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Commercial flights in EU in 2022 still below 2019 levels

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2022, the number of commercial flights in the European Union was still below the pre-pandemic number of 2019, EU

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EU ministers agree to visa-free travel for Kosovo passport holders

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo

European Union interior ministers agreed at a meeting on March 9 that holders of Kosovo passports should be allowed to

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Eurostat: Annual inflation more than tripled in the EU in 2022

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2022, EU annual inflation reached the highest level ever measured at 9.2 per cent. Compared with 2021, when the annual value was 2.9

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Laptops for Ukraine: 13 000 more laptops, smartphones to go to Ukraine through EC-backed initiative

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Thirteen thousand additional laptops, smartphones and tablets have been gathered and will be delivered to Ukraine through the European Commission-supported initiative Laptops

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EC: About 4M people fleeing war in Ukraine granted protection in EU

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since the European Commission (EC) triggered on March 4 2022 the Temporary Protection Directive for people fleeing Russia’s war on

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EC: Renewed Schengen Information System enters into operation

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The upgraded Schengen Information System (SIS) enters into operation on March 7, the European Commission (EC) said. SIS is the largest information

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Statistics show scale of decline of EU trade with Russia

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union trade with Russia has been strongly affected following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the EU imposing import and

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EC proposes digital driving licence valid throughout EU, and EU-wide driver disqualification

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) presented proposals on March 1 to modernise driving licence rules, including the introduction of a digital

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EU’s 10th package of sanctions against Russia: Further details

February 25, 2023February 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union announced on February 25 further details of the newly-approved 10th package of sanctions against

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