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Bulgaria expects EC compensation for closed reactors [Nov 17, 2011] SOFIA -- Bulgaria expects to get additional EUR 45mn from the European Commission (EC) for shutting down Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant?s four reactors. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Seeks Permission for Environmental Study Before Allowing Shale Gas Drilling [Nov 11, 2011] Bulgaria has asked the European Commission to allow an additional in-depth environmental impact study to be carried out before the launch of shale gas drilling in the country, according to Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova. In a Thursday interview for the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), she expressed hopes that EC's response would arrive soon and that it would be positive, thereby ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's FinMin Happy with Lowered EC Economic Forecast [Nov 10, 2011] Bulgarian Finance Ministry Simeon Djankov has seen what he believes to be a major silver lining in the lower GDP growth forecast for Bulgaria announced by the EC. Bulgaria's economy is to grow by 2.3% in 2012, according to the EC Fall Economic Forecast for 2011-2013 unveiled by EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn Thursday; it is substantially lower than the 2.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Excels in Organized Crime, Corruption Acquittals - EC Report 2011 [Jul 20, 2011] Bulgaria has failed to achieve "convincing results" in its fight against organized crime and corruption, according to the annual monitoring report of the European Commission on its post-EU accession progress. The EC is about as critical of Bulgaria's continuing failure to crack down on organized crime and corruption as it is of the country's flawed reform of the judiciary. The 2011 monitoring ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Inspirited for Positive EC Monitoring Report [Jun 28, 2011] Bulgaria is expecting a "positive" annual post-EU accession monitoring report from the European Commission in July, according to Justice Minister Margarita Popova. Popova spoke Tuesday at a conference dedicated to a survey of civilian observation to 20 courts in Northern Bulgaria; she pointed out that the EC monitoring experts who visited Bulgaria recently criticized the work of the Supreme ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Schengen Entry to Depend on July EC Monitoring Report [May 25, 2011] Bulgaria's accession to Schengen will be tied to the results of EC's July report on the monitoring mechanism in the sphere of justice and home affairs, announced Karel van Kesteren, Dutch Ambassador to Bulgaria. In an interview for Deustche Welle, van Kesteren made it clear that the Netherlands had not changed its stance on Bulgaria's Schengen bid, continuing to insist on lasting progress in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Gives Official Launch to Lyulin Highway [May 15, 2011] Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov officially launched Sunday afternoon the newly-finished Lyulin Highway linking capital Sofia to the E-79 international road to Greece. Present at the ceremony was also Bulgarian Minister of Infrastructure Rosen Plevneliev and EC DG Regional Development director Dirk Ahner, who said he was "greatly optimistic" about the developments he is witnessing in Bulgaria. The 19 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

EC Urges Bulgaria to Implement GMO Directive [Mar 14, 2011] The European Commission has requested Bulgaria to implement correctly Directive 2009/41/EC that concerns activities around genetically modified micro-organisms. The Commission considers that Bulgaria has failed to meet the Directive's requirements to take all adequate measures to limit possible risk to human health and the environment, which might arise from such activities, according to a EC ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Shy over Presidency Bid [Feb 08, 2011] Bulgaria's former EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva has played down rumors that she might run for President of the country in the October 2011 elections. Kuneva, who was Bulgaria's first ever EU Commissioner, in charge of consumer protection at the EC in 2007-2009, has often been mentioned in Bulgarian media as a primary bidder for the Bulgarian Presidency. Speaking in Plovdiv of Tuesday, however ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Fails Final EC Test for Schengen Accession [Jan 14, 2011] EC experts' final report on Bulgaria's preparedness for accession to the Schengen Agreement has concluded that the country has not met the technical criteria to join borderless European Schengen Area. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Warns of 'Spying' Sanctions [Jan 13, 2011] Bulgaria's first EU Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, informs the EC can probe and sanction the illegal use of special surveillance devices. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Interior Minister: Bulgaria Part of Schengen by Mid-2011 [Sep 28, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, is on an official visit to Brussels with a busy agenda, including meetings at OLAF, NATO, the EP, and the EC, among others. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Interior Minister Meets OLAF Director [Sep 27, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, is on an official visit to Brussels with a busy agenda, including meetings at OLAF, NATO, the EP, and the EC, among others. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Establish Local Human Rights Court [Jul 24, 2010] Bulgarias Justice Minister, Margarita Popova, says the EC recommendations from the last report on Bulgaria will be carried out professionally and in a timely manner. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's PM to Begin Working on EC Suggestions Immediately [Jul 20, 2010] Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov has announced that the cabinet will prepare a plan for implementation of the EC suggestions for reforms in the country's judicial system. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Criticizes Judicial System Again [Jul 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetan has announced that the expected critics by the EC towards the country's judicial system will be well-grounded. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Commissioner Officially BNP Paribas Board Member [Jun 22, 2010] In April, Bulgaria's ex EU Commissioner Kuneva rejoined the EC staff as a political advisor to Siim Kalas. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Grants Equal Status to All EU Lawyers [Jun 09, 2010] In the wake of EC criticism, Bulgarias Parliament has adopted legislation amendments removing revoking limitations imposed on lawyers from other EU states wishing to work in the country. [via YahooNews] More >>

EC: Numbers of Bulgaria Internet Users Still Low [May 17, 2010] EC 2009 Digital Competitiveness Report has concluded that Bulgaria has made progress in terms of Internet use but levels are still low when compared to those of other EU states. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Commissioner Becomes BNP Paribas Board Member [May 13, 2010] In April, Bulgaria's ex EU Commissioner Kuneva rejoined the EC staff as a political advisor to Siim Kalas. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>