in 2022, at 51 per cent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s two candidates for seat on European Commission named

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition has named European Court of Auditors member Iliana Ivanova as its candidate to succeed Maria Gabriel

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Europe 

EC proposes 50B euro financial instrument to support Ukraine’s recovery in 2024-2027

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) is proposing a financial instrument of up to 50 billion euro for the period 2024 to

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January – May 2023 up 15% y/y

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 13 450 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to May 2023, an increase of 15 per

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