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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first four months of 2024 up 47.9%

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 15 761 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2024, an increase of

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Bulgaria 

WCC-Democratic Bulgaria says it pressed CEC on checks on candidates for affiliation to communist State Security

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Dossier Commission

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has finally provided the necessary information to the Dossier Commission to check which candidates in

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Europe 

Rules on establishing a European Digital Identity enter into force

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The rules on establishing a European Digital Identity entered into force on May 20, and will pave the way for

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Europe 

EU ministers agree to use profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In the light of Russia’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine, the Council of the European Union agreed on May 21

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Eurostat: EU imported 359.3M euro worth of honey in 2023

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, European Union members imported 163 700 tonnes of natural honey from extra-EU countries, worth 359.3 million euro, EU statistics

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Sliven diocese shortlists two candidates in election of Metropolitan

May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

In a vote in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church diocese of Sliven on May 19, two out of six candidates were

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FDI in Bulgaria in Q1 2024 was 358.9 million euro

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of the year stood at 358.9 million euro, the equivalent

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Europe 

New EU rules criminalising violation of EU sanctions enter into force on May 19

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

As of May 19, new rules to harmonise criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU restrictive measures enter into force,

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Europe 

EU speaks out against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia have no place in the European Union or anywhere in the world, EU foreign policy chief

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