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Month: April 2024

Europe 

MEPs condemn Iran’s attack on Israel, call for de-escalation

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Israel

Members of the European Parliament have adopted a resolution strongly condemning the recent Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament ousts GERB-UDF’s Zhelyazkov as Speaker

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on April 25 to oust Rossen Zhelyazkov of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition as Speaker. The vote

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 28 samples – NCIPD

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 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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Europe 

European Parliament approves first-ever EU rules on combating violence against women

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In a vote on April 24, the European Parliament adopted, with 522 in favour, 27 against, and 72 abstentions, the

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Bulgaria 

EC advances four infringement cases against Bulgaria

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on April 24 that it advanced four infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify the

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Europe 

European Parliament ceremony celebrates 20th anniversary of EU’s largest-ever expansion

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A ceremony in the European Parliament on April 24 celebrated the 20th anniversary of the largest-ever expansion of the European

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Europe 

European Parliament approves extension of temporary trade support measures for Ukraine

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Parliament voted on April 23 to endorse the extension of temporary trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine, in a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian caretaker PM’s foreign policy aide quits as he takes foreign affairs portfolio

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Dimitar Glavchev

In another twist in the extraordinary saga of Bulgaria’s recently-appointed and highly controversial interim government, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev’s

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Europe 

EU ministers in political agreement on expanding sanctions on Iran

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

European Union foreign ministers have reached a political agreement on expanding sanctions on Iran, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell

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