EC pays further 1.5B euro macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
The European Commission (EC) said on April 15 it had made a third payment of 1.5 billion euro under the Macro-financial Assistance (MFA)+ package for Ukraine, worth up
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Russia
Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Russian ambassador’s comments on domestic politics inappropriate
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has criticised comments by Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova on domestic politics as inappropriate. In an interview posted
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Bulgaria’s caretaker Agriculture Minister: Ukrainian import ban will not cause bread, sunflower price rises
Bulgaria’s caretaker Agriculture Minister Yavor Gechev says that he does not believe that the country’s temporary ban on several foodstuffs
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Bulgarian vegetable oil producers: Ban on Ukrainian imports will cause bankruptcies, higher prices
The Bulgarian caretaker government’s temporary ban on the import of grains and oil seed crops from Ukraine will lead to
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EU 100M euro aid conditional on Bulgaria, four others, lifting bans on Ukrainian food imports
The 100 million euro second package of aid proposed by the European Commission for farmers in countries affected by imports
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EU gas consumption decreased by 17.7% in August 2022-March 2023 – Eurostat
The EU consumption of natural gas has dropped by 17.7 per cent in the period August 2022-March 2023, compared with the average
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‘Desatanization’ of Ukraine: Orthodox Christianity as a weapon in Kremlin’s hybrid war
In October 2022, a new goal was added to Russia’s initially stated goals of its invasion of Ukraine – “denazification”
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Bulgaria’s caretaker government temporarily bans imports of numerous foodstuffs from Ukraine
At a meeting on April 19, Bulgaria’s caretaker government appointed by President Roumen decided to impose a ban on imports
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EC working on second package of support for countries affected by imports from Ukraine
The European Commission (EC) is working on a second package of measures to continue supporting EU countries affected by imports
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