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Moving of Soviet Army Monument in Bulgaria’s capital on city council agenda

March 8, 2023March 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Sofia

The removal of the Soviet Army Monument from its place in the centre of Bulgaria’s capital city has been added

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Europe 

Laptops for Ukraine: 13 000 more laptops, smartphones to go to Ukraine through EC-backed initiative

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Thirteen thousand additional laptops, smartphones and tablets have been gathered and will be delivered to Ukraine through the European Commission-supported initiative Laptops

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Europe 

EC: About 4M people fleeing war in Ukraine granted protection in EU

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since the European Commission (EC) triggered on March 4 2022 the Temporary Protection Directive for people fleeing Russia’s war on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Constitutional Court rejects application to rule on military aid to Ukraine

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal from 50 MPs to rule on the National Assembly’s decision to supply military

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Bulgaria records 3.4% economic growth in 2022

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 3.4 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian supreme court confirms life sentences for Bourgas Airport terrorist attack

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Israel

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation has confirmed at final instance the life sentences without parole for Meliad Farah and Hassan

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Business 

Yettel Bulgaria asks competition watchdog to block Bulsatcom network deal

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Mobile telecommunications company Yettel Bulgaria has submitted a request to the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) to block the

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Europe 

EC: Renewed Schengen Information System enters into operation

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The upgraded Schengen Information System (SIS) enters into operation on March 7, the European Commission (EC) said. SIS is the largest information

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the EU in 2020

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 1787 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the EU in 2020, European Union

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