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Month: June 2026

Bulgaria 

MONEYVAL: Bulgaria has improved its legal framework to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has strengthened its legal framework to prevent and combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, concludes MONEYVAL, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria ranks third in EU’s annual bathing waters survey

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria dropped one spot in the European Environment Agency (EEA) annual report on the quality of bathing waters in the

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Europe 

European Parliament approves AI Act amendments, ‘nudifier’ ban

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff AI, European Parliament

The European Parliament voted on June 16 to give its final approval to the amendment of certain rules within the

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Business 

Electric car sales in Europe surge as high oil prices drive shift away from fossil fuels

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

More and more European drivers are buying fully electric cars (also called battery-electric vehicles – BEVs) and benefitting from growing

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Europe 

Stronger air passenger rights in the EU on the way

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In negotiations concluded on June 15, European Union transport ministers and the European Parliament have reached agreement on updated, stronger

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Europe 

EU foreign policy chief: Visa ban for Russian combatants doable

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Schengen, Ukraine

The ban proposed by the European Commission on Russian combatants getting visas to enter the European Union is, according to

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Europe 

EU foreign ministers adopt new sanctions on Russia over war on Ukraine

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers adopted on June 15 a set of restrictive measures to combat Russia’s war of aggression against

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Business 

Bulgaria records 6.9% annual inflation in May

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 6.9 per cent inflation in May, up from 6.8 per cent a month

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Europe 

EU leaders welcome US – Iran framework agreement

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran

European Union leaders welcomed on June 15 the framework agreement between the United States and Iran, part of which reportedly

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