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Day: June 11, 2024

Business 

World Bank again slightly lowers economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank has slightly lowered its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024, to 2.1 per cent, a reduction

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Europe 

EU bolsters support for Ukraine’s recovery

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Speaking on June 11 in Berlin at the Ukraine Recovery Conference, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: Voter turnout 34.41% for National Assembly, 33.79% for European Parliament

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

By the end of election day at 8pm on June 9 2024, voter turnout for Bulgaria’s early National Assembly elections

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Bulgaria 

Resignations in aftermath of Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The results of Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 early National Assembly and regular European Parliament elections have been followed by resignations

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Business 

EU opens in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into e&’s acquisition of parts of PPF Telecom

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on June 11 that it has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the Foreign

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Europe 

EC proposes extending until March 2026 temporary protection for people fleeing Russian aggression against Ukraine

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on June 11 that it had proposed to extend the temporary protection for people fleeing

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Europe 

European Parliament 2024 elections: Provisional estimate of seat allocations

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2024

The European Parliament has published a provisional estimate of allocations of seats to parliamentary groups, following the June 6 to

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January-April 2024 down 3.8%, imports up 16.8% y/y

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – April 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 28 071.9 million

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