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State of the Climate Report: In 2024, Europe was fastest warming continent

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff climate change, climate crisis

In 2024, Europe was the fastest warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to the

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EU’s pause of countermeasures to Trump tariffs takes effect

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The pause of the European Union’s countermeasures to the tariffs threatened by US President Trump takes effect on April 15

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VDL: EU will put countermeasures to Trump tariffs on hold for 90 days

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union will put on hold for 90 days its countermeasures to US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs, European

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EU pays further billion euro to Ukraine, to be repaid using immobilised Russian assets

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European External Action Service (EEAS) said on April 10 that the EU has paid out an additional one billion

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VDL welcomes Trump’s decision to pause ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed in a statement on April 10 US President Trump’s announcement to pause

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EU imposes trade countermeasures against Trump’s US

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union member states voted on April 9 in favour of the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to introduce trade countermeasures

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VDL meets motor, steel and metal industries on Trump’s tariffs

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen hosted a high-level dialogue with representatives of automotive industry to discuss the implications of the

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VDL: Trump’s tariffs announcement a major blow to world economy

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

United States President Donald Trump’s announcement of universal tariffs on the whole world, including the European Union, is a major

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European Commission offers 36 000 free EU travel passes to 18-year-olds

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The European Commission (EC) said on April 2 that it has opened applications for a new DiscoverEU round, making nearly 36 000 travel

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