Bulgaria given extra time to fix EU farm subsidies irregularities
The European Commission has given Bulgaria an additional month, until July 30, explain irregularities with the awarding of rural development
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Day: July 1, 2014
Bulgaria reports 888.6M leva Budget deficit for January-May
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has reported that the consolidated Budget deficit for the first five months of 2014 was 888.6 million
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Schulz re-elected as European Parliament President
In its first sitting on July 1 2014, the newly-elected European Parliament voted to give Martin Schulz a second term
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Bulgarian regulator fines Microsoft subsidiary for unfair competition
Bulgaria’s competition regulator said on July 1 that it has fined Microsoft Bulgaria 187 000 leva (about 95 600 euro)
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EU unemployment 10.3% in May, 11.9% in Bulgaria – Eurostat
Unemployment in Bulgaria was 11.9 per cent in May 2014, flat compared to the previous month, according to seasonally-adjusted figures
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Ukraine mounts new attacks on rebels
Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksandr Turchnyov says Ukrainian forces have launched new military operations against pro-Russian separatists, hours after the expiration
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Romanian PM hints at running for presidency
Romanian social-democrat prime minister Victor Ponta has said he is ready to make a run at the presidency if he
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As EU pact is celebrated, Moldova keeps wary eye on Russia
Former Soviet republic Moldova’s government is happily embracing a new pact with the European Union. But the celebration is overshadowed
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