EPP Group chair in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, has sent a letter to EU's competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, asking the European Commission to start a review of the deal between German carmaker Volkswagen and Turkey over building a new plant close to Izmir, BNT reported.
According to Mr. Weber, such a deal raised serious concerns about distortion of competition in the EU and loss of European jobs. All EU Member States are required to comply with strict rules on competition and state aid, while Turkey could grant state aid for produce that is to be later exported to Eastern Europe, Weber pointed out. According to him, all this was to the detriment of Bulgaria, which was a candidate for the new Volkswagen plant.
With a rating of 5.9, Bulgarians are the most dissatisfied people in the EU, according to data from a Eurostat survey for 2023. In the survey, people in the EU rated their overall life satisfaction on a scale from 0 (very dissatisfied) to 10 (very..
The Japanese company "Tri-Wall Bulgaria" is among the newest investors in the Trakia Economic Zone. Representatives of the company officially announced their investment during a visit by caretaker Minister of Innovation and Growth Rosen..
"Exactly 75 years ago, in 1949, the largest natural stand of Greek juniper (Juniperus excelsa) in Europe, the Tisata, at the foot of the Pirin Mountains, was declared a nature reserve. Greek juniper is a southern protected relict species of..
It is our intention that even with the 2025 budget, defense spending will reach a higher level than 2.5% of the Gross Domestic Product, said the Deputy..
Bulgaria is the 21 st safest country out of 38 countries in Europe, ranking between Poland and Spain. This country gets 1.643 points measured by..
State-owed natural gas supplier Bulgargaz has hired a legal councillor to defend the interests of the Bulgarian gas company in connection with the..
Clear
Partly Cloudy