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European Parliament President Martin Schulz has been elected the leader of the body’s Social Democrat bloc, reports Deutsche Welle.
With 191 seats, the group is the European Parliament’s second-largest faction.
On Wednesday, the Social Democrats elected Schulz, a book vendor from Aachen who began his political career with Germany's SPD, as their leader, a position he held from 2004 to 2012 before quitting to head the legislative body.
Schulz is also the socialist candidate for the position European Commission president. He would face former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, the candidate put forward by the parliament's right-wing European People's Party.
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In a decisive move to alleviate the burden on European truck drivers and streamline border crossings, the European Parliament (EP) has called for the lifting of Schengen land border controls for Bulgaria and Romania by the end of 2024
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Bulgaria has charted the course for a pivotal day in the country's political calendar
The European Parliament's Petitions Committee is set to vote on a resolution advocating for the full acceptance of Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen Area
The European Parliament has taken a significant step forward in reshaping driving regulations across the EU by adopting new rules at their first reading
The tax consultant of a former MEP at the center of the money-for-influence corruption scandal in the European Parliament has been arrested in Italy
The Bulgarian MEP Elena Yoncheva was unable to win the post of Vice-President of the European Parliament
About 1 200 000 "phantom voters" can be found in Bulgarian elections lists, Mihail Konstantinov, formerly a high-profile official in charge of elections, believes.
Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) starts receiving documents for the registration of political parties and coalitions for the early elections on October 5.
A majority in the European Parliament has approved Jean-Claude Juncker to be President of the European Commission, reports BBC.
The European Parliament is expected to approve on Tuesday the nomination of former Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission.
Former Environment Minister Iskra Mihaylova has become the nomination of the European Parliament's ALDE group to chair the Regional Policy Committee.
The European Parliament has re-elected Martin Schulz for a second presidential term, with 409 votes from the 751 MEPs.
