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The European Commission said on March 8 that it opened a new infringement proceeding against Bulgaria, asking it to bring its value-added tax (VAT) rules into line with EU law. […]
Bulgarian national Mariana Kotzeva will be the new Director-General of EU statistics agency Eurostat, the European Commission said on February 21 2018. Kotzeva has served as the Deputy Director-General of Eurostat in […]
The European Commission said on January 25 that it is taking Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice over the country’s continued delay in transposing the broadband cost reduction directive. […]
The European Commission said on December 7 that it decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice for “failure to notify complete transposition of EU rules” for two […]
As Bulgaria puts the finishing touches on preparations to hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU starting a few short weeks from now, the European Commission’s latest […]
Judicial reform and the fight against corruption in Romania are getting stronger. That is what the European Commission recognises in the report issued on November 15 2017, in the context […]
The European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 9, estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would continue growing strongly in 2017, raising the EC’s growth target by a […]
Bulgaria stood ready to take the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in January and was determined to work towards making the union stronger and more stable, […]
The European Union has decided to take measures against countries that do not co-operate with repatriating migrants who have been denied asylum, according to a German newspaper report published on October […]
On October 26 and 27, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos and Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová will attend the annual Western […]
