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EC doubles funding for EU countries receiving Ukrainian refugees to 7B euro

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) adopted on June 29 the “Flexible Assistance to Territories (FAST-CARE)” package to help EU countries, regional

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Bulgaria 

Broadcast regulator fails to elect new head of Bulgarian National Television

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Three rounds of voting by statutory broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media on June 29 failed to elect a

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Europe 

EC proposes prohibiting flavoured heated tobacco products

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

The European Commission (EC) said on June 29 that it was proposing to prohibit the sale of flavoured heated tobacco products in

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Business 

Poll sees business climate in Bulgaria as slightly improved

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found managers seeing the business climate in Bulgaria as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President reserved in comments on expulsion of Russian diplomats

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev, Russia

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev told reporters in Madrid that he hoped that Prime Minister Kiril Petkov would have carefully considered

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Bulgaria 

Sharp exchanges over Bulgaria’s expulsion of Russian diplomats

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

There were sharp exchanges in Bulgaria’s National Assembly on June 29 as parliamentary groups reacted to the announcement on Tuesday

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry slams Russian embassy’s fundraiser for soldiers

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has described a fundraising initiative for Russia’s military, posted on the Facebook page of the Russian embassy

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Half of Bulgarians want a new government, without fresh elections

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

By a very narrow margin, more than half of Bulgarians would prefer to see a new government elected without Parliament

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World 

Türkiye unblocks way towards Finnish and Swedish Nato membership

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye – the new official name of Turkey, President Sauli Niinistö of Finland and Prime

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