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Bulgarian connection as EU-wide VAT fraud organised crime group busted

May 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities assisted in a bust of an organised crime group involved in pan-European VAT fraud and money laundering, with

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DiscoverEU: EC seeks 15 000 18-year-old EU citizens ‘prepared to travel this summer’

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In an offer unlikely to see a shortage of applicants, the European Commission is seeking 15 000 eighteen-year-old European Union

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Rules guaranteeing EU citizens assistance from any EU consulate enter into force on May 1

April 30, 2018May 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

As of May 1 2018, European Union citizens living or travelling outside the EU will be able to better benefit

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EU finance ministers call for better co-operation among tax administrations to fight tax fraud

April 29, 2018April 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

Further steps, apart from amending laws, should be taken to improve co-operation among tax administrations to achieve good results in

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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry warns travellers of Greek public transport strike on May 1

April 28, 2018April 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned citizens travelling to Greece that there will be public transport strikes in that

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‘Macedonia’ name dispute: EU Commissioner optimistic about solution in next two weeks

April 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

European Enlargment Commissioner Johannes Hahn is optimistic that the name dispute between Skopje and Athens over the use of the

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European Court of Justice: Torture victims have grounds for asylum

April 24, 2018 Deutsche Welle

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on April 24 2018 that protection applied under the European Convention on Human

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Leaders of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia meet in Bucharest on April 24

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency, Greece, Romania, Serbia

The third high-level quadrilateral meeting of the leaders of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia is being held in Bucharest on

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Romanian embassy in Israel to be moved to Jerusalem

April 20, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Israel, Romania

The US is the US, but what happens when an EU member state decides to act divisively and disobey the

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