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Month: February 2024

Bulgaria 

Special forces exercise Trojan Footprint 2024 to begin, with Bulgarian participation

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Trojan Footprint 2024 special forces international exercise is being held until March 15, with the participation of military personnel

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Europe 

European Parliament calls on EU to give Ukraine whatever it needs to defeat Russia

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

The European Union must support Ukraine with whatever is needed for Kyiv to win its war against Russia, members of

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Bulgaria 

Frontex to send 500 – 600 staff to work with Bulgarian Border Police

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, will send 500 to 600 staff to work with the Bulgarian Border

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Europe 

EU countries granted citizenship to close to a million people in 2022

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2022, a total of 989 000 people acquired the citizenship of the European Union country where they lived, an

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Bulgaria 

PM, Defence Minister: Bulgaria is not discussing sending Bulgarian military personnel to Ukraine

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Denkov, Russia, Ukraine

At a hearing in Parliament on February 29, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and Defence Minister Todor Tagarev reiterated that Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Defence Minister: Bulgaria preparing new package of military aid for Ukraine

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is preparing a new package of military aid for Ukraine, which in financial terms will be several times larger

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves draft amendments to Foreigners Act

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government approved on February 28 draft amendments to the Foreigners Act, aimed at synchronising the conditions for the entry

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Europe 

European Parliament backs updates to EU rules on driving licences to improve road safety

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Mobile driving licences, self-assessment of fitness to drive and better awareness of pedestrians are some of the changes to EU

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Europe 

Yulia Navalnaya: ‘If you want to defeat Putin, fight his criminal gang’

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Addressing the European Parliament on February 28, Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of murdered Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, accused Russian

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