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EC: Successful launch of new Copernicus Satellite, Sentinel-2C, to continue delivering free data

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

A brand-new Copernicus Sentinel satellite has been successfully launched from the European Spaceport in French Guiana, onboard a Vega rocket

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European auditors: EU still not fully prepared for major public health emergencies

September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic caught the EU partially off guard, and even though the two EU

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European auditors: Covid recovery money trickles slower than planned into real economy

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The first three years of the EU’s 724 billion euro Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) have seen delays in funds

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EU imports from Russia in Q2 2024 down 87% compared with Q2 2022

August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

There was a 59 per cent decline in European Union exports to Russia and an 87 per cent drop in

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European Commission pays out 4.2B euro first payment under Ukraine Facility

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) paid out close to 4.2 billion euro to Ukraine on August 13 under the first pillar

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EU ministers approve first payment of nearly 4.2B euro under the 50B euro Ukraine Facility

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Ukraine is set to receive close to 4.2 billion euro in funds after European Union ministers approved on August 6

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EU sanctions further 28 individuals for participation in internal repression in Belarus

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus

European Union ministers decided on August 5 to impose restrictive measures on an additional 28 individuals for their role in

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First transfer of 1.5B euro of proceeds from immobilised Russian assets made available to Ukraine

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Today, the European Union is making available in support of Ukraine the first payment of 1.5 billion euro generated from

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Copernicus Climate Change Service: New record daily global average temperature reached in July 2024

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Earth has just experienced its warmest day in recent history, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data,

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