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Bulgaria’s caretaker PM: European Commission candidate will be a woman

March 2, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Bulgaria’s nominee to be its new European Commissioner will be a woman, caretaker Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdzhikov said on March

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Bulgarian caretaker FM: Who, not when, matters in nominating European Commissioner

February 23, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission

Bulgarian caretaker Foreign Minister Radi Naidenov said on February 23 that it does not matter when the country nominates a

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Caretaker PM: Bulgaria will not nominate a European Commissioner for now

February 21, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2017, European Commission

More than a month and a half since Bulgaria has had no European Commissioner, it remains unclear when a candidate

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EC winter forecast estimates small drop in Bulgaria’s growth in 2017

February 13, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s winter forecast for the EU economy, released on February 13, estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would continue growing

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In Brussels, Bulgarian President Radev calls for ‘even greater’ EU support in securing external borders against illegal migration

January 30, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, European Commission, Nato, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev, in Brussels on January 30 for his first official visit abroad as head of state, has

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Romania 2017 CVM report confirms ‘growing irreversibility’ of reform efforts

January 25, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Romania

Ten years after joining the European Union with the caveat of regular reports on its judiciary reform efforts, Romania has

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European Commission awards 48.2M euro emergency funding to Bulgaria for border and migration management

December 23, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, European Commission

The European Commission has awarded an additional 48.2 million euro in emergency funding to Bulgaria under the Asylum, Migration and

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EC steps up infringement proceedings against Bulgaria on public procurement, cybercrime

December 8, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on December 8 that it was sending Bulgaria reasoned opinions, the second stage of infringement proceedings,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria sent to European Court for failing to implement rules on e-passports and e-residence permits

November 17, 2016November 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission decided on November 17 to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice for non-implementation of the

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