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Sanctions: EC publishes guidance to help European operators assess sanctions circumvention risks

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) has today published a guidance note addressed to European operators to help them identify, assess, and understand the possible

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EC, UK reach political agreement on UK participation in Horizon Europe and Copernicus

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The European Commission (EC) and the United Kingdom reached a political agreement on September 7 on the UK’s participation in

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More than 500 000 asylum applications in EU+ countries in H1 2023

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

By the end of June 2023, EU+ countries received 519 000 applications for asylum. Based on current trends, applications could

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EC authorises adapted Covid-19 vaccine for member states’ autumn vaccination campaigns

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission (EC) said on September 1 has authorised the Comirnaty XBB.1.5-adapted Covid-19 vaccine, developed by BioNTech-Pfizer. This vaccine

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Eurostat: Russia’s share in EU trade falls below two per cent

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union’s trade with Russia has been strongly affected by import and export restrictions imposed by the EU following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,

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EU foreign ministers in talks on how to support Zelenskyy’s peace plan

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers have discussed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy’s peace plan “and how to support it in an ongoing

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EMA recommends approval of adapted Covid-19 vaccine targeting Omicron XBB.1.5

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended authorising an adapted Comirnaty vaccine targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5

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European Council President: EU, candidates, must both be ready for enlargement by 2030

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union and the countries that are candidates for EU membership must be ready for enlargement of the bloc

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Wildfires: Largest rescEU aerial firefighting operation in Greece

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

To tackle the wildfires in Greece, the biggest ever recorded in the EU, the European Commission’s (EC) Emergency Response Coordination

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