The historic hill of Tsarevets meets Bulgaria's glorious past with its European future, Vice-President Anguel Marin said on the Day of Independence. In his address on the occasion of September 22, Anguel Marin, who replaced Germany-visiting President Geo
The European Commission report on Bulgaria's accession progress expected next Tuesday will have specific guidelines on investigating cases and finding missing children. Talking to Darik News, a father of a Bulgarian kid missing for nine years said he had
Bulgaria is the first among South East European countries to host the traditional Euro-China forum, running for the fifth time this year. As a future member of the EU Bulgaria will be a reliable investment partner and a bridge for the EU nations to China
The European Commission is set to recommend next Tusday that Bulgaria and Romania be allowed to join the club in January 2007. But this recommendation will be accompanied by the strictest terms ever for new members, according to diplomatic sources as quo
The European Commission is discussing the possible fields of duty of Bulgaria and Romania's future commissioners. A correspondent of state-run TV BNT reported that the EU commissioners are holding a seminar in Profondval, Belgium, over an agenda tackling
There is nearly a car for every two people in the 25 member states of the European Union, yet road fatalities are down, according to recent statistics. There were 95 road deaths per million people throughout the EU, the rate having decreased steadily fro
UK Home Secretary John Reid has given his strongest indication yet that the government intends to restrict access to the UK for Romanians and Bulgarians if their bid to join the European Union succeed, the Guardian commented September 20.
The Parliament of German-speaking community in Belgium has unanimously ratified the Accession Treaty of Bulgaria and Romania. The decision is the next step in a long process of ratifications on both national and local levels in Belgium.
Britain will closely control immigration from Romania and Bulgaria when the two countries join the European Union, supposedly next year, Home Secretary said Tuesday. Reid gave the strongest indication yet that London would not grant the same unrestricted
The press office of the European Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn has called reports on changed date for two key reports on Bulgaria and Romania "misunderstanding". It confirmed that Sofia and Bucharest will have their monitoring reports ready as a
Young people in Bulgaria are lagging behind in knowledge compared to European youth, shows a report of the World Bank. The co-chairwoman of the Confederation of the Employers and Industrialist in Bulgaria (CEIBG) Sasha Bezuhanova quoted figures from the
The European Commission will release its much-awaited reports, due out next week, on the readiness of Bulgaria and Romania to join the bloc by more than a month. According to DPA news agency as quoted by Darik News, the date will be delayed for November
A key report on Bulgaria's EU membership date due out next week is already causing domestic ructions, with the opposition criticising the government for failing to fight crime and corruption ahead of presidential elections, the EUObserver commented Tuesda
The signature of a series of agreements by ministers from Britain, Spain and Gibraltar marked a historic moment sealed with pledges to improve living conditions for the local people. The accords include easier border crossings and better transport and te
The number of foreigners arrested in the UK has risen by nearly 20 per cent in a year, show figures, cited by the British Daily Mail.
More than 80,000 Moldovans have applied for citizenship of neighbouring Romania in the past three weeks, in the hope of joining a mass exodus to Britain, the Daily Mail reported.
Bulgaria's health fund will cover insured citizens of the country during their trips abroad in case of an emergency up to EUR 2,500. Those who travel abroad will be able to buy an electronic card from the Health Fund, 24 Hours daily reported.
Bulgaria and Romania's entry to the European Union should start a new stage of enlargement, instead of end it, Greek President Karolos Papoulias has told German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Serbia and other Balkan countries should also be welcomed to
UK's Prime Minister Tony Blair has met in secret with a group of business representatives who want the country's doors to stay open for migrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania, the Observer reported. The private dinner, reportedly held at the house of
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said Saturday that the new member countries in the European Union would make Europe stronger, more open to the world and more prone to adapt to new challenges. Stanishev shared his visions of the new Europe with
The European Commission would decide in April next year whether to activate or not the "appropriate measures" accompanying Romania and Bulgaria EU accession. According to a draft report quoted by the BBC, both Romania and Bulgaria are submitted to a test
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