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EU to set new grounds for suspending visa-free travel to Schengen zone

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

European Union ministers and the European Parliament have settled on an update to the mechanism that allows the EU to

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EU extends sanctions on Russia over illegal annexation of Crimea, Sevastopol

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union ministers have decided to renew the sanctions introduced by the EU in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and

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EU agrees to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

European Union ministers have voiced their unanimous support for a proposal to extend the temporary protection for the more than

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EU adopts new tariffs on Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods and fertilisers

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

European Union ministers have adopted a regulation, to take effect on July 1, that imposes new tariffs on the remaining agricultural

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EC: New EU strategy for secure, prosperous and resilient Black Sea region

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Today the European Union is putting forward a new strategy for a stable and secure Black Sea region, the European

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CoE’s anti-racism body: Racial profiling by police, segregation of Roma pupils, transphobia among key challenges

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In its annual report for 2024, published on May 28, the Council of Europe’s anti-racism body, the European Commission against

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EU prepares for summer wildfires with additional firefighters, aircraft

May 26, 2025May 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Greece

The European Union has put together teams of firefighters and aircraft to help European countries likely to be affected by

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European Parliament approves new tariffs on Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus, European Parliament, Russia

In a vote on May 22, the European Parliament approved increased tariffs on fertilisers and certain Russian and Belarusian agricultural

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EU adopts new sanctions on Russia, including on 189 more ‘shadow fleet’ vessels

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union adopted on May 20 the 17th package of economic and individual restrictive measures cutting off

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