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EU leaders agree on additional 50B euro support package for Ukraine

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

All 27 heads of government of European Union countries agreed on February 1 to an additional 50 billion euro support

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EU foreign policy chief: At least 21B euro being budgeted for 2024 for military assistance to Ukraine

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since the start of Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the European Union and its member states have provided and

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EU reaffirms trade support for Ukraine and Moldova

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) proposed on January 31 to renew the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports

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Bulgaria: Court authorises European Arrest Warrants for Russians accused of terrorism over ammo warehouses blasts

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Sofia City Court has approved the issuance of European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) for six Russian citizens accused by Bulgaria of

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Council of EU renews economic sanctions on Russia for a further six months

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union renewed for a further six months its restrictive measures in view of Russia’s continuing actions

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Bulgaria extends temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees by a year

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed at a meeting on January 25 to extend temporary protection for people displaced by Russia’s war on

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WCC-DB MPs table bill to transfer Russian holiday complex to Bulgarian state ownership

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Two MPs for the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria parliamentary group have drafted legislation that, if approved, would see the

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EU sanctions Russian diamond firm Alrosa

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the EU introduced on January 3 additional restrictive measures against the company PJSC Alrosa and its CEO Pavel

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria extends humanitarian assistance system for Ukrainian refugees

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on December 28 to extend the programme for humanitarian assistance for people displaced from Ukraine because of

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