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EC lodges anti-trust complaint against Google over comparison shopping, investigates Android mobile operating system

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission (EC) said on April 15 that it had sent a statement of objections to Google outlining the

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Business 

EC ‘analysing’ Bulgarian complaint on new Greek tax – spokesperson

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Greece

The European Commission has received Bulgaria’s formal complaint against Greece’s plans to introduce a new tax on transactions with firms

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Bulgaria 

EC unfreezes 144M euro in EU funds for Bulgaria

February 23, 2015February 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission will resume payments under Bulgaria’s operational programme for regional development, which were suspended earlier “to ensure the

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Bulgaria 

EU winter economic forecast predicts weaker growth in Bulgaria

February 5, 2015February 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

European Commission’s winter forecast for the EU economy, released on February 5, predicted economic growth in all of the bloc’s

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Europe 

EC hails ‘impressive momentum’ in fighting corruption in Romania’s CVM report

January 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, judiciary, Romania

The European Commission said on January 28 that Romania has made continued progress since last year’s Co-operation and Verification Mechanism

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarians see little progress in judiciary reform, corruption fight – survey

January 27, 2015January 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, judiciary

Bulgarians were more downbeat about the progress made by the country in reforming its judiciary and fighting corruption and organised

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Bulgaria 

EC to criticise Bulgaria’s slow progress on judicial reform, fighting corruption – reports

January 27, 2015January 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, judiciary

Bulgaria’s progress on judicial reform and combating corruption is slow and the country is to be urged to adopt a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria wants support for milk producers hit by Russian ban on imports from EU

January 21, 2015January 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Russia

Bulgaria is to insist that measures be taken at European level to provide support to all producers of milk and

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: EC has approved 2014/2020 transport funding for Bulgaria

December 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European Commission

The European Commission has approved the 2014/2020 transport and transport infrastructure programme, meaning millions for motorways and the metro, according

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