The latest European Commission report under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism is the most positive one we have had so far, and I categorically oppose the stance of Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova that the report is a..
Today the European Commission has presented the new report on the progress made by Bulgaria under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism. Today's report notes that significant progress has been achieved on 17 recommendations issued by..
The European Commission revised upwards its forecast about the growth of the Bulgarian economy in 2017. The steady growth of the Bulgarian economy is supported by high domestic consumption, the EC notes. In its autumn economic forecast the EC points..
During discussions in Brussels on Bulgaria’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker expressed his approval of the motto of the Bulgarian Presidency – “United We Stand Strong”. “It is a..
Bulgaria is ready to take the helm of the Council of the EU. It is our ambition during the Bulgarian EU Presidency to make the European Union stronger and more stable, said PM Boyko Borissov at a joint sitting of the Bulgarian government and the..
Bulgarian MEPs Emil Radev and Andrey Kovatchev insist that the European Commission should undertake all necessary measures to prevent the double standards in food products. The Bulgarian MEPs ask whether the commission would take legislative..
In a letter to Minister of Labour and Social Policy Biser Petkov, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) in Bulgaria supports the proposal by the European Commission, set down in Directive 96/71/Е C regarding the posting..
At a meeting in Sofia with the Vice President of the European Commission Jyrki Katainen, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov commented that the EC must focus more on combating cyberthreat and cybercrime. According to PM Borissov, in view of the rapid..
Bulgaria’s Mariya Gabriel has officially been appointed member of the European Commission, the Council of the EU has announced. Mariya Gabriel steps into office as Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society as of today until 31 October 2019,..
The hearing of the Bulgarian nomination for European commissioner Mariya Gabriel has begun at the European Parliament in Brussels. She has to answer 25 questions put by MEPs connected with her portfolio - digital economy and society. Gabriel..
