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EU increases support to Ukrainian armed forces to 3.6B euro

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ahead of the summit between the European Union and Ukraine, the Council of the EU adopted on February 2 assistance measures

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EC plans 10th package of sanctions against Russia over war in Ukraine

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) plans to have a 10th package of sanctions against Russia in place by February 24 2023,

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EU prolongs economic sanctions over Russia’s war on Ukraine

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union ministers decided on January 27 to prolong by six months, until July 31 2023, the restrictive measures targeting specific

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EC proposes increasing financial aid for Moldova by up to 145M euro

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

The European Commission (EC) has proposed to increase the ongoing Macro-financial Assistance (MFA) to the Republic of Moldova by up to 145

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European prosecutors arrest five in Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Slovakia in probe into VAT fraud

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said that it carried out an operation in 10 EU countries on January 24

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European Parliament calls for special tribunal on Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

The European Parliament voted by a large majority on January 19 to call for a special tribunal of Russia’s crime

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Eurostat: EU tourism industry seems to be strongly rebounding from pandemic

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The European Union’s tourism industry seems to be strongly rebounding from the Covid-19 pandemic, EU statistics agency Eurostat said on January 18. The

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EC pays out 3BN euro first instalment of assistance package for Ukraine

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) paid out on January 17 a first instalment of three billion euro of the up to 18

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Frontex: Number of irregular crossings of EU external borders in 2022 highest since 2016

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2022, about 330 000 irregular border crossings were detected at EU’s external border, the highest number since 2016 and

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