Bulgaria and Romania wouldn't be separated on their way to the European Union, according to Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin.
Kalfin's prediction came after journalists asked him to comment on the words of Romanian Justice Minister Monica Macovei...
Bulgaria received EUR 8 M aid from the European Union (EU) for its transborder cooperation with Romania.
This was written in the PHARE program financial agreement project between the Bulgaria's Government and the European Commission, which was approved T...
Lisbon is proposing a new scheme to issue temporary residency visas for job seekers from outside the EU who wish to move to the country.
Portuguese Interior Minister Antonio Costa explained that, if the law is approved, foreigners will be able to come to...
It is not necessary to pass the possible new amendments to the Constitution before the next EC report, according to the EU-affairs minister of Bulgaria.
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Romania aims to receive a confirmation of the January 2007 target date during the meeting of the European Council in June, the country's justice minister announced in Sofia.
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The leading figures in Bulgaria's economic life see as close to evident the country's membership in the EU, on 1 January 2007, Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri said in a comprehensive article on Bulgaria's EU aspirations.
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The parties from the ruling coalition are to propose new amendments to the Bulgarian Constitution, apparently failing to come in line with EU expectations.
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The EU would envisage a shortcut of rules giving the EC the final word on Sofia and Bucharest's accession in its autumn reports, possibly in September.
According to the EUexpands....
The European Union is mulling a proposal to impose a tax on emails and SMSs in a bid to provide funding for its functioning.
The move has been tabled to the European Parliament by Alain Lamassoure, a prominent French MEP and member of the centre-right Eu...
Romania has managed to convince the European Commission to issue its next monitoring report in the middle of September, which is earlier than planned, it emerged Tuesday.
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After long and tough talks, EU ministers have agreed on a draft deal tearing down barriers for cross-border provision of services.
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The EU membership of Bulgaria and Romania as of 1 January 2007 will be a clear signal for the European perspectives of all the Western Balkans.
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A European Union expert has come to Bulgaria to work out together with the government a common action plan to make up with delayed reforms.
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The Council of the EU is clearing up a new formula for the accession of Sofia and Bucharest, Romania's first diplomat Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu said after a two-day ministerial conclave.
This new formula was part of the agenda of the foreign ministers meeti...
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin joined his colleagues from the countries members of the European Union (EU) at an informal meeting on the future of Europe.
The meeting taking place May 27 to 28 in Stift Klosterneuburg near Vienna gave the minis...