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Month: January 2024

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Bulgaria: Court authorises European Arrest Warrants for Russians accused of terrorism over ammo warehouses blasts

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Sofia City Court has approved the issuance of European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) for six Russian citizens accused by Bulgaria of

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Business 

IMF raises global growth forecast for 2024

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

Global growth is projected at 3.1 per cent in 2024 and 3.2 per cent in 2025, according to the International

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Business 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improved in January

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The business climate in Bulgaria improved in January 2024, according to a regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government proposes to waive tuition fees for university undergraduates and PhD students

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian government is proposing to waive tuition fees for students and doctoral students in public higher education institutions accepted

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s districts of Yambol, Shoumen become latest to declare influenza epidemics

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s district of Yambol has issued a flu epidemic declaration, in effect from January 30 to February 5, while the

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Europe 

Council of EU renews economic sanctions on Russia for a further six months

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union renewed for a further six months its restrictive measures in view of Russia’s continuing actions

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Business 

Eurostat: Commercial flights in EU in 2023 below pre-pandemic levels

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, there were 6.3 million commercial flights in the European Union, below the seven million in pre-pandemic 2019, EU

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Business 

NSI: Visits by non-residents to Bulgaria in December 2023 up 3.1% y/y

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In December 2023, the number of visits of non-residents to Bulgaria was 785 446, an increase of 3.1 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Australia Day celebrated in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

January 28, 2024January 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Australia Day was celebrated in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on January 26, in the presence of Australia’s recently-appointed ambassador Alison

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