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Postponement of European Parliament vote on ‘Palestinian state’ highlights divisions

November 27, 2014November 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

A vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on a draft resolution calling on the European Union to recognise a

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European Parliament to debate and vote on recognition of ‘Palestinian state’

November 23, 2014November 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The situation in the Middle East will be debated in the European Parliament on November 26 in Strasbourg with the

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European Parliament votes 423 – 209 to approve Juncker European Commission

October 22, 2014October 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, European Parliament

Members of the European Parliament voted on October 22, with 423 in favour to 209 against, and with 67 absentions,

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European Parliament vote on Juncker European Commission to go ahead on October 22

October 21, 2014October 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, European Parliament

Votes by European Parliament committees to approve a final two candidate European Commissioners after an 11th-hour reshuffle have opened the

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MEPs urge solidarity with Ukraine, sanctions on Russia after MH17 downing

July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

European Union sanctions against Russia must be stepped up, the Ukrainian border closed to halt arms flows from Russia, and

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European Parliament approves Jean-Claude Juncker as new European Commission President

July 15, 2014July 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, European Parliament

The European Parliament voted on July 15 to approve Jean-Claude Juncker as the new European Commission President, to begin a

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Bulgaria 

Barekov had highest income among Bulgaria’s new MEPs – declarations

July 15, 2014July 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

Nikolai Barekov, the former talk show host who leads the populist Bulgaria Without Censorship (BWC) party, is shown by his

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World Jewish Congress backs call by German FM for European Parliament committee to fight extremists

July 4, 2014July 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has backed calls for the setting up of a special committee of the newly-elected European

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Bulgaria 

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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