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EC takes Bulgaria to court over illegal landfills

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on January 23 that it is taking Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice over the

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Bulgaria 

War of words over European Commission report on Bulgaria

January 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Tsvetlin Yovchev, Zinaida Zlatanova

Presented with a scathing report by the European Commission on Bulgaria’s lack of progress in meeting EU justice and home

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Europe 

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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Europe 

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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Europe 

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 

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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Europe 

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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Europe 

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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