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Bulgaria PM Calls on EU Expertise to Solve Land Swap Saga (Novinite.com) [Feb 10, 2010] Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has stated that his center-right GERB government will ask for expertise from Brussels to decide whether the notorious land swap deals involved state aid or not. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva - Rock Star by Necessity (Novinite.com) [Feb 04, 2010] Solid knowledge, self-confidence, great communication skills - Bulgaria?s replacement nominee for the European Commission Kristalina Georgieva left no doubt that she is the right woman for the job. A palpable sense of relief in Brussels. A loud jubilation in Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's EU pick 'right for the job': MEPs (Eu Business) [Feb 03, 2010] (BRUSSELS ) - Bulgaria's EU commissioner designate, a second choice after the first withdrew, sailed through a parliamentary hearing Wednesday, paving the way for the whole team to assume their roles next week. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's new commission candidate wows hearers (EARTHtimes.org) [Feb 03, 2010] Brussels - Bulgaria's new nominee to the post of European Union emergency-aid commissioner wowed her listeners in the European Parliament on Wednesday, three weeks after her predecessor's career came to a humiliating end in the same building. The Bul... [via YahooNews] More >>

Brussels Threatens Bulgaria with Further EU Funds Blocking (Novinite.com) [Jan 26, 2010] Two days after Bulgaria's ministers accused their predecessors of covering up documents from the European Commission in what has been described as ?an attempted sabotage?, Brussels has threatened new freezing of aid. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Faces Huge Loss of EU Funds over Ex-cabinet Manoeuvers (Novinite.com) [Jan 25, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Environment and Waters, Nona Karadzhova, confirms the country can lose significant EU funds over attempts of the former cabinet to conceal important information from Brussels. [via YahooNews] More >>

Barroso meets Bulgaria's new commissioner-designate (EurActiv) [Jan 22, 2010] European Commission President Jos? Manuel Barroso commended new Bulgarian Commissioner-designate Kristalina Georgieva after meeting her in Brussels yesterday (21 January), reports Dnevnik, EurActiv's partner in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria nominates new commissioner (UPI) [Jan 20, 2010] BRUSSELS, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Bulgaria has selected a new nominee for the European Commission following the withdrawal of Foreign Minister Rumiana Jeleva. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Embattled Nominee Bows Out, Setback for Barroso (Novinite.com) [Jan 19, 2010] Rumiana Jeleva, Bulgaria?s embattled designate to the European Commission, withdrew her nomination on Tuesday, one week after her stormy confirmation hearing prompted a bitter political and institutional feud in Brussels. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria expected to change EU Commission nominee (AlertNet) [Jan 19, 2010] Source: Reuters BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Bulgaria is expected on Tuesday to withdraw Foreign Minister Rumiana Jeleva as its candidate to be in the next European Commission, sources in the European Union executive ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria names World Bank exec for EU Commission (AlertNet) [Jan 19, 2010] Source: Reuters BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Bulgaria nominated World Bank official Kristalina Georgieva as its candidate for the next European Commission on Tuesday after the resignation of previous nominee Rumiana ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's EU Commission candidate gets legal okay (AlertNet) [Jan 18, 2010] Source: Reuters * Bulgaria's Jeleva cleared over corporate background * Decision could smooth approval of the new EU executive * Parliament to vote on Commission line-up on Jan. 26 By Luke Baker BRUSSELS, ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Agri Minister Pressures Greece over Border Blockade (Novinite.com) [Jan 18, 2010] Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov directed Naydenov (above) to meet the Greek Minister for Rural Development and Food, Batzeli, over the blockade issue during a meeting of the EU Agriculture Ministers in Brussels Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria won?t budge on Commission pick (Gulf Times) [Jan 16, 2010] Bulgaria ?s Prime Minister Boiko Borisov stood firmly behind his nominee for the European Commission yesterday and said that it is up to lawyers in Brussels to decide if she was suitable for the high-profile EU job. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's EU Commission hopeful under fire from MEPs (Eu Business) [Jan 12, 2010] (BRUSSELS ) - Would-be EU humanitarian commissioner, Bulgaria's Rumiana Jeleva, found herself under fire over her financial interests as she underwent a European parliamentary hearing on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

WSJ: Crime Crackdown Boosts Budget Crackdown in Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 12, 2010] Bulgaria, which joined the EU in 2007, has been criticised by Brussels for failing to curb high-level corruption and organised crime after dozens of businessmen, gang bosses and others were shot on its streets in recent years. [via YahooNews] More >>