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Bulgarian MEP Kovachev elected to senior post in European Parliament

July 3, 2014July 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

Bulgaria’s Andrey Kovachev, an MEP for GERB and a member of the centre-right European People’s Party political group in the

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Europe 

Schulz re-elected as European Parliament President

July 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

In its first sitting on July 1 2014, the newly-elected European Parliament voted to give Martin Schulz a second term

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Europe 

The ins and outs of the new European Parliament political groups

June 26, 2014June 26, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European elections 2014, European Parliament, Sergei Stanishev

The new European Parliament, to hold its first sitting on July 1 to 3 2014, will have seven political groups,

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Bulgaria’s MEPs take their places in European Parliament political groupings

June 12, 2014June 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014, European Parliament

The 17 MEPs elected by Bulgaria in the country’s May 25 European Parliament elections have taken their places in the

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European Parliament report: EC should consider stopping EU funds for Bulgaria

April 3, 2014April 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

A sharply critical report adopted by the European Parliament on April 3 2014 calls on the European Commission to “seriously

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB ahead of Bulgarian Socialist Party in runup to European Parliament elections – poll

March 28, 2014March 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European Parliament, Sergei Stanishev

Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party has the largest share of support, 17.5 per cent, ahead of the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s

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Bulgaria budgets 22 million leva for May 2014 European Parliament elections

March 28, 2014March 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The Bulgarian government has budgeted 22 million leva (about 11 million euro) for the country’s May 25 2014 European Parliament

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Bulgaria’s new election chief promises information campaign in English, German and French

March 21, 2014March 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

An information campaign to encourage people to vote in Bulgaria’s May 25 2014 European Parliament elections will be offered not

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s major parties announce list leaders for 2014 European Parliament elections

March 16, 2014March 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The names of those who will top the election candidate lists of major parties in Bulgaria’s May 25 2014 European

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