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20-03-2009 • News & Events
Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev officially declared Bulgaria's request for additional compensations for the
decommissioning of Units 3 and 4 of Kozloduy NPP during the European Council in Brussels, Focus Agency reported.
The Treaty provided for the compensations to stop in 2009. The President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Durao
Barroso supported the request on...
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20-03-2009 • News & Events
The Economist
The Bulgarians want European help running their government
BULGARIA'S entry into the European Union was delayed by worries over corruption, organised crime and slow judicial
reform. When it and Romania joined in 2007, the European Commission was given a "mechanism for co-operation and
verification" that lets it monitor reforms and impose sanctions. It duly...
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18-03-2009 • News & Events
"EP, MEPs and Citizens - Evaluating the Outgoing Term and Drawing the Challenges of the One to Come" was the topic of
the discussion which took place in Voxbox Studio in the European
Parliament(http://parliament.europe.bg/bg/index.php?id=20312&category=375) in Brussels today.
The discussion was a part of the "Now - Interacting with the European Union!" Initiative and was...
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18-03-2009 • News & Events
The winner in the essay contest organized in the frameworks of the “Now – Interacting with the European
Parliament!” Imitative is now known. His name was announced live in VoxBox Studio in EP in Brussels during a
discussion with representatives of the three largest political groups in the Parliament.
The selection committee of the contest was faced with a...
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16-03-2009 • News & Events
On the eve of the 51st anniversary of the establishment of the European Parliament, Europe Gateway will organize a
discussion in Brussels in the framework of the "NOW - Interacting with the European Parliament!" Initiative.
The discussion will take place in the Voxbox multimedia studio in the European Parliament in Brussels. MEPs from the
largest political groups in the...
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13-03-2009 • News & Events
The amendments of the Members of European Parliament Elections Act will be adopted by the end of March and the
amendments of the Members of National Assembly Elections Act will be adopted by April, 15th. These are the goals set by
the MPs in the newly established committee devoted to the changes in electoral legislation, according to the chair of
the committee, MEP Angel Naydenov...
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23-02-2009 • News & Events
"In the past 6-8 months OLAF already has trusted partners in Bulgaria. Still we miss the cooperation between the
separate parts of Bulgarian administration and there is a growing feeling of a stronger network involved in positive
joint achievements". That was stated by OLAF spokesman Alessandro Butice, OLAF anti-corruption advisor Wolfgang Hetzer,
and the head of unit Agriculture...
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22-02-2009 • News & Events
A leakes internal report has revealed systematic abuses by Euro MPs of parliamentary allowances that enable them to
pocket more than £1m in profits from a single five-year term, writes Jonathan Oliver in today's edition of
"The Sunday Times".
The auditor’s confidential report, suppressed by the Brussels parliament, discloses the extraordinary frauds used
by MEPs...
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17-02-2009 • News & Events
EPP President, Wilfried Martens, met today the Mayor of Sofia and leader of GERB, Boyko Borisov, and GERB Chairman
Tsvetan Tsvetanov, and expressed to them EPP's support for the upcoming European and national elections in Bulgaria,
reported the EPP Bulgarian press service.
"In recent years, GERB has become the leading political force in Bulgaria. I am confident that GERB will...
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17-02-2009 • News & Events
Part of the 250 million BGN promised by the government for stimulating the economy of the country will go to projects
whose EU funding was stopped, Sega Daily announced, citing representatives of the governing coalition.
On Friday the board of the coalition decided to cut down the programmes of ministries which provide for renovations
and purchase of new vehicles. The money...
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16-02-2009 • News & Events
At the moment vines in Bulgaria are less than 1 million decares Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Dimitar
Peichev said. He reviewed that when Bulgaria joined the EU, the country declared 1 530 000 decares, BNR reported.
"It turned out that there are a lot of abandoned or extirpated areas", Peichev pointed out. In his words those have
been transferred to national...
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16-02-2009 • News & Events
The president of European's People Party Wilfred Martens recommended that the elections for European and national
parliament be on the same day. Martens is in Bulgaria at the invitation of GERB ( Citizens for European Development of
Bulgaria) and of MEP Rumiana Zheleva (EPP-ED_GERB).
According to the EPP leader it is inappropriate in time of financial crisis to spend funds...
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14-02-2009 • News & Events
Rosa Monckton, The Times.
t is the smell that assaults you - filthy nappies, unwashed babies, rotting flesh. Then you are hit by the silence, an
eerie, unnatural silence, the silence of babies who have given up hope of ever being consoled, cuddled or comforted. It
is the dreadful quiet of starving, neglected, unloved children waiting to die.
I was in an institution for children...
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13-02-2009 • News & Events
By EurActiv In a turnaround since July 2008, when Bulgaria was portrayed as the laggard in meeting EU standards on
judicial reform and fighting against corruption, the European Commission yesterday (12 February) unveiled new monitoring
reports depicting Romania as the slow learner this time. EurActiv Romania contributed to this article.
The current report is seen as part of a...
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09-02-2009 • News & Events
Bulgaria is about to lose a huge part of the EU funding allocated to the country in preparation for joining the Schengen
passport-free zone, Dnevnik daily commented. In two years the institutions have only managed to put 1.4% of the funds
into use - 4.355 million levs out of 161 million (about 315 million BGN). Negotiations for the money are to end by
December, and the deadline...
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05-02-2009 • News & Events
by Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders(http://www.rsf.org) today published a report on press freedom in Bulgaria, where
investigative journalism and media pluralism are seriously threatened by organised crime and by different forms of
pressure from political and business quarters.
Bulgaria is struggling to meet its commitments to its European partners,...
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03-02-2009 • News & Events
"There is a huge amount of work which needs to be done related to the reforms in judiciary and the actual operation of
this system" Meglena Plugchieva, Deputy Prime Minister on EU funding said for BNR and noted that it was extremely
important to improve not only for we were being monitored but also for our own sake, Focus Agency reported.
Plugchieva was reluctant to comment...
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02-02-2009 • News & Events
Minister of agriculture and food Valeri Tsvetanov summoned the Advisory Council on Stockbreeding to discuss measures
about the purchase prices in the sector and about narrowing the effects of import of milk and meat substitutes, Focus
Agency reported. The session is to begin at 9 o'clock.
According to Valeri Tsvetanov, it is impossible for genuine cheese to cost 3.80...
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27-01-2009 • News & Events
The Bulgarian MEP Nickolay Mladenov (EPP-ED - GERB) considers as "pure populism" the decision of the Bulgarian National
Assembly to support the idea of new talks with the European Commission about the opportunity to relaunch units 3 and 4
of Kozloduy nuclear power plant.
According him the main issue is how Bulgaria to ensure not to be dependent on energy supplies only by one...
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20-01-2009 • News & Events
The EU external policy is the key topic of a forthcoming online discussion with the Member of the European Parliament
Nickolay Mladenov (EPP-ED/ GERB).
The chat is scheduled for Monday, January 26, from 4 p.m. Brussels time (5 p.m. in Sofia). Citizens from all Member
States are invited to take part in the discussion through the platform http://chat.europe.bg(http://chat.euro
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16-01-2009 • News & Events
SEGA Daily: The findings were described in a letter from OLAF to Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Plugchieva, dated
December. 23rd 2008. Sega Daily has a copy of the letter.
The document has not been published so far. New findings from January, 10th, 2009. are the reason for the Ministry of
Finance to withhold the money from the budget earmarked for this particular SAPARD...
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14-01-2009 • News & Events
By the order of Deputy Mayor of Sofia Municipality Yulia Nenkova the protest in front of the building of National
Assembly was put an end to, Sofia Municipality stated, cited by BNR. The order was issued after the administration of
the municipality received a letter form the Ministry of Interior, stating that a bomb thread was received by the hotline
of "Counteraction to Serious...
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12-01-2009 • News & Events
The ministers who are in charge of operational programmes meet with Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Plugchieva to get
introduced with the audit reports by the National Audit Office concerning the management and allocation of EU funds.
There are two reports, both being quite critical - the first one is about the cohesion and structural funds and the
other one - about the Common...
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10-01-2009 • News & Events
On Monday, January 12th, the managing director of Road Infrastructure National Agency (RINA) Yanko Yankov and the
chair of the Supervisory council Ivan Atanasov will meet in Brussels with representatives of the European Commission
about the construction of "Trakia" Highway, RINA reported.
The visit is connected with the letter dating from the end of December in which...
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10-01-2009 • News & Events
Ukraine will supply Bulgaria and Moldova with Ukrainian natural gas from its own storages to the amount of 2 million
cubic meters a day, starting from today, Focus Agency reported.
That was announced by the press service of the Ukrainian president who on the other hand informed his colleagues in
Bulgaria and Moldova.
His letter points out that Ukraine has made this decision...
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07-01-2009 • News & Events
ALDE Group Leader Graham Watson has launched his campaign for the presidency of the European Parliament. Speaking about
his ambitions for the Parliament's future, Mr. Watson said: "For too long, Presidents of Parliament have been chosen
through backroom deals in smoke-filled rooms. Mine will be the first ever public campaign for the presidency: in this I
hope that I will set...
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07-01-2009 • News & Events
Road Infrastructure National Agency (RINA)will probably prepare new tenders for segments Nova Zagora - Stara Zagora and
Nova Zagora - Yambol form "Trakia" highway, Mediapool reported based on information from the management of
administration.
In the end of December Directorate General Internal Market and Services of EC requested that the tenders for
contractors on lots 2 and 3...
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06-01-2009 • News & Events
The director of European Institute Yuliana Nikolova commented for Gateway EUROPE that restarting the units of Kozloduy
nuclear power plant is hardly the best founded solution to the gas supply issue form economic point of view.
In the words of Nikolova the proposal made by President Parvanov for putting into operation the stopped energy units
Kozloduy nuclear power...
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06-01-2009 • News & Events
We need to immediately start preparation for restarting unit 3 of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in the context of Article
36 of the Treaty of Accession.
"In a situation of crisis like this we have the right to restore the work of both reactors." President Georgi
Parvanov said, cited by Focus Agency.
In his opinion the clauses of the pact for the closure of the energy units...
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06-01-2009 • News & Events
The supply of natural gas to Bulgargaz was stopped on the Romanian-Ukrainian border at 3.30 a.m. There was no prior
warning.
The supply was stopped for Bulgarian market as well as for the transit to Greece, Turkey and Macedonia, the Ministry
of Economy and Energy announced. Natural gas feed to Bulgaria was stopped without notice. The reasons for the stopped
supply have not...
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