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Eurobarometer poll: 62% of Bulgarians oppose EU financing purchase and supply of arms to Ukraine

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Sixty-two per cent of Bulgarians oppose the European Union financing of the purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine,

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Europe 

EU ministers agree to use profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In the light of Russia’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine, the Council of the European Union agreed on May 21

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Europe 

EU ministers approve renewal of EU’s autonomous trade measures for Ukraine, Moldova

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Ukraine

European Union ministers approved on May 13 the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian and Moldovan exports to the EU

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Bulgaria 

Caretaker PM reassures Ukraine of Bulgaria’s support

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has told Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal that Bulgaria will continue its categorical support for

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Europe 

Ukrainian refugees are second largest number in the world after Syrians – IOM

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Syrian refugees, Ukraine

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 resulted in one of the largest and fastest displacements in Europe since

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Perspectives 

Romanian MPs and MEP outraged at nomination of ‘Putin’s wallet’ for Nobel Peace Prize

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Igor Chalenko Romania, Russia, Ukraine

The parliamentary group of Romania’s National Liberal Party (NLP), one of the two parties that make up the country’s governing

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Bulgaria 

UN refugee agency launches Compass: Network of refugee community centres in Bulgaria

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Syrian refugees, Ukraine

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in collaboration with partners, launched on April 30 the Compass Bulgaria Network of Protection and

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Europe 

European Parliament approves extension of temporary trade support measures for Ukraine

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Parliament voted on April 23 to endorse the extension of temporary trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine, in a

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Europe 

EU leaders urge swift adoption of proposed transfer of Russian frozen assets to Ukraine

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union leaders have welcomed progress on the proposals to direct extraordinary revenues from Russia’s frozen assets to benefit Ukraine,

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