The European Commission has approved state aid to the tune of EUR 250 million to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Bulgaria affected by the coronavirus epidemic. The scheme has been submitted for approval in March by the Bulgarian government...
W ith the European Commission called for the free movement of seasonal workers of major importance for the agriculture sector, many Bulgarians are ready to go to work abroad despite the coronavirus pandemic. They are expected to participate again in the..
Bulgaria and Belgium have joined a coalition of EU member states interested in taking in and providing shelter to unaccompanied migrant children currently located in the Greek islands. This has been confirmed by European Commission spokesperson Adalbert..
The European commission has announced that it is closing the infringement procedures against Bulgaria, Greece and Ireland after the full introduction of three European rules in the sphere of criminal law in the three countries. These..
The European Commission is to present, today, its monitoring reports on the progress of Bulgaria and Romania under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, media in Bulgaria report. This will take place at the regular meeting of the..
The European Commission has recommended that by 2020 Bulgaria improve tax collection and the management of state-owned companies. The country should ensure stability of the banking sector, reinforce supervision and the adequate evaluation of..
European Commission spokesperson Mina Andreeva stated that the EC is following the real estate property scandal involving high-ranking politicians in Bulgaria spending European funding. Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Manolev resigned over..
Sofia will ask the European Commission to change the question about gender identity in a questionnaire used in 20 countries of the community, said Education Minister Krasimir Valchev. The EC tool SELFIE (Self-reflection on Effective..
The European Commission has fined Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), its gas supply subsidiary Bulgargaz and its gas infrastructure subsidiary Bulgartransgaz (the BEH group) more than 77 million euro for blocking competitors’ access to key gas..
The European Commission has warned Bulgaria that it has failed to comply with the ruling of the Court of Justice of the EU on air quality. A year and a half ago the Court ruled that the country is not complying with the limit values for..
