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Wallonia, EU Negotiation Teams Discuss New CETA Texts

The negotiation teams of Wallonia and the EU are discussing the new texts requested by the Belgian region regarding the trade agreement with Canada.

World » EU | October 26, 2016, Wednesday // 17:55 | Viewed: 2714

EU States Reach Preliminary Compromise on Roaming Charges Ceiling

EU member-states have reached a preliminary compromise on the amounts mobile telecoms may charge each other when their customers are abroad, reported Reuters.

World » EU | October 26, 2016, Wednesday // 17:44 | Viewed: 5524

EU Parliament Backs Introduction of Monitoring Mechanism on All Member States

The European Commission has to present a new mechanism for monitoring democracy and the rule of law in all member-states, decided the European Parliament on Tuesday.

World » EU | October 26, 2016, Wednesday // 14:20 | Viewed: 59373

Greece To Receive EUR 2.8 B Tranche Under Third Bailout Programme

Euro Zone representatives have announced that they have approved another EUR 2.

World » EU | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 16:49 | Viewed: 5775

Hungarian PM Orban: We Must End Europe's Sovietisation

Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban has called for the salvation of Europe via national states and Christian values, reported BGNES.

World » EU | October 24, 2016, Monday // 16:27 | Viewed: 3769

Brussels Capital Region Blocks CETA As Well

After Belgium’s Wallonia region, the capital region of Brussels has also refused to ratify the free-trade agreement between Canada and the EU (CETA).

World » EU | October 24, 2016, Monday // 14:09 | Viewed: 9109

French Calais Engulfed By Violence After Dismantling of Jungle Camp Begins

The French town of Calais was engulfed by violence on Sunday evening after the police clashed with migrants and used tear gas against the crowd before the largest evacuation of refugees in France in decades, reported The Times, cited by Focus agency.

World » EU | October 24, 2016, Monday // 09:49 | Viewed: 6738

France To Dismantle "Jungle" Camp in Calais

France’s Interior Ministry has announced that the closure of the camp in Calais and the transfer of migrants will start on Monday.

World » EU | October 22, 2016, Saturday // 15:11 | Viewed: 3529

Walloon Government Blocks CETA

The Walloon government rejected late on Thursday night the final compromise offer of the European Commission for changes in the trade agreement between the European Union and Canada which was supposed to satisfy Walloon demands.

World » EU | October 21, 2016, Friday // 11:35 | Viewed: 7418

Spain's Constitutional Court Annuls Catalonia's Corrida Ban

Spain’s Constitutional Court has annulled the ban on traditional bullfighting which was introduced by local authorities in the northeastern region of Catalonia, reported AFP.

World » EU | October 20, 2016, Thursday // 22:15 | Viewed: 3096

Bulgaria Wants Guarantees for Visa Abolition in Exchange for Supporting EU-Canada Agreement

Bulgaria will want guarantees for the abolition of Canadian visas in order to support the free-trade agreement between the EU and Canada, announced the government’s press centre.

World » EU | October 19, 2016, Wednesday // 15:14 | Viewed: 6637

EU Commission VP Georgieva Vows Legal Action over Comments on Her Past

The Bulgarian EU Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, has pledged to pursue those who continue to spread "falsehoods" about her through through the courts.

World » EU | October 19, 2016, Wednesday // 10:49 | Viewed: 6501

Bulgaria's Parliament to Decide on Use of Force by Military Police

The European Commission has fully rejected claims in an investigation which recently claimed she had been an informant for Soviet-era State Security (DS) in Bulgaria.

World » EU | October 19, 2016, Wednesday // 07:29 | Viewed: 2357

EU Commission Denies Claims about VP Georgieva's Past

The European Commission has fully rejected claims in an investigation which recently claimed she had been an informant for Soviet-era State Security (DS) in Bulgaria.

World » EU | October 18, 2016, Tuesday // 19:29 | Viewed: 2331

Bulgaria and Romania Maintain Reservations About EU-Canada Agreement

Bulgaria and Romania maintain their reservations with respect to the signing of a trade agreement between the EU and Canada, reported BTA.

World » EU | October 18, 2016, Tuesday // 19:13 | Viewed: 8005

Thousands Take Part in Anti-Foreigner Pegida March in Dresden

Thousands of supporters of the anti-migrant organization Pegida gathered in the east German city of Dresden to celebrate the second anniversary of the group's founding Sunday.

World » EU | October 16, 2016, Sunday // 20:27 | Viewed: 6368

EC President Writes to Bulgarian PM on Facility for Refugees in Turkey

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov has received a letter from the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker informing him about the results of the work of the Commission on ensuring the livelihood and the creation of normal living conditions for re

World » EU | October 15, 2016, Saturday // 15:20 | Viewed: 7645

Germany, Switzerland Strengthen Patrols on Common Border

Germany and Switzerland have strengthened border patrols on their common border in order to prevent migrants from travelling north and violating EU rules on asylum, reported BTA.

World » EU | October 14, 2016, Friday // 16:18 | Viewed: 3144

Hungary To Open Office for Persecuted Christians

Hungary has become the first country whose government is opening a special office tending to Christians persecuted in the Middle East and on European territory, reported Front Page Magazine.

World » EU | October 14, 2016, Friday // 10:27 | Viewed: 9047

Scotland To Seek Second Independence Referendum

Scotland will begin consultations on a second referendum on independence, announced the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon.

World » EU | October 13, 2016, Thursday // 21:48 | Viewed: 6935

Germany: Refugees Saved in Mediterranean Must Be Returned to North Africa

All illegal migrants who have been saved in the Mediterranean Sea must be returned to special centres for placement in North Africa where their applications for asylum in European countries can be reviewed, stated German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizi?

World » EU | October 13, 2016, Thursday // 21:36 | Viewed: 4085
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