European Parliament backs amending major EU programmes to facilitate spending on defence projects
The European Parliament voted on December 16 to approve amending the rules for existing EU programmes to allow more EU
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Council of EU adopts new sanctions in view of Russian hybrid threats, further sanctions on shadow fleet backers
The Council of the European Union announced on December 15 that it had adopted further sanctions on individuals and bodies
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The Sofia Globe Monday digest: December 15
The beauty of living in Plovdiv versus Sweden is the sunny sky at the beginning of December. This week was
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Renewables in electricity generation in EU up 4% in Q3 2025 y/y
In the third quarter of 2025, 49.3 per cent of net electricity generated in the European Union from renewable energy sources,
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The Sofia Globe Monday digest: December 8
The week started with a storm — in the streets and in the sky — the kind of storm that
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EC report: Europe faces worst wildfire year on record as fire seasons grow longer, more destructive
The 2024 forest fires report from the European Commission’s (EC) Joint Research Centre confirms a longer and more intense fire season, the
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Bulgaria participates in international bust of cryptocurrency fraud network laundering over 700M euro
Bulgaria’s directorate against cybercrime was among authorities participating in actions in a sweeping international operation that successfully dismantled a large-scale
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Deal announced on EU phasing out gas imports from Russia
The Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional agreement on December
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The Sofia Globe Monday digest: December 1
A lot of other things happened this week. Juan Orlando Hernández was pardoned by Trump – which raises the question
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