Six Bulgarian eco-organizations and the global environment conservation organization WWF have lodged a complaint against the Bulgarian government with the European Commission. The reason that triggered this action is that the cabinet did not introduce a
The head of the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria cited the wave of resignations in the government as a good sign of tackling high-level corruption, but said it was not enough.
Bulgaria will need at least 100 years to catch up with the living standards of the Western European members of EU, according to a new survey. Researchers from the University of California, LA (UCLA) believe Bulgaria will be the slowest of all Eastern Eur
Bulgaria has to transfer BGN 374,2 M by the end of the year to the European Union as an instalment to the budget of the block. Until now the country has paid a total of BGN 252,2 M to the EU, which is a little above 40% of the total amount of Bulgaria's
The release of five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya is one of the priorities of the Portuguese presidency of the EU, Portugal's ambassador to Sofia, Mario Jesus dos Santos said.
Portugal took over the European Union presidency from Germany with the pledge to work for the successful conclusion of negotiations over the new EU treaty. At the end of the EU summit on 21 and 22 June, Portuguese prime minister Jos?© S??crates announced
The head of the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria has described the first progress report on the country since joining the EU as an objective assessment.
The Bulgarian MEPs will get a monthly wage equal to their MP colleagues in Bulgaria, the country's parliament decided on Thursday.
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin defined the European Commission first report on the country since its joining the EU as an objective assessment to the current situation.
Bulgaria's three-way ruling coalition called the first progress report of the European Commission since the country's joining the EU in January "objective" and "positive". The parliamentary majority defined the critical remarks in it as being "in the tol
The European Commission approved on Wednesday its reform progress report on Bulgaria, outlining six concrete benchmarks in the area of judiciary reform and fight against corruption. If the country fails to meet them, it could trigger safeguard clauses ne
Bulgaria's first progress report since joining the EU in January, published on Wednesday stated that the country has made some progress in the area of agricultural funds, aviation and food safety and animal health. No safeguard clauses were applied in th
Bulgaria's first progress report since joining the EU in January, published on Wednesday by the European Commission, did not invoke the safeguard clauses, but demanded more political commitment to implementing judiciary reforms. "These reports are a real
The Head Representative of the European Commission in Bulgaria Michael Humphreys is to present Wednesday the progress report on the state of justice, corruption and organised crime in the country. It is expected that the commission will criticize the two
Three EU commissioners have asked for a milder wording of a report assessing the progress of reforms in Bulgaria and Romania, but met the opposition of the rest of the bloc's executive, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Justice and home affairs commissioner F
Bulgaria and Romania escape safeguard clauses, sanctioning them over their progress in the field of justice and the fight against corruption, but have to stay under EU Commission's watch till mid 2008, reports due to be published on 27 June state.
The European Union should invest in developing modern transport, energy and communications infrastructure in the Black Sea region, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov told an economic forum in Istanbul on Monday. The EU could do so by allocating funds un
Bulgaria faces sharp issues in the revenues policy and the insurance rights area these days, the country's parliament speaker said at the opening of the regional conference of the social and economic councils of South-eastern European countries and the Bl
Bulgaria's Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski and Regional Policy European Commissioner Danuta Huebner signed Friday the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) for the period from 2007 to 2013.
Romania and Bulgaria have failed to demonstrate credible progress in fighting systemic corruption and organized crime, raising concerns in Brussels, Reuters wrote.
European commissioner for external relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner said Thursday it is not clear if a deal on the AIDS case in Libya will be wrapped up soon. "The EU is doing its best and I hope we are close to solving the problem and releasing he five
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