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Bulgaria?s Commissioner in Sofia: Is EU Project Exhausted? [May 09, 2012] Bulgarian EU commissioner Kristalina Georgieva is in her home country to take part Wednesday in festivities marking May 9, Europe Day. Together with President Rosen Pleveneliev, Georgieva will take part in the opening of a public debate "Bulgaria - Five Years in the EU. Let's Transfer European Ideas to the University.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EU Commissioner Says Yes to VAT Reduction [Mar 12, 2012] Bulgaria's European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva has backed the government's plans to lower the 20% value-added-tax by the end of its term, but with a pinch of salt. "VAT reduction is an option for boosting domestic demand, but we must carefully balance the reduction of budget revenues and more money in people's pocket," Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva, a former World Bank official ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Georgieva Defends Raising Bulgaria's Retirement Age [Nov 26, 2011] Bulgaria's EU Commissioner and former World Bank VP Kristalina Georgieva has defended the move of the ruling center-right party GERB that stipulates an increase of the retirement age by one year as of 2012. "It is clear that Bulgaria needs a pension system reform. This is necessitated by the demographic profile of our nation.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Most Mysterious Lawyer Murder Enters Court Again [Nov 17, 2011] The court saga over one of the most mysterious lawyer murders in Bulgaria, which has stretched over more than a decade already, resumes on Thursday. Lawyer Nadezhda Georgieva was killed in her home in Sofia, suffering nine blows from a kitchen cleaver on February 28, 2000. The lack of progress in the legal proceedings so far has been attributed to the authorities' failure to bring back to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Should Expect 'Friendly' EC Monitoring Report - Commissioner [Jul 19, 2011] The upcoming European Commission report on Bulgaria and Romania's progress in justice and home affairs is meant to help the two countries cope with their issues, according to Bulgaria's EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva. "What we see in the report is specific steps that have to be materialized," Georgieva told the Bulgarian National Radio Tuesday. "The report is not an enemy, it is a friend ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Commish Expects Unfettered Job Rights before 2014 [May 09, 2011] A number of the older EU member states that still impose restrictions for job-seekers from Bulgaria and its northern neighbor Romania will open their labor markets before 2014, according to Commissioner Georgieva. "Bulgarians will get the opportunity to work freely in all the countries from the European Union thanks to demographic factors, linked to the aging population and the efforts to emerge ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's EU Commissioner Goes to School for Europe Day [May 08, 2011] Bulgarian EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva will discuss volunteer work and European values with school students during Europe Day. Monday commissioner Georgieva is set to visit 7th School in downtown Sofia to meet pupils and greet them for the holiday. She will also share her experiences as Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and International Cooperation and will answer their questions ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Present Special Exhibit at EC for Liberation Day [Feb 25, 2011] Bulgaria's EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva will open an exhibit in the Berlaymont building of the European Commission in Brussels dedicated to Bulgaria's National Liberation Day March 3. Georgieva will open an exhibit entitled "The Roofs of Sofia" on March 1 at 5 pm CET together with Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov and Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova. Later on March 1, Rashidov will take ... [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Commissioner: Bulgaria Should Brace for Libyan Exodus [Feb 24, 2011] Bulgaria may be hit by a wave of refugees trying to reach the country because of the turmoil in Libya, Bulgaria's EU Commissioner has warned. "Bulgaria, being a border country in the European Union, risks to be flooded by a wave of illegal migrants from Libya, who may first go to Turkey and from there into Bulgaria," Kristalina Georgieva, EU's humanitarian aid chief, said in an interview for the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria in EU [Dec 08, 2010] Kristalina Georgieva, who just won the "European of the Year" and "EU Commissioner of the Year" awards of European Voice, has denied intentions to run for Bulgarian President for the time being.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Georgieva: 'EU Commissioner of The Year' Award Raises Responsibility [Dec 01, 2010] Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva , who triumphed with the " European of the Year " and " EU Commissioner of the Year" awards of the prestigious newspaper European Voice , has expressed her gratitude to Bulgarian and European citizens. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Georgieva Wins 'EU Commissioner of the Year' Award by EV [Dec 01, 2010] Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva has triumphed with the "European of the Year" and "EU Commissioner of the Year" awards of the prestigious newspaper European Voice. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarias EU Commissioner Promises Help to Russian Kids, Firemen [Aug 12, 2010] Bulgaria's EU Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, has promised that the EU Commission will help Russian children and firemen, affected by the devastating wildfires. [via YahooNews] More >>

Commissioner Georgieva: Bulgaria Stable on Euro Track [May 09, 2010] Even though the bar for accession to the Eurozone will probably be raised, Bulgaria has fair chances to join, Bulgarian EU Commissioner Georgieva believes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EU Commissioner Lauds Govt Anti-Crisis Policies [May 08, 2010] Bulgarian EU Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, has stated that Bulgaria is positively moving forward as a member of the European family. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Commissioner Joins Bulgaria Civil Protection Service [Apr 23, 2010] The Bulgarian EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva took part in a simulated car crash rescue operation of Bulgaria's Civil Protection National Service. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EU Commissioner: Convergence Program Approval Is Informal [Apr 23, 2010] The EC assessment Bulgaria's Convergence Program remains unofficial, Bulgaria's EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva confirms. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva: Bulgaria Not Threatened with Having Greece?s Financial Problems (Novinite.com) [Mar 15, 2010] Bulgaria?s EU Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, who is in charge of the EC humanitarian aid portfolio, has answered questions of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and a couple of Bulgarian-language media before she joined the Ambassadors of the EU member states in Sofia for a special lunch organized by the Spanish Embassy in Sofia as part of the program of the Spanish EU Presidency.* [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's EU Commissioner: 2nd Barroso Commission Was in Grave Danger (Novinite.com) [Mar 14, 2010] Bulgarians lack sufficient confidence and faith in themselves, according to Bulgaria?s EU Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva. Georgia, who is the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, sought to clear up all doubts that her portfolio was not prestigious enough, speaking on Nova TV Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Commissioner Appeals to EU Countries over Haiti Aid (Novinite.com) [Mar 02, 2010] Bulgaria EU Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, will urge EU member states to speed up their work towards the commitments made to Haiti following January?s deadly earthquake. [via YahooNews] More >>