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16-10-2008 • News & Events
A year ago the European Commission declared 18 October as the "EU Anti-Trafficking Day". In this connection the adoption
of Written Declaration №50 on combating the trafficking of children is an important political signal by the Parliament
that this phenomenon requires our attention. МЕРs Marusya Lyubcheva and Zita Gurmai use the opportunity to thank the
member of the European...
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09-10-2008 • News & Events
The Hungarian MEP Zita Gurmai (PES) and her Bulgarian colleague Marusya Lyubcheva (PES) will participate in a real time
online-discussion on Monday, October 13, at 11:00 Bulgarian time (10:00 Brussels time).
The discussion will take place at http://parliament.europe.bg (http://parliament.europe.bg/)within the framework of
the initiative „Now - interacting with the...
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09-10-2008 • News & Events
The Hungarian MEP Zita Gurmai (PES) and her Bulgarian colleague Marusya Lyubcheva (PES) will participate in a real time
online-discussion on Monday, October 13, at 11:00 Bulgarian time (10:00 Brussels time).
The discussion will take place at http://parliament.europe.bg (http://parliament.europe.bg/)within the framework of
the initiative „Now - interacting with the...
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06-10-2008 • News & Events
This real-time online discussion starts at 13.00 p.m. - Brussels time, on Wednesday , 8 October , 2008, with Mrs.
Salomé Zourabichvili, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
The online discussion will take place at http://chat.europe.bg(http://chat.europe.bg) within the framework of the
initiative „Now - interacting with the European Parliament!"....
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03-10-2008 • News & Events
We are expecting you to join us in a real time online-discussion in http://chat.europe.bg/(http://chat.europe.bg/) at
10.00 h CET on October 7, 2008 with Mr. Markus Lux from Robert Bosch Stiftung, Germany.
The topic is the good governance on the occasion of the opportunity to apply for the Carl Friedrich Goerdeler Kolleg
Fellowship Program for Young Executives in the public...
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11-09-2008 • News & Events
The European Parliament today adopted by a large majority a report on stepping up the fight against undeclared work.
EPP-ED Shadow Rapporteur Rumiana Jeleva MEP highlighted how badly undeclared labour affects the financing and
distribution of social security schemes because of tax evasion.
Jeleva said: "I call upon the rest of the Member States to extend the freedom of...
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11-09-2008 • News & Events
In the report on the activities of the Ombudsman adopted today, the Committee on Petitions encourages the Ombudsman to
promote good administration and communication on how citizens? can make use of their rights under EU law, especially
through the European Network of Ombudsmen. The EP Rapporteur Dushana Zdravkova, (BG) highlighted the rise of admissible
complaints and increase in...
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08-09-2008 • News & Events
The Financial Mechanism Committee (FMC) decided on 3 September to suspend the payments within the EEA Grants in Bulgaria
and to suspend the role of the Central Finance and Contracts Unit (CFCU) in the implementation of the EEA Grants in
Bulgaria.
This follows the The European Commission decision of 23 July 2008 to withdraw the accreditation of the CFCU and to
suspend payments...
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07-09-2008 • News & Events
A symbolic sample “Letter of dismissal” of the Bulgarian Socialist-led government, to be signed by the
citizens in the period 6-21 September, is the key element of a nationwide protest campaign, launched by the Bulgarian
rightwing parties, belonging to the European People’s Party format.
The campaign, mottoed “I am European”, calls for the citizens...
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03-09-2008 • News & Events
The online discussion "The role of the European Ombudsman: Helping to improve relations between the EU and its
citizens" starts at 11.00 a.m. Bulgarian time (10.00 a.m. - Brussels time) on Thursday, 4 September, 2008, with experts
from the office of the European Ombudsman - Mr P. Nikiforos Diamandouros.
The main guest of the debate will be Ms Rosita Agnew who is in charge...
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26-08-2008 • News & Events
By EurActiv. The EU's flagship Nabucco pipeline project, which aims to bring gas to Europe from countries other
than Russia, notably via Georgian territory, appears to be up in the air due to the crisis currently pitting Moscow
against Tbilisi.
The Georgia crisis prompted many analysts to look at the situation on the ground "with their energy spectacles on".
While most...
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22-08-2008 • News & Events
The Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) Franz-Hermann Brüner called for improving the
training of state administration, as well as for assessment of the risk in the process of allocation of EU funds.
Brüner announced this after his meeting with Bulgaria's Minister of Finance Plamen Oresharski, BNR informed.
"It could not be expected that...
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21-08-2008 • News & Events
„I am very satisfied with the meeting. We have tried to find the way to cooperation in the future", the Director
General of OLAF Franz-Hermann Brüner said after his meeting with the Bulgarian PM Sergey Stanishev in Sofia.
According to the diplomat, the meeting was a key moment to identify where the problems are and after that - to go ahead,
FOCUS News Agency...
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21-08-2008 • News & Events
The Director General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) - Franz-Hermann Brüner comes on a 2-day working
visit to Sofia at the invitation of the Deputy PM in charge of EU funds absorption Meglena Plugchieva. Bulgarian Prime
Minister Sergey Stanishev and Franz-Hermann Brüner will discuss the cooperation between the Bulgarian authorities
and OLAF on combating...
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20-08-2008 • News & Events
By Nicu Popescu and Andrew Wilson, EUobserver
The European Union's frenetic diplomacy around Georgia's war with Russia is in stark contrast with its
reluctance to engage just a few months ago. After years of blockage, delays and hesitation the EU will have to act. The
question is how to get it right this time.
After the launch of the European Neighbourhood Policy in...
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20-08-2008 • News & Events
Am Morgen des 21. August 1968 finden sich die Europäer in einem Schockzustand wieder. Denn über Nacht sind
300.000 Soldaten in gepanzerten Fahrzeugen Panzern in die damalige Tschechoslowakei einmarschiert - auf Anweisung von
Leonid Breschnew und im Namen des Warschauer Paktes, dem die Tschechoslowakei selbst angehörte (gemeinsam mit der
ehemaligen UdSSR, Polen,...
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19-08-2008 • News & Events
By EurActiv. Crossing borders between EU countries which have officially eliminated frontier controls remains a
challenge, mainly as a result of queues at petrol stations in countries with cheaper gas, journalists from EurActiv
discovered while travelling over the vacation period.
Summer bottlenecks at some frontiers within the bloc strongly resembled the days when...
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19-08-2008 • News & Events
Analysis by Svetoslav Terziev, Sega Daily. The government is trying to wipe out all incriminating evidence by German
"brooms" at a moment when it should be forced, not advised how to work.
We are going to appoint German advisers to unblock the suspended EU funds, Deputy PM Meglena Plugchieva delighted us
with the news and even went to Berlin in person to look for the right...
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19-08-2008 • News & Events
The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU funds absorption Meglena Plugchieva announced in an interview for Klassa
Daily that the funds for Bulgaria under the EC ISPA programme were expected to be released in November. It is envisaged
that in the end of September and the beginning of October an external auditor will conduct an assessment of the activity
of the National Road...
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18-08-2008 • News & Events
By Business New Europe. Two months after the leaders of Bulgaria's ruling coalition decided to make a new effort
to reform the healthcare, the prospects that private funds would finally be allowed to compete with the state-run
National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) appear slim for the time being.
The law drafted by two MPs has been submitted for review to the cabinet and...
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18-08-2008 • News & Events
The Director of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) Franz-Hermann Brüner is going to arrive in Sofia on
Thursday at the invitation of the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU funds' absorption Meglena
Plugchieva. OLAF's head is going to have meetings with the Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev, Chief
Prosecutor Boris Velchev, Interior Minister...
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08-08-2008 • News & Events
The milk producers from the region of Kardjali renew their protests after the government decided to wait for a
decision of the European Commission for additional state support for this economic branch, News.bg announced.
The government has allocated BGN 60 million (30 million EUR) for satisfying the milk producers' demands but they
will be granted after the so-called...
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07-08-2008 • News & Events
The Council of Ministers approved a work-schedule of urgent measures and actions designed to update the Action Plan on
progress indicators in the field of judicial reform, fight against corruption and organized crime for the
August-December 2008 period, BNR announced.
It consists of 80 measures and aims at overcoming the faults identified and criticism addressed to our...
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07-08-2008 • News & Events
The letter from the European Commission (EC) has arrived around 5 p.m on Wednesday. The document allows for the
release of payments to Bulgaria under SAPARD program amounting to 400 mln euro, Deputy PM Meglena Plugchieva announced
on BNT cited by BGNES. The letter recommends payments to upright beneficiaries on the basis of additional check-ups, BTA
informed.
The EC...
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05-08-2008 • News & Events
The Deputy Prime Minister on EU funds absorption Meglena Plugchieva explained that the changes in the webpages of the
7 operative programmes for Bulgaria will be of help to those applying for EU funding during the preparation of their
projects. The changes are part of the commitments made by our country in terms of more information, better access and
comprehensibility to all...
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05-08-2008 • News & Events
The work with citizens in the different administrative units receives a score of 5,7. These are the results of a
survey assigned by the Bulgarian Ministry of State Administration and conducted using the "secret client" method, BGNES
announced.
According to the research, people wait in font of administrative desks 5 minutes on average; 86,3 % of state employees
act politely...
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29-07-2008 • News & Events
„Now - Interacting with the European Parliament!"(http://parliament.europe.bg/bg/index.php?category=400)
Initiative launches a series of Internet discussions with representatives of the European Parliament on diverse current
and important to EU citizens topics.
On Wednesday - 30 July, 10:00 a.m. BG time, starts a discussion on „EU and the crisis with food and...
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28-07-2008 • News & Events
The powers of Meglena Plugchieva need to be strengthened, Bulgarian Prime Minister said in Bansko.
A working group has been established which shall supervise all agencies working with EU funds. Each month, the
Ministers whose departments work under EC programmes, shall submit work reports to the Council of Ministers.
"The powers of Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Plugchieva...
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25-07-2008 • News & Events
By Magda Crisan, Journalist, Realitatea TV, Romania
The The EC report on Wednesday said the process of judicial reform in Romania offered a mixed picture: on the one hand
the country has made institutional progress in the fight against corruption, meaning the National Direction
Anticorruption and the existence of the Integrity Agency. On the other hand, Brussels warns Romania...
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25-07-2008 • News & Events
Bulgaria belongs to the group of EU countries which insist on penalization of employers who hire illegal immigrants, the
Bulgarian National Radio announced. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, Austria and Romania are the other countries
which take a clear stand for such tough approach and for more intense inspections of companies which often use practices
of that kind....
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