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Day: March 12, 2025

Business 

Bulgaria’s Sofia to be home to one of EU’s six new AI factories in 90M euro project

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has selected six new sites across Europe to host additional AI Factories, which are

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Europe 

MEPs urge EU to ensure its own security

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

The European Parliament called in a resolution adopted on March 12 on the EU to act urgently and ensure its

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Europe 

European Parliament: EU must contribute to robust security guarantees for Ukraine

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In a resolution adopted on March 12, the European Parliament said that the European Union is now Ukraine’s primary strategic

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for March 13 for forecast strong winds

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts for March 13 because

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Bulgaria’s exports in January 2025 fell 2.5%, imports rose 10.4% y/y

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 6 213.1 million leva, which

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Bulgaria 

PM Zhelyazkov: Bulgaria welcomes the US-Ukraine ceasefire agreement

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria welcomes the US-Ukraine ceasefire agreement from Jeddah, Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov said on X on March 12. The BBC

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Europe 

EU imposes countermeasures after Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium take effect

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In response to the imposition of new, unjustified US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium imports, the European Commission (EC)

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