EU leaders fail to agree on top jobs, to meet again on August 30
A European Council special meeting on July 16 to discuss who should be the next European Union foreign policy chief
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Oresharski: Bulgaria to support Georgieva nomination as next EU foreign policy chief
Plamen Oresharski, occupant of the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian Socialist Party cabinet, said on July 16 that Bulgaria
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Will Bulgaria bet against the house in the European Commission stakes?
In the hours ahead of the July 16 meeting of European Union leaders to discuss top posts in the new
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European Parliament approves Jean-Claude Juncker as new European Commission President
The European Parliament voted on July 15 to approve Jean-Claude Juncker as the new European Commission President, to begin a
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EC opens five new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria
The European Commission said on July 10 that it opened five new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria, as part of its
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Borissov repeats demand for GERB to nominate Bulgaria’s European Commissioner
Bulgarian opposition centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov has repeated his insistence that his party should nominate the country’s European
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Strong backing in EU for Bulgaria’s Georgieva to be bloc’s next foreign policy chief
A significant number of European Union countries have signalled to Sofia their support for Bulgaria’s current European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva
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EC gives green light for 3.3B leva in state aid for Bulgarian banks
The European Commission said on June 30 that it has authorised Bulgaria to use 3.3 billion leva (about 1.69 billion
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Bulgarian regulator lodges EC complaint against US-owned power plants
Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) has lodged official complaints with the European Commission against two thermal power
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