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Prime Minister Sees Bulgaria’s Credit Rating Upgrade as Very Positive Signal to Creditors and Investors
Bulgarian News Agency
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The upgrade of Bulgaria’s credit rating by Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings “is very positive in terms of the trust it signals to international creditors and investors, as well as to everyone observing the financial and political processes in...
EUROPE: EIB’s funding for Repsol’s Cartagena biofuels plant criticised in climate NGO’s ‘dirty transport projects’ report
Bunkerspot
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July 11, 2025
Details Written by Ian Taylor Published: 11 July 2025 In a report published yesterday (10 July) the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has claimed that the European Investment Bank (EIB) lent more than €7 billion between 2021 and 2024 for a range...
Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popsoi Visits Croatia for Dubrovnik Forum and Regional Talks
MoldovaLive
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July 11, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi is on a working visit to Croatia from July 11 to 12. He is participating in the 18th edition of the Dubrovnik Forum, an annual international conference hosted by Croatia’s Ministry...
Prime Minister Zhelyazkov Confers with Ukraine's President Zelenskyy in Rome
Bulgarian News Agency
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Since the beginning of the war, Bulgaria has offered Ukraine consistent and unwavering support - a commitment that will continue throughout the country’s post-war reconstruction, said Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov during a meeting with Ukrainian...
Trial Begins For Pro-Ukraine Gunman Who Shot Prime Minister of NATO Member Slovakia
Breitbart
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July 11, 2025
Over a year after the shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico the trial of the confessed gunman began this week with expert testimony and shouts of “long live democracy”. 72-year old Juraj Cintula, a former miner and stone mason turned poet...
Prime Minister Zhelyazkov’s Continues Participation in Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome
Bulgarian News Agency
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Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov continues his participation in a High-Level Conference on the Recovery of Ukraine, in Rome, the government’s information service said. The forum, which began on Thursday, is hosted jointly by Italy and Ukraine and...
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov: Mickoski must find a way to apologize for his comments on FM Georg Georgiev
BGNES
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July 11, 2025
The narrative and expression of North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski will be left to those familiar with Aesop. The Republic of North Macedonia must adhere to the consensus reached in 2022 and fulfill the commitments it has...
Spain awards Huawei contracts to manage intelligence agency wiretaps
The Record
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July 11, 2025
The Spanish government is using Huawei to manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps in the country used by both law enforcement and intelligence services, despite concerns about how the Chinese government could compel Huawei to assist...
Spanish prime minister accused of profiting from brothels by opposition
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
France’s third Suffren-class SSN – Tourville – enters service
Naval news
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July 11, 2025
The French Navy’s (Marine Nationale) third Suffren-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) Tourville (S637) entered “active duty” (admission au service actif in French) on July 4th, 2025. Sebastien Lecornu, French Minister of Armed Forces...
EU expresses caution after Britain, France ink deal to curb migration
United Press International (UPI)
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Migrants crammed into a small, inflatable dinghy cross the English Channel from France in March 2024. Britain and France inked a deal Thursday aimed at deterring people from making the journey under a pilot scheme that would see them sent right...
EU may back national trade bans with Israeli settlements
RTE Ireland
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July 11, 2025
The EU is considering giving its backing to member states that wish to block imports from illegal Israeli settlements at a national level, under measures set to be considered by the bloc next week. The proposal is one of several options being...
EU Condemns Russia’s “Unacceptable” Ukraine Attacks
News Central TV
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July 11, 2025
The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, on Friday strongly condemned Russia’s recent intensive barrages of drones and missiles on Ukraine, calling them “unacceptable.” These attacks, which have been the largest since Moscow’s invasion over...
EU introduces code of practice for general-purpose AI
Verdict
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July 11, 2025
The European Union (EU) has introduced its code of practice for general-purpose AI. The code addresses rules for AI models such as OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Google’s Gemini, including copyright protections and potential independent risk assessments for...
Britain faces another showdown with the bond market
New Statesman
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July 11, 2025
Normal British people don’t spend much time thinking about the Japanese central bank. Normal Japanese people probably don’t, either, but decisions taken in Tokyo can have significant effects for you. It was in Japan that the great quantitative...
Germany pledges N1.7bn for 2nd phase of North-East recovery project
Daily Trust
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July 11, 2025
The German government has renewed its commitment to rebuilding conflict-affected communities in the Northeastern part of the country with the launch of over N1.7bn (€20m) second phase of the UNICEF-WFP resilience and peacebuilding programme. In a...
EU pressing Israel to improve Gaza humanitarian situation, top diplomat says
Yahoo News
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By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The European Union is seeking ways to put pressure on Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, its top diplomat said, as member states weighed action against Israel over what they see as...
EU to Trump on tariffs: The ball is in your court
Politico Europe
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July 11, 2025
The EU has been pushing for an agreement in principle with the White House that would anchor a 10 percent U.S. baseline tariff and provide relief for industrial sectors such as aircraft and spirits. A solution on car tariffs, which stand at 25...
EU Looks For ‘Crystal Ball’ To Predict Trump's Intentions As It Awaits Tariff Letter From White House
myMotherLode - California
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Earlier this week, President Donald Trump said in a cabinet meeting that either a tariff letter or a deal with the EU would be coming in two days. However, there’s no new word on the matter yet. The European Union is awaiting clarity on the...
EU Population Grows by Over a Million, While Bulgaria Continues to Shrink
Novinite
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As of January 1, 2025, the population of the European Union reached 450.4 million people, marking an increase of over one million compared to the previous year, according to new estimates from Eurostat released on World Population Day. This marks...