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Month: December 2023

Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 92 samples – NCIPD

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Dismantling of Soviet Army Monument continues amid tight security

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Sofia

Dismantling of the figures on the Soviet Army Monument in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia continued on December 13, with police

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament amends law on adoptions

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on December 13 the second and final reading of amendments to the Family Code affecting adoptions.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs agree to amended spending on new naval patrol vessels

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on December 13 to approve an amendment to planned spending on the Navy’s new patrol vessels.

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Europe 

Eurobarometer: Europeans continue to strongly support Ukraine

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Support among Europeans for a range of actions taken in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine remains very high, Eurobarometer

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Bulgaria 

EC: New EU-funded research centre in Bulgaria contributes to clean energy transition

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) and the Bulgarian government inaugurated on December 12 the National Centre of Mechatronics and Clean Technologies located at

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Europe 

Political agreement on new rules criminalising violation of EU sanctions

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The European Commission (EC) said on December 12 that it welcomes the provisional political agreement reached today between the European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Round-the-clock security at site of Soviet Army Monument as dismantling begins

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Sofia

At the request of Sofia district governor Vyara Todeva, the city’s police are mounting 24-hour guard and checkpoints on the

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – October 2023 down 6%, imports down 10.5% y/y

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – October 2023, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 73 001.3 million

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