The Sofia Globe - daily news and features from Bulgaria, CEE and the world
After years of working with the leadership of the European Union on codifying measures to fight antisemitism at the European, member state and local levels, the World Jewish Congress (WJC) […]
The European Commission approved on November 25 a sixth contract under the EU Vaccines Strategy, this time with the pharmaceutical company Moderna, the Commission said in a statement. The contract […]
The European Commission will on November 17 authorise a contract to buy up to 405 million doses of a vaccine produced by the European company CureVac, EC President Ursula von […]
Smoking and drinking among 15–16-year-old school pupils are showing signs of decline, but there are concerns over potentially risky cannabis use and the challenges posed by new addictive behaviours. These […]
The European Union announced on November 12 that it will contribute an additional 100 million in grant funding to support the COVAX Facility to secure access to the future Covid-19 […]
The European Commission will on November 11 authorise a contract for up to 300 million doses of the vaccine developed by German companies BioNTech and Pfizer, EC President Ursula von […]
In 2020, among the 26 European Union countries for which data are available, there were 168 000 more deaths during weeks 10-26 (March –June) than the average number of deaths […]
European Union foreign ministers said on October 12 that the bloc was ready to take further restrictive measures against entities and high-ranking officials in Belarus, including Aleksandr Lukashenko, if the […]
The European Commission has signed a joint procurement framework contract with pharmaceutical company Gilead for the supply of up to 500 000 treatment courses of Veklury, the brand name for […]
Comparing the first semester of 2019 with the first semester of 2020, the value of imports of face masks into the European Union grew dramatically, from 800 million euro to […]
