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Month: May 2024

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Council of Europe body: Bulgaria strengthened its preventive framework to combat money laundering, financing of terrorism

May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has improved its measures for tackling money laundering and combating financing of terrorism, Council of Europe body the Committee

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Bulgaria’s President and Commander-in-Chief absent from Nato meeting in Sofia

May 27, 2024May 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia was the venue for the Nato Parliamentary Assembly Spring Session from May 25 to 27, with

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Bulgaria 

Nato chief in Sofia: Bulgaria is a valued and reliable Nato ally

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is a valued and reliable Nato ally, the Alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Sofia on May 27

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Europe 

EU: New sanctions on Russia in response to human rights violations, propaganda

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union established on May 27 a new framework for restrictive measures against those responsible for serious

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Europe 

In Sofia, Nato PA urges Allies to step up military assistance to Ukraine, lift restrictions on weapons use

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato Allies must accelerate deliveries of the crucial weapons that Ukraine needs to defeat Russia’s war of aggression and should

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Europe 

Nato Parliamentary Assembly: Nato summit must step up support for Ukraine, bolster defence capabilities

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato must seize the opportunity of its 75th-anniversary summit to increase long-term support for Ukraine as well as bolstering the

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Europe 

Value of EU imports from Russia in Q1 2024 down 85% from Q1 2021

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Between the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the value of European Union imports from Russia

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Europe 

EU ministers give final green light to regulation on cutting methane emissions in the energy sector

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of the European Union adopted on May 27 a regulation on tracking and reducing methane emissions, a statement

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister: Nato does not intend military action against Russia

May 26, 2024May 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato does not intend to engage in military action against Russia, Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov said in a

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