Bulgaria asked to return 3.4M leva in EU funding – report
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
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
Hopes are pinned on the second Geneva peace conference on January 22 to achieve the political solution needed to bring
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Schengen for Bulgaria and Romania postponed again, but most of EU firm on free movement of persons
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
The European Union and Turkey are to sign a readmission agreement on December 16 2013, and on the same day,
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EC fines eight banks 1.71B euro for fixing interbank rates
The European Commission said on December 4 that it fined eight international financial groups a total of 1.71 billion euro
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EU grants Bulgaria 5.66M euro to address asylum seekers influx
The European Commission said on November 29 that was providing 5.66 million euro in emergency funding from the European Refugee
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EC to recommend lifting visa requirements on Moldova
The European Commission will recommend lifting visa requirements for Moldova after the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius later this month,
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European Commission proposes to reduce use of plastic bags
The European Commission (EC) adopted on November 4 2013 a proposal that requires EU countries to reduce their use of
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