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Month: December 2023

Europe 

European auditors: Blind spots in screening potentially harmful FDI in EU

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Screening of potentially harmful foreign investment in the EU suffers from blind spots which compromise effectiveness and efficiency when identifying,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Cabinet grants Defence Ministry funds for first payment for Stryker combat vehicles

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved additional spending in the Defence Ministry’s budget for 2023, opening the way for the payment of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves extra travel funds for foreign ministry staff in Israel

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

At a regular meeting on December 6, Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved the temporary payment of additional travel funds for long-term Bulgarian

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Europe 

EU announces stepped-up efforts against antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

The European Commission (EC) and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell adopted on December 6 a communication on “No place for

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Europe 

Bulgaria among countries to get EU4Health grant to boost healthcare for Ukrainian refugees

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) is launching on December 6 a project backed by four million euro from the EU4Health programme,

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Bulgaria 

Poll: 57% of Bulgarians say country has benefitted from EU membership

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Fifty-seven per cent of Bulgarians say that the country has benefitted from being a member of the European Union, while

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Bulgaria 

GERB-UDF to partially boycott sittings of Parliament

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF parliamentary group, the largest in the National Assembly, is to boycott all sittings of the legislature barring

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister on potential Lukoil sale: No risk of running out of fuel

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

There is no risk of Bulgaria running out of fuel, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said on December 5, responding to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Poll finds deepening crisis of trust in institutions, political leaders and parties

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A new poll by the Alpha Research agency has found a deepening crisis of trust in all institutions, political leaders

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