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Month: September 2023

Perspectives 

Karabakh: The connection with Ukraine and the risks for the EU

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 Igor Chalenko Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine

On September 19, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence announced the start of “anti-terrorist measures” on the territory of Azerbaijani Karabakh.

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Bulgaria 

Imports from Ukraine: Bulgarian PM speaks after talks with protesters

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian sunflower seeds will not be allowed into Bulgaria until the grain producers and the government have set a quota,

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Europe 

EC proposes further extension of temporary protection for people fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) is proposing to further extend the temporary protection for people fleeing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine from

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2023 was 2.06B euro

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of the year stood at 2.06 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Agriculture Minister: We are asking Ukraine to withhold exports to Bulgaria pending clarity

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government is insisting that Ukraine withholds exports to Bulgaria until the goods, quantities and mechanisms for licensing regimes are

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Europe 

EU ministers agree to 454.8M euro disaster relief aid for Romania, Italy and Türkiye

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Turkey, Türkiye

European Union ministers agreed on September 18 to the European Commission’s proposal to provide a total of 454.8 million euro

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 36 samples – NCIPD

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on September 18 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy destroys drone with mortar attached found near coastal village

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A Bulgarian Navy specialist team destroyed a drone that had an 82mm high-explosive mortar attached to it, found near the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian military convoy to return from multinational exercise in Germany

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Personnel and military equipment from Bulgaria’s 61st Stryam Mechanised Brigade Karlovo are to return from participation in the multinational joint

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