Italy’s Sassoli elected European Parliament president as Bulgaria’s Stanishev withdraws
MEPs have elected Italy’s David-Maria Sassoli, 63, as president of the European Parliament for a two-and-a-half-year term on July 3,
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Opinion: In the end, it was a backroom deal
It was an unexpected victory for Angela Merkel. It has been 50 years since we last had a German leading
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EU leaders suggest Bulgaria’s Stanishev, Germany’s Weber as successive EP presidents – reports
European Union leaders are informally suggesting that Party of European Socialists leader and Bulgarian MEP Sergei Stanishev be elected for
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Bulgarian PM Borissov’s GERB party names European Parliament election candidates
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party announced on March 31 its candidates in the May 26 2019 European
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Bulgarian President declares May 26 as day of European Parliament elections
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has issued a decree that the country’s European Parliament elections will be held
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European Parliament: Russia ‘main source of disinformation in Europe’
The European Parliament has strongly condemned Russia, China, Iran and North Korea’s increasingly aggressive actions, “which seek to undermine the
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Borissov’s GERB to take largest share of votes in 2019 European Parliament elections – poll
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party will take the largest share of votes, about 34.8 per cent, when
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European Parliament: EU fundamental rights under threat in several member states
The European Parliament denounces gender violence and discrimination, breaches of rule of law and hate speech in its assessment of
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EP committee demands Bulgaria’s and Romania’s swift accession to 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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