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Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 27 signed a national budget for the next three years that increases spending by around 25 percent.

There will be no meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a conference in North Macedonia this week, Russian news agency TASS reported on November 27, citing a comment by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

Powerful winter storms brought heavy snowfall in Bulgaria, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency in large parts of the country on Sunday 26 November. More than 1,000 settlements, mostly in the northeast, were left without electricity, according to prime minister Nikolay Denkov. Two people died in traffic accidents and 36 were left injured during the stormy weather in the last 24 hours.

For years, he was mostly known as an oligarch and media mogul, who rarely appeared in public and is sanctioned by the U.S. for his "extensive role in corruption in Bulgaria." But now, Delyan Peevski is coming out of the shadows and is increasingly a more influential presence.

Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity, as well as forcing the closure of some national roads, authorities said.

Bulgaria is considering lifting a ban on sunflower imports from Ukraine introduced in September, with local vegetable oil producers demanding access to supplies of Ukrainian sunflower seeds, the Bulgarian media outlet Agricensus reported on Nov. 23.

Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity, as well as forcing the closure of some national roads, authorities said. A 40-year-old man in Moldova died on Sunday after the vehicle he was in skidded off the road and crashed into a tree, Moldova’s national police said, adding that six road accidents had been reported by about midday.

Human rights breaches in Iran, Niger and Georgia - No majority in Parliament for legislation to curb use of pesticides - Future of the EU: Parliaments proposals to amend the Treaties - Parliament adopts revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging - PM Denkov: Bulgarian and Romanian Schengen accession will make Europe stronger - MEPs adopt EU budget 2024: focus on research, youth and external challenges - Parliament approves EU-New Zealand free trade agreement - EU job seekers aid worth...

Wednesday, 22 November

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister will address MEPs on Wednesday in Strasbourg. Prime Minister Denkov is set to outline his views on the challenges facing Europe and its future. One issue that he could address is an extraordinary agreement made under a previous Bulgarian administration that undermines EU energy sovereignty - writes Dick Roache The Botas – Bulgargaz […]