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09-07-2013 • News & Events / Highlights
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 authorities to ensure that the media can work freely in Bulgaria.
On 5 July a television crew of SKAT TV was verbally and physically...
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22-01-2013 • News & Events / Highlights
"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 European Parliament. It was a miracle that the incident did not end up tragically and should not be
dismissed lightly."
"I...
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06-07-2012 • News & Events / Highlights
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 and the independence of the judiciary are cornerstones of the European democracy and indispensable for
mutual trust within the...
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26-04-2012 • News & Events / Highlights
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, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) sent an open letter today to José
Manuel Barroso, President of the...
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19-09-2011 • News & Events / Highlights
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 Bulgarians are not "secondhand citizens in Europe."
On Friday, Dutch Immigration Minister Gerd Leers said his country plans to...
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09-05-2011 • News & Events / Highlights
by Raina Lazarova, SeeNews SOFIA. Bulgaria will absorb no less than 20% of the allocated European Union funds this
year - double the combined amount it absorbed in the previous four years, the cabinet minister in charge of EU funds
said.
"So far, more than 11.3% of the whole allocated sum has been disbursed which in absolute terms is equal to 1.775
billion levs($1.346...
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17-03-2011 • News & Events / Highlights
Commissioner Cecilia Malmström presented today the outcome of the first EU-US review of the implementation of the
Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme to the LIBE Committee in the European Parliament. The joint report provides a close
and detailed look into how the agreement has been implemented since its entry into force on 1 August 2010 and whether
the necessary...
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09-12-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament voted today on 'An EU Strategy for the Black
Sea' with a large majority in favour (44 votes in favour, 0 against and 6 abstentions). Rapporteur Traian Ungureanu
MEP expressed his deep satisfaction at the support received and considers the vote to be a strong signal in favour of EU
strategic involvement...
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11-11-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
The parliament in Bulgaria adopted at first reading the budget 2011, reported Focus News Agency. 202 MPs voted, 130 of
them in favor, 58 against and 14 restrained.
The economic growth is expected to be 3.6 percent of the gross domestic product. Sofia forecasts that the 26 billion
leva (around 13.2946 billion euro) revenues and 28 billion leva (14.317 billion euros) cost....
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20-10-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
Deputies have voted that the president of the national assembly shall assign GD Civic registration and administrative
service to make a data check-up of the civic subscription for holding a national referendum, reports the Bulgarian
National Radio.
The Parliamentary Group of the Blue Coalition declared itself in favor of the request for referendum on the Turkish
membership...
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20-09-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
The project for National Reform Programme (NRP) for Bulgaria, implementing the Europe 2020 strategy will be ready by
mid-November 2010. This was announced during a public discussion, organised by the Ministry of Finance with the
participation of representatives of the ministries, social partners and non-governmental organisations.
The director of International Cooperation...
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15-09-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
Philip Dimitrov, former Bulgarian Prime Minister, right-wing leader and senior diplomat has been appointed as an EU
ambassador to Georgia. He will be the new Head of EU Delegations under 2010 rotation in Georgia.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton approved 28 ambassadors and one deputy head to the Union's delegations
around the world, reported BTA.
As earlier...
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20-07-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
Upon accession of Bulgaria on 1 January 2007, certain weaknesses remained in the areas of judicial reform, the fight
against corruption and organised crime that could prevent an effective application of EU-laws, policies and programmes
and prevent Bulgarians from enjoying their full rights as EU citizens. Therefore, the Commission took the obligation
within the Cooperation and...
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23-06-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
"I want the European Union to fix a date, without delay, for the opening of EU accession negotiations for the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", said Joseph Daul MEP in Skopje where he is meeting the President of the Republic and
the Prime Minister.
"The authorities in this country are determined to proceed with the necessary reforms to implement the acquis...
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20-05-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
The European Parliament widely approves Dr Antonyia Parvanova's position on EU nuclear decommissioning aid to
Bulgaria (Kozloduy programme).
Today, the European Parliament has largely approved the extension of the EU financial assistance to Bulgaria for the
decommissioning of the units 1 to 4 of Kozloduy nuclear power plant.
The report adopted in plenary fully reflects...
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12-05-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
The European Commission today adopted reports under the corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact for Bulgaria,
Cyprus, Denmark, Finland and Luxembourg.
Taking due account of the most recent economic outlook and all other relevant factors, the reports examine whether the
general government deficit remains close to the 3% of GDP reference value and whether the excess...
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12-05-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
Flash estimates for the first quarter of 2010 - Euro area and EU27 GDP up by 0.2% +0.5% and +0.3% respectively
compared with the first quarter of 2009.
GDP increased by 0.2% in both the euro area (EA16) and the EU271 during the first quarter of 2010, compared with the
previous quarter, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European...
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12-05-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
Following a meeting of European Council President Herman Van Rompuy with the ALDE Group today, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE
President, made the following statement on the agreement on the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism.
"The ALDE Group has strongly welcomed the agreement reached on the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism. The
Community method should prevail in...
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09-05-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
Bulgaria will celebrate Europe Day May 9, with a diverse four-day program of events and attractions across the
country. Celebrations are organized by the European Commission Representation and by the European Parliament Information
Office in Sofia. The decision to celebrate May 9 as Europe Day was taken in 1985 by EU leaders, because on this day 60
years back, the first step...
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02-05-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
The European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Kristalina Georgieva was on a formal visit to
France on 21 April 2010 to meet ministers Bernard Kouchner (Foreign Affairs) and Alain Joyandet (Cooperation and
Francophony). Objectives: to get French support for the Commission proposal for more effective, coherent and visible
action.
The Paris-based web...
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22-04-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
On April 26, Monday, 11.00h, at the Information Office of the European Parliament in Milano will be held the final
presentation of the book “Europe 2020: Civic
Vision”(http://parliament.europe.bg/bg/index.php?id=28438&category=371&translation=en) . It summarizes the
two-year campaign “Interacting with the European Parliament”, implemented by the...
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17-04-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
The Serbian Interior Ministry's border management department has decided that citizens of EU countries will not
need passports for transit through Serbia, only their national identity cards. The decision has been made in response to
requests by several EU embassies.
According to a statement issued by the Interior Ministry, air traffic to all European destinations has...
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23-03-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
Upon accession of Bulgaria on 1 January 2007, certain weaknesses remained in the areas of judicial reform, the fight
against corruption and organised crime that could prevent an effective application of EU-laws, policies and programmes
and prevent Bulgarians from enjoying their full rights as EU citizens, comments Rapid. Therefore, the Commission took
the obligation within the...
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17-03-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
Today the European Commission examined the updated stability and convergence programmes of Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany,
Estonia, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia, Sweden, Finland and the United Kingdom.
These assessments have to be seen against the background of the sharp economic and financial crisis which has had a
major impact on public...
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19-01-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
The resignation of Bulgarian candidate for the European Commission Rumiana Jeleva was "inevitable and predictable",
said S&D leader Martin Schulz in Strasbourg today.
"Her decision to go is the best outcome vor everyone, including herself," he said. "After such a poor performance in
the parliamentary, which highlighted her incompetence, this outcome was both inevitable and...
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15-01-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader in the European Parliament reacted to Bulgarian PM Borisov's misplaced remarks
in the Bulgarian media concerning his ALDE colleagues and their scrutiny of Bulgarian commissioner designate, Rumiana
Jeleva.
"It is totally unacceptable for a Prime Minister to hit out with such sharp language at MEPs who are simply doing
their job of...
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14-01-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
EU pressure on the Bulgarian government to withdraw its candidate for the European Commission grew today as S&D leader
Martin Schulz mounted a fierce attack on Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, reports the S&D group.
Commission nominee Rumiana Jeleva faces rejection by a cross-party majority of MEPs following her poor performance at
a parliamentary hearing in Brussels earlier...
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14-01-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso is expected Thursday to announce his position on the issue of
alleged conflict of interests of Bulgarian Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva.
Barroso’s decision is believed to be crucial into swaying the Development Committee of the EP into backing or
opposing Jeleva’s confirmation as the new EU...
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14-01-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
By AFP.
The European Union's new permanent president Herman Van Rompuy vowed Wednesday to make the fight against climate
change and the economic crisis his top priority in the months ahead.
Speaking ahead of a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel on his first official visit to Germany, Europe's most
populous country and its top economy, Van Rompuy said that the...
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11-01-2010 • News & Events / Highlights
The three-hour sessions of examinations for the new EU commissioners with the European Parliament start today and will
continue until January, 19th.
If the strict agenda is implemented, the Parliament will vote the make-up of the Commission as a whole on January 26.
The college has to be approved by quality majority voting of Member States. This means that the new...
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