Payments worth millions of euros under the EU-backed programme SAPARD will be restarted on September 10 following the first meeting between Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, and the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso.
There are positive signs from Brussels that it might unfreeze the much need for Bulgaria funds from the EU agriculture SAPARD program.
A European Commission spokesman has admitted that a group of European Union member states seek harsher control and sanctions against Bulgaria and Romania for their unsolved problems in the fields of justice and home affairs.
There is no second plan, should Irish voters reject the European Union's reforming Lisbon Treaty in a fresh referendum due on October 2, officials said Friday.
The European Commission has rejected Bulgaria's compliance assessments for one more of the operational programs for EU funding.
The first meeting between Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, and the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, is scheduled for September 10.
There is a real risk that Bulgaria will fail to absorb the EU ISPA program funds, according to Transport Minister, Alexander Tsvetkov.
The resources slated for the maintenance of Bulgaria's State Agriculture Fund have been spent, the Fund's new Director, Kalina Ilieva, reported.
Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naidenov, asked Italy for support in the unfreezing of the much needed SAPARD funds.
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry had sent letters to EU Member States that are wishing to tie down the country's justice system and interior affairs progress with the Schengen zone entry.
Bulgarian singer Demi Cielo was ranked among the top 12 finalists of the European Commission's(EC) Music against Poverty contest.
A group of EU member states are insisting on more serious sanctions against Bulgaria and Romania because of these countries' problems in the justice and home affairs fields.
The Dutch government has dealt another blow to the new EU member states Bulgaria and Romania, saying they are still doing too little to tackle corruption and organized crime, and their management of EU funds is still below par.
The European Commission is set to unveil plans to allow more refugees from conflict zones and poor nations into European countries.
Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has received personal congratulations from many European leaders on his election victory during his visit to Poland.
Unemployment levels across the 16 countries that use the euro hit a 10-year high in July, as the impact of the recession continued to be felt.
A European Union ban on the manufacture and import of 100-watt and frosted incandescent light bulbs, in use since the 19th century, comes into force on September 1.
Bulgaria ranks first among the 27 EU member states in the implementation of EU directives.
The Bulgarian Minister of Transport, IT and Communication, Alexander Tsvetkov, has stated that all EU road projects will be controlled by his Ministry.
Bulgaria has asked the EC that the introduction of the EU dairy products requirements be postponed for two years.
Rayka Ontsova, Head of the "Audit of EU Funds" Executive Agency at the Ministry of Finance, has been dismissed.
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