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RSF: Bulgaria Media with No Freedom and Half-Hearted Transparency [Oct 23, 2010] Bulgaria is at the bottom of the European ranking for media freedom at a time when the press freedom situation in the bloc is deteriorating, according to media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Aim to Join EU's Schengen Zone in March, Presidents Say [Sep 23, 2010] Bulgaria and Romania want to join the so-called Schengen Zone in March, giving the European Union passport-free travel rights within most of the 27-nation bloc to the last two of its eastern members. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU: Bulgaria statistics are worrisome [Jun 09, 2010] Bulgaria's public finance statistics are worrisome and should be checked by European Union officials, the bloc's economy commissioner said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria stats worrisome: EU [Jun 08, 2010] LUXEMBOURG - BULGARIA'S public finance statistics are worrisome and should be checked by European Union officials, the bloc's economy commissioner said on Tuesday. Olli Rehn told reporters that he had 'some concerns' about the country's figures and wanted to use newly gained auditing powers to investigate any issues. 'We are considering sending a mission shortly,' he said. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU: Bulgaria statistics are worrisome [Jun 08, 2010] Bulgaria's public finance statistics are worrisome and should be checked by European Union officials, the bloc's economy commissioner said Tuesday. Olli Rehn told reporters that he had "some concerns" about the country's figures and wanted to use newly gained... Bulgaria - European Union - Olli Rehn - Government - Multilateral [via YahooNews] More >>

EU: Bulgaria statistics are worrisome [Jun 08, 2010] Bulgaria's public finance statistics are worrisome and should be checked by European Union officials, the bloc's economy commissioner said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Wobbling Hercules [May 06, 2010] Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boiko Borisov has won praise across the EU for what other leaders in the bloc have seen as his decisiveness and strong will to quell crime and corruption and to implement difficult reforms. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria drops plans for early eurozone entry [Apr 12, 2010] Bulgaria 's centre-right government on 9 April abandoned plans?to join the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, ERM II, after the country recorded a larger-than-expected deficit in 2009 as a result of unaccounted procurement deals signed by the previous socialist-led cabinet. Dnevnik, EurActiv's partner in Bulgaria , reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Gives up Euro Bid on Hidden Deficit [Apr 09, 2010] Bulgaria 's center-right government abandoned plans on Friday to apply to join the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called Eurozone waiting room, over a larger than expected 2009 deficit caused by unaccounted procurement deals, signed by the previous Socialist-led cabinet. [via YahooNews] More >>

FinMin: Bulgaria Euro Adoption in 2010 Mission Impossible [Apr 09, 2010] Bulgaria 's aspirations to join the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called Eurozone waiting room, will not be rewarded this year, the finance minister has admitted.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Roubini: Bulgaria Euro Adoption Likely in 2014 Earliest (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] European Union member Bulgaria will not manage to restore its economic growth before 2011 and can only see its aspirations for joining the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called eurozone waiting room, the same year at the earliest, according to analysts at Roubini Global Economics. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Commission Defends Romania-Bulgaria Monitoring Project (Novinite.com) [Mar 24, 2010] The European Commission on Tuesday (23 March) defended its special monitoring project on the rule of law in Bulgaria and Romania, despite the limited results registered three years after the two countries joined the bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria and Romania still failing EU exam on justice reforms (EARTHtimes.org) [Mar 23, 2010] Brussels - Three years after their accession to the European Union, Romania and Bulgaria still have not met the bloc's standards for fighting corruption and organized crime, the European Commission said on Tuesday.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Euro Craze Dooms It to Recession - German Analyst (Novinite.com) [Mar 18, 2010] Bulgaria has weak chances for joining the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called eurozone waiting room, and making this top priority dooms it to a recession, a German analyst has commented. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's ERM II Dreams ???Dimmed??? (Novinite.com) [Mar 15, 2010] Bulgaria is weakening its chances for joining the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called Eurozone waiting room, and can adopt the single currency no earlier than 2015, an analyst says. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Top Fiscal Performer Bulgaria Faces Greek-Led Bank Decline (Bloomberg) [Mar 08, 2010] March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria, the European Union member boasting the bloc?s smallest budget deficit, risks seeing its banks sucked under by the fiscal sins of neighboring Greece, Fitch Ratings and Capital Economics Ltd. warned. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Top Fiscal Performer Bulgaria Faces Greek-Led Bank Decline (Bloomberg) [Mar 08, 2010] March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria, the European Union member boasting the bloc?s smallest budget deficit, risks seeing its banks sucked under by the fiscal sins of neighboring Greece, Fitch Ratings and Capital Economics Ltd. warned. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Calls for Tight Controls on Croatia after EU Entry - Report (Novinite.com) [Mar 03, 2010] Bulgaria has allegedly unofficially said that the EU should place the same control mechanism on Croatia when it joins the EU as was placed on Bulgaria and Romania upon their entry to the bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Begin Euro Bid (Novinite.com) [Jan 11, 2010] Bulgaria, the European Union's newest and poorest member state, will launch its bid to join the euro at the end of January, but is increasingly fearful that the debt crisis erupting across the currency bloc could harm its application, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said in an interview Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>