Bulgarian Parliament approves 2025 Budget Act at second reading
Bulgaria’s National Assembly finished passing the 2025 Budget Act at second reading after a 22-hour sitting that ended shortly before
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
EU remains ready to step up pressure on Russia, including through new sanctions
The European Union remains ready to step up pressure on Russia, including by applying new sanctions and by strengthening the
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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory on Heathrow Airport temporary closure
Heathrow Airport in London will remain closed until midnight on March 21 in connection with a fire that broke out
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Fewer marriages, fewer divorces in EU in 2023, rise in births outside marriage
About 1.8 million marriages and an estimated 0.7 million divorces took place in the European Union in 2023, EU statistics
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Eurostat: Circulatory diseases were main cause of death in EU in 2022
In 2022, there were 5.16 million deaths among residents of the European Union and the main causes of death across
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European Court of Justice orders Bulgaria to pay EC 1.6M euro to EC for failure to comply with directive
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ordered Bulgaria to pay the European Commission (EC) a sum of 1.59 million
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Bulgaria’s Parliament reverts to being eight-group as one ceases to exist
A few days after becoming a nine-group Parliament, Bulgaria’s National Assembly reverted to being eight-group. This happened on March 21
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Bulgarian PM discusses country’s euro zone accession with ECB, Eurogroup heads
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov held talks on March 20 in Brussels with European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde
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Ongoing diplomatic efforts do not mean Russia should face less pressure, Zelenskyy tells EU leaders
In an online address to the European Council meeting on March 20, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on partners to
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