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Month: June 2023

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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Bulgaria 

News show launched for Ukrainians in Bulgaria as number of Ukrainian refugees increases

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) has started news broadcasts in Ukrainian, as official government figures show a steady increase

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Business 

Eurostat: GDP per capita in Bulgaria in 2022 was 59 per cent of EU average, lowest in bloc

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

GDP per capita in Bulgaria in 2022 was 41 per cent below the EU average, the lowest in the bloc,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Controversy over Sarafov’s appointment as acting Prosecutor-General

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

There is controversy over the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) prosecutors college’s June 16 election of Borislav Sarafov as acting Prosecutor-General,

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