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MEPs endorse motion to scale down European Parliament

June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

European Parliament has approved the European Council draft decision to reduce the size of the European Union’s legislative body. The

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European Parliament elections expected in Bulgaria on May 25 2014

May 28, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

Anyone in Bulgaria ready to scream if hearing the word “elections” once more, may now keep their breath in reserve

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European Parliament agrees to easing of rules on cross-border pet travel

May 23, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

New legislation on the “non-commercial transport” of pets, already informally agreed with European Union ministers, was approved by the European

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EU-wide protection for victims of domestic violence to become law

May 22, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, European Parliament

Victims of violence, in particular domestic violence, will soon be able to count on EU-wide protection, after the European Parliament

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MEPs hand Ashton’s European External Action Service a ‘must do better’ report card

April 23, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The European External Action Service (EEAS) – designed as the foreign policy arm of the EU, with Catherine Ashton as

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Croatians vote in their first European Parliament election on April 14

April 14, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, European Parliament

Croatians were voting on April 14 2013 in the former Yugoslavian country’s first-ever elections for members of the European Parliament,

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