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European Parliament: EU fundamental rights under threat in several member states

January 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The European Parliament denounces gender violence and discrimination, breaches of rule of law and hate speech in its assessment of

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Bulgaria 

EP committee demands Bulgaria’s and Romania’s swift accession to Schengen

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Romania, Schengen

Members of the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a call to European Union ministers

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European Parliament committee proposes ‘European Humanitarian Visa’

October 10, 2018October 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, European Parliament, Refugees

The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has called for the establishment of a “European Humanitarian Visa” for which asylum-seekers would

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Europe 

European Parliament takes aim at dual standards in consumer products between Western and Eastern Europe

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

If a firm sells a product EU-wide, but with compositions that differ between countries, it must not label and brand

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Europe 

EU lawmakers vote to sanction Hungary for eroding democracy

September 12, 2018 VOANews European Parliament, Hungary

European Union legislators took the unprecedented step Wednesday to begin process of imposing sanctions on Hungary for presenting a “systematic

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Bulgaria 

EP’s budget committee approves 34M euro in EU aid to Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Lithuania

August 30, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bourgas, European Parliament

EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) aid worth 34 million euro, to support reconstruction in Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria following natural

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Bulgaria 

Western Balkans biggest success of Bulgaria’s EU Presidency, Borissov tells European Parliament

July 3, 2018July 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency, European Parliament

There is no doubt that the biggest success of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union was

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Europe 

Murder of Ján Kuciak: European Parliament urges action to protect journalists across the EU

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Media, Slovakia

The European Parliament must better protect journalists and whistle-blowers and Slovakia must ensure a thorough, independent and international investigation into

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Europe 

European Parliament: EU must help safeguard media independence

March 29, 2018April 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Media

EU member states should “create and maintain, in law and in practice, a safe and secure environment for journalists,” a

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