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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Another flop for Bulgarian government as EC declines to accept Partnership Agreement
The European Commission has again declined to accept Bulgaria’s Partnership Agreement – the document setting the national priorities which will
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European Commission welcomes Bulgaria’s suspension of work on South Stream
The European Commission (EC) has welcomed the announcement on June 8 that Bulgaria’s prime minister has ordered a halt to
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Lithuania ready to adopt euro, Bulgaria still falls short – EC convergence report
The European Commission released its latest euro area convergence report on June 4, assessing the readiness of EU member states
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EC suspends million of leva regional development funds payments to Bulgaria
The European Commission has temporarily suspended payments of several million euro in regional development funding for urban development and tourism
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EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over South Stream
The European Commission has formally launched infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over its choice of a contractor to build the land
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European Commission on Bulgaria: Unwarranted optimism on economic recovery, lack of reforms
A report by the European Commission on Bulgaria, coincidentally released just after a year of the Bulgarian Socialist Party government,
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