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ECRI report: Russian leaders’ false narrative that Ukrainian government are neo-Nazis is absurd

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

Russian leaders’ false narrative, from the highest political level, describing the democratically elected Ukrainian government and Ukrainians who did not

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Europol: 28 arrested for smuggling migrants via Bulgaria and Romania

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Twenty-eight people were arrested following an investigation initiated by Romanian Border Police into a criminal organisation smuggled irregular migrants from

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EC deal with BioNTech-Pfizer on Covid-19 vaccines allows reduced purchases by EU countries

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission (EC) announced on May 26 that it had reached an agreement with BioNTech-Pfizer on adapting the existing

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EC pays further 1.5B euro in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) made on May 23 a fourth payment of 1.5 billion euro under the Macro-financial Assistance (MFA)+ package for Ukraine, worth up to 18

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Anti-money laundering: EC adds South Africa, Nigeria to list of high-risk third-country jurisdictions

May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said that it had on May 17 updated the list of high-risk third-country jurisdictions presenting strategic deficiencies in

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Eurostat: Eight EU countries had overcrowded prison cells in 2021

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2021, a total of eight European Union countries experienced overcrowded prison cells, while 17 countries had extra capacity, EU

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European Parliament votes for EU accession to Istanbul Convention

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on May 10 for the European Union’s accession to the Istanbul Convention, which

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EC proposes 11th package of sanctions on Russia, targeted against circumvention

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Speaking in Kyiv on May 9, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled details of the 11th package

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European Parliament renews trade support measures for Ukraine

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Parliament approved on May 9 suspending EU import duties on Ukrainian exports of agricultural products for a further

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