Sergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's prime minister, yesterday rejected criticism of his country's record on fighting corruption and organised crime, and denied his citizens were preparing for a huge westward migration, the Financial Times reported.
Bulgarians will not arrive in Britain in big numbers to seek work because the weather will put them off, the country's prime minister said in an interview with The Times.
Japan is convinced that Bulgaria will enter the EU on January 1, 2007, and start the beginning of a new era in its history, Giichi Tsunoda Vice-President of Japan's House of Councilors said. Bulgaria and Japan enjoyed a fruitful friendship, Tsunoda said,
Bulgaria's southern city of Haskovo opened Wednesday a seminar urging its people to "active European citizenship". The local Municipality organized the forum within a EU fraternizing program, Darik News reported.
The Hungarian government officially announced plans to limit the inflow of labour from Romania and Bulgaria for the first two years after they join the European Union. The restrictions will affect only the self-employed, Labour Minister Peter Kiss said.
Bulgarians and Romanians would prefer Italy, Spain and Greece as their work destinations, rather than the UK and Ireland, a survey on the movement of workers shows. Bulgarians have formed the largest immigrant communities in Greece (200,000), Italy (60,0
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev is quoted in EUPolitix magazine as saying that the country is seeking a dignified entry in the Union. Still, the PM admitted that some small safeguard clauses may be introduced at the country's entry.
The UK's social cohesion may be rattled if more cheap Eastern European labor floods the country, Richard Lambert, head of Britain's leading employers' organization, said as quoted by the Guardian. Migrants from Bulgaria and Romania should be limited in n
Bulgaria will have to invest at least BGN 9 B in its industry in order to cover European Union's eco-standards, preliminary assessments show.
Finland, which is currently presiding the European Union, said it will not close its labour market for workers from Romania and Bulgaria, when they join the bloc. When the newcomers joined the EU in 2004, Britain, Ireland and Sweden immediately opened th
The EU Commission is not planning to delay the accession of Bulgaria and Romania by one year but it would propose some sanctions for both countries after they join in 2007, the EUexpands reported.
The European Parliament's foreign affairs committee sharply criticized Turkey for its slow pace of reform in a number of fields, including freedom of expression, treatment of religious minorities, the Kurdish population and women. The toughly worded repo
Bulgaria and Romania are set to get the go ahead to join the European Union on January 1 under the strictest conditions applied to new members of the club, the Financial Times reported September 5.
Bulgaria's European Affairs Minister Meglena Kuneva will pay a two-day visit to Brussels for last technical consultations before the September report of the European Commission.
Bulgaria's Interior Minister Rumen Petkov has met with EC Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini in Italy to inform him of the police's latest steps against organized crime.
Bulgaria will vote for European Parliament members in 2007, but it is yet to be decided whether they will run parallel to local elections.
Bulgaria's leader of the centrist Simeon II National Movement (SIINM) said that there is no need to worry if the EU decides to impose safeguard clauses on the country. "Bulgaria should make no dramas if the union lays safeguard clauses on it", the ex-Pri
Bulgaria and Romania, which hope to join the European Union on January 1, 2007, are to see their dream come true, Romania's prime minister believes.
Ministers will limit the entry of Romanian and Bulgarian workers to Britain next year, the Scotsman reported, citing government sources. According to the article the two countries will join the European Union in January, but their citizens will not have
Bulgaria's Cabinet passed an act regulating that the European Commission controls state aid distribution, after the country joins the EU. The move aims to make Bulgaria's integration into the union easier and to secure the country's adherence to the regu
Bulgaria has to boost efforts in the judiciary and the fight against corruption, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said Friday in Sofia. Rehn noted that the MPs must have had a busy summer, for he saw Bulgaria advancing in several technical areas.
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