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Frontex: Irregular entries at EU external borders in January – October highest since 2016

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

In the first 2022 months of this year, 275 500 irregular entries were detected at the external borders of the

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EMA recommends approval of VidPrevtyn Beta as a Covid-19 booster vaccine

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on November 10 that its human medicines committee had recommended authorising the VidPrevtyn Beta

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MEPs back Croatia’s Schengen accession

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Schengen

In a vote on November 10, members of the European Parliament endorsed lifting internal border controls between the Schengen free-movement

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EU proposes actions to allow armed forces to move faster and better across borders

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell put forward on November 10 an Action Plan on

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EU pledges 200M euro to help Moldova meet gas supply needs

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) has put together an additional energy support package for Moldova, pledging 200 million euro to help

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EC proposes 18B euro support package for Ukraine for 2023

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on November 9 that it had today proposed an unprecedented support package for Ukraine of

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EC to propose 1.5B euro a month to help Ukraine’s financing needs for 2023

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Commission (EC) President von der Leyen has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that she would this week propose a

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EU-Moldova trade agreement enters into force on November 1

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

A new agreement between the EU and Republic of Moldova enters into force on November 1 2022, improving trade facilitation

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EC proposes to accelerate rollout of instant payments in euro

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The European Commission (EC) adopted on October 27 a legislative proposal to make instant payments in euro available to all

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