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European Parliament committees approve European Commission nomination of Bulgaria’s Mariya Gabriel

October 1, 2019October 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, European Parliament

The Culture and Education and Industry, Research and Energy committees of the European Parliament have unanimously approved the nomination of

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Europe 

Italy’s Sassoli elected European Parliament president as Bulgaria’s Stanishev withdraws

July 3, 2019July 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Sergei Stanishev

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

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 Deutsche Welle European Commission, European Parliament

It was an unexpected victory for Angela Merkel. It has been 50 years since we last had a German leading

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Bulgaria 

EU leaders suggest Bulgaria’s Stanishev, Germany’s Weber as successive EP presidents – reports

July 2, 2019July 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian European elections 2019, European Parliament, Sergei Stanishev

European Union leaders are informally suggesting that Party of European Socialists leader and Bulgarian MEP Sergei Stanishev be elected for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov’s GERB party names European Parliament election candidates

March 31, 2019April 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European Parliament

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President declares May 26 as day of European Parliament elections

March 19, 2019March 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Roumen Radev

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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Europe 

European Parliament: Russia ‘main source of disinformation in Europe’

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia

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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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB to take largest share of votes in 2019 European Parliament elections – poll

February 18, 2019February 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European Parliament

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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Europe 

European Parliament: EU fundamental rights under threat in several member states

January 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The European Parliament denounces gender violence and discrimination, breaches of rule of law and hate speech in its assessment of

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