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Lost translation: Tajani quips that he’ll speak in Bulgarian next time as Parliament’s interpretation system fails

November 21, 2017November 23, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria EU presidency, European Parliament

A failure of the translation system in Bulgaria’s National Assembly left European Parliament President Antonio Tajani ad-libbing as technical staff

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, EU sexism champion: 81% say a woman’s most important job is taking care of home and family

November 21, 2017November 23, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Eighty-one per cent of Bulgarians think that the most important role of a woman is to take care of her

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Business 

Brexit: European Banking Authority to be relocated to Paris, France

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Brexit

The EU 27 ministers, in a decision on November 20, selected Paris as the new seat for the European Banking Authority

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Europe 

Amsterdam to host European Medicines Agency after Brexit, defeating rivals including Sofia

November 20, 2017November 22, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Brexit

European Union cabinet ministers from 27 member countries – all member states, excluding the UK – decided on November 20

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Bulgaria 

Former defence minister’s party quits Reformist Bloc to join Yes Bulgaria-DSB electoral alliance

November 18, 2017November 20, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Former defence minister Nikolai Nenchev’s Bulgarian Agricultural National Union (BANU) party said on November 18 that it was leaving the

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Perspectives 

Political repercussions as GERB’s Glavchev resigns as Bulgarian National Assembly Speaker

November 17, 2017November 18, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Kornelia Ninova

Bulgarian Prime Minister and centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov might have expected a hat-trick – approval of his government’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria third from bottom among EU countries in Bertelsmann Foundation’s Social Justice Index

November 16, 2017November 17, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria’s overall performance on the Social Justice Index continues to place it among the European Union countries most urgently in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria granted 7942 first-time residence permits to non-EU citizens in 2016 – Eurostat

November 16, 2017November 17, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria granted a total of 7942 first residence permits to non-EU citizens in 2016, mostly for family reasons and the

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Bulgaria 

Opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party to partially boycott Parliament in row over Speaker

November 16, 2017November 17, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Kornelia Ninova

The Bulgarian Socialist Party, which is seeking the ouster of Speaker Dimitar Glavchev, said on November 16 that it was

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