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EU to adopt new sanctions on Iran

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

European Union leaders strongly condemned Iran’s attack against Israel and announced that there will be new sanctions on Iran, according

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EU foreign ministers call on all in Middle East to ‘move away from abyss’

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

European Union foreign ministers have taken a strong stance asking all actors in the Middle East to move away from

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EC: More than 10M Schengen visas issued in 2023

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

More than 10 million Schengen visas were issued in 2023, and more than half a billion passengers visited the Schengen

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Iran’s attack on Israel: EU foreign ministers to hold special meeting

April 14, 2024April 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on X (twitter.com) on April 14 that he had called a special

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EU ministers approve single work and stay permit for non-EU nationals

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of the EU adopted on April 12 a revision of the Single Permit Directive which sets out the

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Record post-winter gas storage levels in Europe

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Europe is emerging from its second winter since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said on

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European Parliament approves new Migration and Asylum Pact

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

In a succession of votes on April 10, the European Parliament adopted 10 legislative texts to reform European migration and

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Eurostat: EU received 5.1 million immigrants in 2022

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2022, 5.1 million people immigrated to the EU from non-EU countries, while a million people emigrated from the EU to destinations

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EU ministers adopt European Media Freedom Act

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Media

The Council of the European Union has adopted a new law that will safeguard media freedom, media pluralism and editorial independence in

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