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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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EU imposes new sanctions on Belarus

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers decided on March 27 to impose restrictive measures on an additional 25 individuals and seven entities responsible of undermining democracy and the rule

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VDL ‘deeply regrets’ Trump’s decision to impose 25% tariffs’ on European car exports

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that she deeply regrets the US decision to impose tariffs on European

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EU deal on revoking driving licences for serious offences in another member state

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union ministers and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on March 26 that will ensure that serious road

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EU a step closer to new rules on driving licences

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union ministers and the European Parliament reached on March 25 a provisional political agreement on the update of the

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EU remains ready to step up pressure on Russia, including through new sanctions

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union remains ready to step up pressure on Russia, including by applying new sanctions and by strengthening the

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Fewer marriages, fewer divorces in EU in 2023, rise in births outside marriage

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

About 1.8 million marriages and an estimated 0.7 million divorces took place in the European Union in 2023, EU statistics

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Eurostat: Circulatory diseases were main cause of death in EU in 2022

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In 2022, there were 5.16 million deaths among residents of the European Union and the main causes of death across

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