Bulgarians Bestow High Level of Trust to EU Institutions
The majority of all Bulgarians - 63%, trust the European Union, compared to the average 47% for all EU Member States.
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The majority of all Bulgarians - 63%, trust the European Union, compared to the average 47% for all EU Member States.
The powerful European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, has won a second term of office after a majority of Euro MPs voted for him.
Jose Manuel Barroso will likely be reappointed European Commission president for a second five-year term when lawmakers hold a vote Wednesday.
Bulgaria needs to make a stronger commitment to curbing corruption and organized crime, the foreign ministers of the European Union member states said Tuesday, adding that they will continue to monitor the nation.
The European Parliament voted Monday to approve the appointment of the Lithuanian, Polish and Belgian Commissioners-designate for the remaining term of office of the current European Commission (EC).
Total hourly labor costs in the Euro Area rose by 4,0% in nominal terms in the year up to the second quarter of 2009, compared with 3,6% for the previous quarter, Eurostat figures reveal.
EC Transport Commissioner, Antonio Tajani, has stated that the EU is satisfied that the funding for Bulgaria's state railway company BDZ is absolutely legal.
The Vice President of the European Commission and Transport Commissioner, Antonio Tajani, is on an official visit to Sofia Monday.
Bulgarian beneficiaries, who have violations proven by the Prosecutor's Office, must repay nearly BGN 10 M to the SAPARD Agency.
A former official at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague has been convicted of contempt of court.
Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has stated his government would try to unblock all of the country's frozen EU funds even though it was clear Bulgaria would not be able to absorb some of them.
The Swedish State Secretary for EU Affairs, Maria Asenius, has stated that it may be difficult for Bulgaria to meet the criteria for joining the Schengen zone.
Slovenia says it is ready to lift its block on Croatia's bid to join the European Union.
The Bulgarian EC Commissioner for Consumer Protection, Meglena Kuneva, has no intention to step back from the battle for a second term as EC member.
Bulgaria, most likely, will have to refund the European Union with EUR 32 M for 10 road projects from the PHARE program.
Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, gave Thursday high marks to the visit of the official delegation to Brussels, led by Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov.
The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, and Bulgaria's new Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, had their first ever meeting in Brussels Thursday afternoon.
The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, noted Thursday Bulgaria's progress in combating corruption.
Payments worth millions of euros under the EU-backed programme SAPARD will be restarted, it emerged on September 10, the second day of the official visit in Brussels of a Bulgarian delegation, led by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
Bulgaria Interior Affairs Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, has pledged to speed up the country's preparations to join the Schengen zone, Europe's passport-free travel zone, in 2011.
The groups in the European Parliament have decided to vote on Jose Manuel Barroso's nomination for a second term as European Commission President on September 16, 2009.
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