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09-07-2013

OSCE media freedom representative asks Bulgarian authorities to ensure media are safe from assaults by high-profile politician

VIENNA, 8 July 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over the latest case of intimidation of journalists by parliamentarian and Ataka Party leader Volen Siderov, and asked the...
22-01-2013

Verhofstadt to call for plenary debate on rule of law and freedom in Bulgaria

"Following the shocking scenes at the weekend of an assassination attempt in Sofia against the leader of Bulgaria's Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Dr. Ahmed Dogan, I would like to express my deepest concern on behalf of the ALDE Group in the...
06-07-2012

Statement by the European Commission on Romania

The Commission is concerned about current developments in Romania, especially regarding actions that appear to reduce the effective powers of independent institutions like the Constitutional Court. The rule of law, the democratic checks and balances...
26-04-2012

Discrimination against Central Eastern European citizens is unacceptable

Letter sent to the European Commission by 10 EPP Group Heads of Delegations from Central Eastern Europe The Heads of Delegation of the EPP Group's 10 Central Eastern European Member States (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,...
19-09-2011

Bulgaria insists on joining EU's visa-free zone

Bulgaria says that if EU does not grant it a visa-free status within the union the country will reconsider its support for the legislation that makes that system possible, reported AP. Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov complained on Saturday that...
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Analyses
29-10-2012

Interview with Der Spiegel Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, conducted by Michael Sauga and Anne Seith on 22 October, published 29 October 2012

SPIEGEL: President Draghi, do you have a savings account? Draghi: Yes. SPIEGEL: Do you know how much interest you are getting? Draghi: Around 1.75%, that's the current rate on savings in Italy. SPIEGEL: The rate on a German savings account...
17-03-2011

The European Union's response to the earthquake and nuclear plant situation in Japan

Since the devastating earthquake which struck Japan on Friday 11 March, the European Union is fully mobilised to translate its solidarity in concrete support. On 11 March, President Barroso and President Van Rompuy issued the following statement:...
12-01-2011

Hungary's other deficit

By The Economist The rotating presidency of the European Union is, mercifully, a much-diminished affair, as a result of the Lisbon treaty. Gone are the days when countries chairing EU meetings for six months would try to outdo each other with...
10-11-2010

Commission sets out options on future cohesion policy

The Commission's 5th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion published today shows that the EU's cohesion policy has made a significant contribution to growth and prosperity and promoting balanced development across the Union....
10-11-2010

Commission presents its new energy strategy towards 2020

The Commission today presented its new strategy for a competitive, sustainable and secure energy. The Communication "Energy 2020" defines the energy priorities for the next ten years and sets the actions to be taken in order to tackle the challenges...
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Interviews
27-06-2012

Mihail Dimitru: We have to involve the stakeholders in the process of negotiation

1. Please introduce yourself? I am Mihail Dimitru and I am director in the European Commission, Directorate-General "Agriculture and Rural Development". And I am in charge of the rural development programs. 2. What are the main lessons of the past...
27-04-2010

Diana Wallis: "We should thrive on EU's diversity"

Diana Wallis, Vice President of the European Parliament, speaks to journalists from Bulgaria. This special interview is given to Radio Bulgaria, PROBG and Europe Gateway on April 14 2010 on the occasion of the public presentation in Brussels of the...
10-02-2010

J. Buzek : "Under the Lisbon Treaty, the Parliament is stronger than ever before"

During his official visit to Paris on Tuesday, 2 February, Touteleurope.fr interveiwed Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament. Former Polish Prime Minister and member of Solidarnosc, he explains the new reforms contained in the Lisbon...
10-02-2010

Michel Barnier: “No financial player will be beyond regulation”

With just a few days to go until the likely investiture of the second Barroso Commission, Touteleurope.fr, in partnership with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with French Commissioner designate for Internal Market and Services, Michel...
10-02-2010

Loukas Tsoukalis : "Greece won't need to be bailed out by the EU"

In its new series Wide Angle, Touteleurope.fr will interview each month a different expert, politician, historian or artist about a topical european issue. For the first interview in the series Touteleurope.fr spoke to Loukas Tsoukalis, a greek...
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Events
01-05-2010

Public presentation in Brussels of the book "Europe 2020 - Civic Vision"

A public presentation of the book "Europe 2020 - Civic Vision" was organized in Brussels on 13 April, 2010, in partnership with the Bulgarian MEPs Mariya Nedelcheva and Vladimir Urutchev. Special guest was French MEP Pascale Gruny. The book's...
01-05-2010

VoxBox discussion “Europe’s role in the world by 2020 – the civic vision” in Brussels

A VoxBox discussion at the European Parliament in Brussels, broadcast live on the internet on Europe Gateway www.europe.bg on April 14, 2010. A discussion about the role of Europe as a global player in the long-term perspective was organized on...
27-04-2010

Video recording - presentation in Brussels of "Europe 2020 - Civic Vision"

On April 13, 2010 took place in the Brussels building of the European Parliament, a public presentation of the book "Europe 2020 - Civic Visions". The event was organized by the European Institute Foundation, the center for Policy Modernization and...
26-04-2010

Video recording – “Europe’s role in the world by 2020 – the civic vision” – a voxbox discussion

A VoxBox discussion at the European Parliament in Brussels, broadcast live on the internet on Europe Gateway www.europe.bg on April 14, 2010. A discussion about the role of Europe as a global player in the long-term perspective was organized on...
28-04-2010

Does a stronger Europe mean a larger Europe? (radio broadcast)

Nowadays, when all politicians and citizens of Europe are discussing how to plan its development for a decade ahead, two contradicting voices are more and more clearly heard in the European public space. One of the voices explicitly demands:...
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EUROPE Gateway presents
03-05-2010

Europe 2020 - civic vision: all the links related to the events in Brussels and Paris

In April 2010, the team of the project "Interacting with the European Parliament" organized a series of public events in Brussels and in Paris in order to promote the book "Europe 2020 - Civic vision", which represents a summary of this two year-long...
11-04-2010

Brussels, Paris and Milan – Discussions about the Civic Vision for Europe 2020 in April

The book "Europe 2020 - Civic Vision" will be presented in the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday. The book gives a summary of the two-year...
02-02-2010

The outcomes from the "Europe 2020 - Civic Visions" conference

A summary of the viewpoints, expressed and discussed by civic organizations representatives, at the international conference "Europe 2020 - Civic Visions", held in Sofia in January 2010. Over 120 participants from various countries brainstormed...
29-12-2009

Outcomes of the Swedish EU Presidency

The final Council meeting has been concluded and the priority issues have come to a conclusion. It is almost time for Spain to take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. Below, there is a summary of the results achieved in...
22-07-2009

Report from the Commission on progress in Bulgaria under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism

Brussels, 22.7.2009 COM(2009) 402 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL On Progress in Bulgaria under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism {SEC(2009) 1074} 1. INTRODUCTION - CONTEXT AND...
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25-05-2009

FAQs on political parties and party politics

Around Europe political parties are campaigning for votes so they can send Members to the European Parliament. If elected they form a group, not with people from the same country, but with other parties from other countries who hold similar views. So...
07-05-2009

ALDE: Telecoms package will uphold internet user's rights

The European Parliament adopted a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services. This new regulation aims to enhance competition and fair access to new entrants. European Liberals and Democrats were concerned that...
22-04-2009

Foreigners in Bulgaria can vote for BG-candidates at the June EP elections

CEC-Announcement Requirements for EU Citizens Voting in EP Elections Central electoral commission for electing members of the European parliament from the Republic of Bulgaria Citizens of European Union Member-States who would like to exercise...
28-03-2009

EP launches campaign for higher election turnout

The European Parliament launches a large-scale awareness raising campaign in the 27 EU member states under the slogan “European Elections – It’s your choice”. The 6th EP elections will take place between 4th and 7th June 2009....
27-03-2009

Are you voting, by the way?

By noelleanneosullivan on http://noelleanneosullivan.wordpress.com/ Are you one of the 509,000 [1] non-Belgian EU citizens that are eligible to vote in Belgium for the European elections this year? So,...
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02-05-2010

Europe 2020 – European Citizens and the EU institutions

On April 26 in Milano was held the third and final presentation of the book “Europe 2020: Civic Vision”. The meeting was organized with the kind cooperation of the Information Office of the European Parliament in Milano and its director...
28-04-2010

Does a stronger Europe mean a larger Europe? (radio broadcast)

Nowadays, when all politicians and citizens of Europe are discussing how to plan its development for a decade ahead, two contradicting voices are more and more clearly heard in the European public space. One of the voices explicitly demands:...
28-04-2010

Radio log: Traveling under the dark cloud of volcanic ash

Author: Delian Zahariev, Radio Bulgaria. Next, you will hear the radio log of Radio Bulgaria’s Delian Zahariev who was stranded in Brussels because of the cloud of volcanic ash that had covered the skies of Europe. After a considerable...
28-04-2010

Europe beyond the crisis: citizens and politicians with vision of 10 years ahead (radio broadcast)

In today’s feature on Radio Bulgaria under the project Interacting with the European Parliament, we offer you different opinions gathered in April in the heart of united Europe – in the building in Brussels of the only directly elected...
28-04-2010

Picture gallery - round table in Paris about the EU in 2020 and the enlargement

Pictures taken at the round table, which took place in Paris on 22 April 2010, focusing on the future enlargement and the civic vision about Europe in 2020. The event was organized by the European Institute Foundation, the Center for Policy...
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