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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: 3101

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: 6642

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: 6506

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: 2361

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: 2334

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: 8014

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: 6372

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: 7650

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: 3150

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: 9054

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: 6941

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: 4091

Austria, Germany: Schengen Border Checks Must Continue After November 15

Border checks in Schengen must continue after the deadline in the middle of November, stated the Austrian and German Interior Ministers, cited by Reuters.

World » EU | October 13, 2016, Thursday // 16:35 | Viewed: 3130

Syrian Terror Suspect Commits Suicide in Germany

Jaber al-Bakr, the Syrian national detained by police on suspicions of a terror attack in preparation has killed himself in his prison cell, German media report.

World » EU | October 13, 2016, Thursday // 07:35 | Viewed: 6601

Hungary Indicts 7 Bulgarians Over Death of 71 Migrants

Hungarian police announced that it will charge seven Bulgarians and an Afghani male after it concluded the investigation of the death of 71 migrants discovered in a truck in Austria last year.

World » EU | October 12, 2016, Wednesday // 18:25 | Viewed: 3151

Germany Cuts Social Benefits for EU Member-States Citizens

The German government approved a law on Wednesday which stipulates that citizens of other EU member-states who have not worked in Germany will not be eligible to apply for full compensation for unemployment during the first five years of their stay in Ger

World » EU | October 12, 2016, Wednesday // 17:18 | Viewed: 8161

Luxembourg's PM Bettel: Close All EU Borders for 24 Hours

Luxembourg’s PM Xavier Bettel has called on all member-states of the EU to close their borders for 24 hours.

World » EU | October 11, 2016, Tuesday // 16:55 | Viewed: 3207

Suspect of Planned Chemnitz Attack 'Had Contacts with IS'

Syrian national Jaber al-Bakr, detained by German police over a planned attack in Chemnitz, had contacts with the Islamic State (IS) group, the prosecution says.

World » EU | October 10, 2016, Monday // 14:40 | Viewed: 4180

Thwarted Bomb Attempt in German City of Kemnitz

Heavily armed special forces evacuated a block of flats in the German city of Kemnitz on Saturday.

World » EU | October 8, 2016, Saturday // 17:39 | Viewed: 8409

Britain Suspends Foreign Professors From Brexit Project

The British government has requested that foreign professors be suspended from participation in the Brexit project assigned to the London School of Economics, announced a speaker of the university.

World » EU | October 8, 2016, Saturday // 12:38 | Viewed: 8000

Polish Parliament Rejects Controversial Abortion Bill

The Polish Parliament has rejected the controversial draft bill on a full ban of abortion.

World » EU | October 6, 2016, Thursday // 18:33 | Viewed: 7603
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