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Eurostat: Record-breaking increase in renewable electricity in EU in 2023

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

In 2023, renewable energy sources accounted for 45.3 per cent of gross electricity consumption in the EU, a significant 4.1 percentage points (pp) increase from 2022, the

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EC welcomes political agreement on 1.9B euro Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

The European Commission (EC) said on February 20 that it welcomes the political agreement reached the day before between the

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Ambassadors from EU countries adopt 16th package of sanctions on Russia

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Close to the third anniversary of the February 24 2022 Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ambassadors of EU states have

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VDL to Kellogg: Any resolution must respect Ukraine’s independence, backed by strong security guarantees

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Any resolution must respect Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, backed by strong security guarantees, European Commission President Ursula von

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Zelenskyy: The time has come – the Armed Forces of Europe must be created

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Munich Security Conference, Russia, Ukraine

Addressing the Munich Security Conference on February 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a call for the creation of Europe’s

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European Council President: ‘No lasting peace, without Ukraine and without the EU’

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Munich Security Conference, Russia, Ukraine

Only Ukraine can define when there are conditions for a negotiation, European Council President António Costa told the Munich Security

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Zelenskyy – Vance meeting concludes without deal, but agreement to work on draft on ‘economic partnership’

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Munich Security Conference, Russia, Ukraine

The teams of Ukraine and the United States agreed to continue their work on drafting the document on economic partnership

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VDL: A failed Ukraine would weaken Europe, but would also weaken the US

February 14, 2025February 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Munich Security Conference, Russia, Ukraine

A failed Ukraine would weaken Europe, but it would also weaken the United States., European Commission President Ursula von der

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Eurostat: Close to one in 10 living in EU born outside it

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

On January 1 2024, 44.7 million people born outside the European Union were residing in an EU country, representing 9.9 per

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