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EC hails progress, voices concerns about judicial independence in Romania CVM report

January 22, 2014January 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Romania

The European Commission said on January 22 that Romania has made progress in many areas since last year’s Co-operation and

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EC report to slam Bulgaria’s ‘disappointing and fragile’ judicial reform, fight against crime

January 21, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, judiciary

Bulgaria is to be handed a report by the European Commission that slams the country’s overall progress in judicial reform,

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Varied views as Serbia begins EU accession talks

January 21, 2014January 21, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Croatia, European Commission, Kosovo, Serbia

Serbian leaders arrived in Brussels on January 21 2014 for the start of the country’s European Union accession talks, but

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European Commission publishes guide on ‘habitual residence test’ for social security

January 14, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

A practical guide on the “Habitual Residence Test” to help European Union countries apply EU rules on the co-ordination of

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Bulgaria asked to return 3.4M leva in EU funding – report

December 18, 2013December 18, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission has asked Bulgaria to return 3.4 million leva (about 1.7 million euro) in EU funding, spent under

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EU moves to expand use of electronic devices on planes

December 10, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Union’s aviation safety agency EASA has updated its guidance on the use of electronic devices on board of

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European Commissioner Georgieva on Syria’s 1000 days of crisis

December 8, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Syrian refugees

Hopes are pinned on the second Geneva peace conference on January 22 to achieve the political solution needed to bring

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Europe 

Schengen for Bulgaria and Romania postponed again, but most of EU firm on free movement of persons

December 5, 2013February 11, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European Commission, Romania

In what was anything but a surprise development, European Union home affairs ministers postponed a decision on admitting Bulgaria and

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EU, Turkey to sign readmission agreement, start visa liberalisation dialogue

December 4, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Syrian refugees, Turkey

The European Union and Turkey are to sign a readmission agreement on December 16 2013, and on the same day,

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