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Month: June 2023

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new Defence Minister holds talks with Ukrainian ambassador

June 10, 2023June 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The possibilities of Bulgaria providing humanitarian and military-technical assistance to Ukraine were discussed at a meeting between Defence Minister Todor

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria with new record high number of ‘excellent’ sites in EU bathing waters survey

June 9, 2023May 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria recorded the highest number of coastal bathing waters meeting the “excellent quality” standards in 2022, the latest European Environment

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Europe 

Media freedom: EU ministers agree position on anti-SLAPP law

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Media

EU member states have reached a common position – general approach – on a draft law which will protect journalists

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Europe 

EU ministers agree position on draft EU law on violence against women, domestic violence

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

At a meeting of the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs council, EU ministers have agreed their position on a proposed

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Perspectives 

Why is the West not sanctioning Putin’s key allies in the Caucasus?

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine

While the European Union and the United States are striving for peace in the Caucasus and aspiring to reach a

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Bulgaria 

Kakhovka destruction: Protest outside Russian embassy in Bulgaria’s capital on June 9

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Mother Ukraine association of Ukrainian organisations in Bulgaria is to hold a protest outside the Russian embassy in Sofia

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Europe 

EU ministers reach agreement on key asylum and migration laws

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

At a June 8 meeting of the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs council, EU ministers agreed on a negotiating

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Bulgaria 

European Green Deal: EU pays 197M euro to Bulgaria

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The European Union’s Modernisation Fund paid out 197 million euro to Bulgaria on June 8 for the modernisation of the

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Business 

Bulgaria reports 0.5% economic growth in Q1 2023

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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