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Bulgaria’s Stanishev fluffs vote in European Parliament on EU-Canada CETA deal

February 15, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Sergei Stanishev

Bulgarian MEP and Party of European Socialists leader Sergei Stanishev voted against the party line by casting his ballot in

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Italian Tajani wins run-off vote for presidency of European Parliament

January 17, 2017March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle European Parliament

Long-time Italian commissioner to the EU Antonio Tajani has won the run-off vote to become the new president of the

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Bulgaria 

Political row in Bulgaria over European Parliament migration resolution

October 28, 2016November 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016, Europe migrant crisis, European Parliament

Bulgaria’s largest parliamentary party GERB and the nationalist Patriotic Front coalition have launched verbal attacks on the opposition Bulgarian Socialist

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European Parliament debates rule of law in Poland

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 The Warsaw Voice European Parliament, Poland

The recent developments in Poland and their impact on fundamental rights as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights

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European Parliament to next week debate recent developments in Poland

September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 The Warsaw Voice European Parliament, Poland

The European Parliament will debate the controversial laws passed by Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party on Tuesday

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MEPs back external border check plan for EU citizens

June 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

A European Commission plan to systematically check all European Union citizens entering or leaving the EU was endorsed by members

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Plevneliev: ‘EU integration only weapon we have to achieve peace and security’

June 8, 2016June 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Rossen Plevneliev

The cure to the EU’s ills is more solidarity, more rule of law, more synergies and more integration, Bulgarian President

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European Parliament to vote on resolution on Poland

April 13, 2016 The Warsaw Voice European Parliament, Poland

The European Parliament today will adopt a resolution on the situation in Poland in relation to the constitutional crisis sparked

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Europe 

European Parliament votes SAA with Kosovo

January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency European Parliament, Kosovo

The European Parliament voted on January 21 2016 in favour of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union

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