http://old.europe.bg/en/rss.php en Zulu 1.5 Engine http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=42488 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... http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=42488 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:44:00 +0300 http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=41086 "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... http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=41086 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:46:00 +0200 http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=39652 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... http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=39652 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:53:00 +0300 http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=39169 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... http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=39169 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:05:00 +0300 http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=37204 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... http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=37204 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:04:00 +0300 http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=35934 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... http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=35934 Mon, 09 May 2011 17:27:00 +0300 http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=35417 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... http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=35417 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:10:00 +0200 http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=33803 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... http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=33803 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:48:00 +0200 http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=33117 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.... http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=33117 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:42:00 +0200 http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=32495 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... http://old.europe.bg/en/htmls/page.php?category=5&id=32495 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:24:00 +0300