European Commission restarts payments to Bulgaria under Environment Operational Programme
The European Commission (EC) has informed Bulgaria that payments from EU funds under the Operational Programme (OP) Environment for the
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European Parliament votes 423 – 209 to approve Juncker European Commission
Members of the European Parliament voted on October 22, with 423 in favour to 209 against, and with 67 absentions,
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Valedictory speech by outgoing European Commission President Barroso
On October 21, European Commission President Jose Barroso, holder of that office for two terms, made his valedictory speech to
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European Parliament vote on Juncker European Commission to go ahead on October 22
Votes by European Parliament committees to approve a final two candidate European Commissioners after an 11th-hour reshuffle have opened the
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EU can survive short-term interruptions of Russian gas deliveries – EC
The European Commission said on October 16 that EU member states could survive an interruption of Russian gas supplies this
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European Commission asks Bulgaria to boost nature protection legislation
The European Commission is asking Bulgaria to upgrade its contribution to Natura 2000, Europe’s network of protected natural areas, the
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Juncker announces portfolio changes for proposed European Commission
European Commission President-designate Jean-Claude Juncker announced on October 15 changes to the portfolios he intends allocating, a result of a
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EC proposes 10.5M euro from Solidarity Fund to aid Bulgaria recover from June 2014 floods
The European Commission has proposed granting 10.5 million euro to Bulgaria to help cover emergency costs in dealing with the
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Polished performance from Bulgaria’s Georgieva at European Parliament confirmation hearing
Three hours of questioning by three European Parliament committees saw Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, designated vice-president for budget and human resources
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