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EC proposes up to 35B euro MFA loan to Ukraine as EU’s contribution to EU-G7 support

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) proposed on September 20 a comprehensive financial assistance package, consisting of a Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism

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European Parliament: Ukraine must be able to strike legitimate military targets in Russia

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

Members of the European Parliament voted on September 19 to adopt a resolution wanting European Union countries to lift current

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European Commission recommends EU countries widen smoking ban to key outdoor areas

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

The European Commission (EC) said on September 17 that it has issued a recommendation to European Union countries to extend

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European Commission authorises higher advance CAP payments to EU farmers

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) authorised on September 13 EU member states to pay higher advances of Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funds to agricultural

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EU prolongs sanctions on individuals for Russia’s war on Ukraine for further six months

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the EU decided on September 12 to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining or

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Eurostat: EU countries issued more than 3.7 million first residence permits in 2023

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 3.7 million first residence permits were issued in the European Union to non-EU citizens in 2023, a 4.7 per cent

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Eurostat: 4.1 million people who fled Ukraine were under temporary protection in EU in July 2024

September 10, 2024September 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

As of July 31 2024, slightly more than 4.1 million non-EU citizens, who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian

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EU condemns Russia’s ‘elections’ in occupied Ukrainian territory

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union strongly condemns the holding of the so-called “elections” by Russia on Ukrainian territory, the illegally annexed Autonomous

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EU’s Copernicus: Global average temperature for past 12 months highest on record

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The global-average temperature for the past 12 months – September 2023 to August 2024 – is the highest on record

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