EC Denies Borisov's Words about Unfreezing of SAPARD Money
A representative of the European Commission has denied a statement by Bulgaria's most likely new PM, Boyko Borisov, that frozen SAPARD Program funds would be unblocked.
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A representative of the European Commission has denied a statement by Bulgaria's most likely new PM, Boyko Borisov, that frozen SAPARD Program funds would be unblocked.
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Bulgaria's current Minister of European Affairs, Gergana Passy, has stated that not having a Minister of European Affairs in the next government will be a big loss for the country.
The Head of the German delegation (CSU) in the EPP Group, MEP Markus Ferber, vowed support for the unfreezing of SAPARD funds for Bulgaria.
EU anti-fraud office (OLAF) director Franz-Hermann Bruener has stated that Bulgaria must do more to fight corruption and particularly the misuse of EU funds.
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Energy giants E.On and Gaz De France (GDF) Suez have been fined by European Commission competition regulators for carving up gas markets between them.
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