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Bulgaria Marks Anniversary of EU Accession Treaty [Apr 25, 2011] Monday marks the 6th anniversary of the 2005 signing of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria to the European Union. The Treaty was signed on April 25, 2005 in Luxemburg by then- and current Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, then-PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg, and then-Ministers of Foreign Affairs Solomon Passy and of European Affairs Meglena Kuneva. This was a major step forward for Bulgaria, which ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Finnish Minister: Bulgaria, Romania to Enter Schengen Side by Side [Feb 09, 2011] Bulgaria and Romania are not likely to join the Schengen Agreement seperately, Finland's Migration and European Affairs Minister Astrid Thors said in an exclusive interview for Novinite. com (Sofia News Agency.) ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Await Finland Nay-Sayer to Schengen Hopes [Feb 03, 2011] Finland's minister of immigration and European affairs, who opposed last month Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the Schengen zone, will pay a visit to the two countries next week. Astrid Thors will visit Bucharest on 6-7 February and Sofia on 7-8 February, the Finnish government announced. In Bucharest, Minister Thors will meet the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Baconschi, and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EX PM Named for Top Notch Post with PES [Apr 30, 2010] Former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Sergey Stanishev, is respected by PES for his extensive experience in Foreign and European affairs. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Ministers Give Evidence in Notorious Road Fund Trial [Apr 20, 2010] Bulgarias ex Finance Minister, Plamen Oresharski, and ex European Affairs Minister, Gergana Passy, have both given evidence in the notorious road fund trial against Veselin Georgiev. [via YahooNews] More >>

Belgium: Bulgaria, Romania EU Entry was Mistake, Lesson (Novinite.com) [Mar 10, 2010] Europe has learned its lesson after the hasty accession of Romania and Bulgaria and won't repeat that mistake, Belgium's state secretary for European affairs, has said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Fails to Absorb European Union Funding (Novinite.com) [Feb 07, 2010] The Chair of the Bulgarian parliamentary commission on European affairs, Svetlin Tanchev, has announced that take-up of EU funding by Bulgaria in 2009 was extremely low, at 1,3% of all available money. [via YahooNews] More >>