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Bulgaria, EC clash brewing on EU funds management – report

September 12, 2013September 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission has asked Bulgaria to streamline its EU funds management, a request that the government in Sofia does

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Europe 

EU, China reach agreement on solar panels dispute

July 29, 2013July 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Union and China have reached an agreement in the trade dispute involving the cheap imports of solar panels

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EU challenges Russia’s ‘recycling fee’ in WTO

July 10, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Russia

The European Commission has said that it will challenge Russia’s “recycling fee”, a major point of contention in trade relations

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Cheaper EU roaming fees go into force on July 1

June 28, 2013June 28, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The latest round of reductions in the price of mobile roaming services in the European Union will enter into force

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EC refers Bulgaria to ECJ over bilateral agreement with US

June 20, 2013June 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on June 20 that it referred Bulgaria to the European Court of Justice for failing to

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Stricter EU rules on credit rating agencies enter into force

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

Stricter European Union rules on credit ratings agencies will go into force on June 20, the European Commission said in

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Latvia ready to join euro zone in 2014, EC says

June 6, 2013June 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, European Commission

The European Commission has published its annual convergence report on Latvia, concluding that the country was ready to join the

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Business Europe 

EU imposes provisional anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels

June 4, 2013June 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy, European Commission

The European Commission said on June 4 that it approved the introduction of provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of solar

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Europe hands six nations a deficit reprieve

May 30, 2013May 30, 2013 VOANews European Commission

Europe is giving six of its financially struggling countries, including the major economies in France and Spain, more time to

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