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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns of new wave of strikes in Germany

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

German trade union ver.di has announced a new wave of strikes this week, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on March 10.

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Europe 

Eurostat: 4.3 million who fled Russia’s war on Ukraine had temporary protection in EU in January 2025

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

On January 31 2025, almost 4.3 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian war of aggression

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Bulgaria 

March of Tolerance marks anniversary of prevention of deportation of Bulgarian Jews

March 9, 2025March 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The annual March of Tolerance was held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on March 9, to mark the 82nd anniversary

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Europe 

VDL: ReArm Europe could be foundation for a European defence union

March 9, 2025March 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The unanimous support this week for the ReArm Europe, an 800 billion euro defence package, could be the foundation for

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Bulgaria records 2.8% economic growth in 2024

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.8 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said

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Europe 

Strike at 11 German airports on March 10 to cause massive disruptions to flights

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Germany’s Verdi trade union, representing public-sector workers, has called for a one-day strike at 11 airports in Germany on March

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns of impact of national strike in Italy

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A national strike in Italy on March 8, organised by several unions, will affect key sectors of transport and other

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s highest fertility rate in 2023

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, Bulgaria had the highest total fertility rate in the European Union (1.81 live births per woman), followed by

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Two-thirds of Bulgarians think country should back EU if there are differences with US

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia

Fifty-nine per cent of Bulgarians think that, if there are differences in the positions of the European Union and the

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