European Commission Supports Reforms in Bulgaria

The Commission has adopted a decision approving additional requests from Bulgaria for technical support through the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP). The projects financed by today’s decision focus on reforms in the area of insolvency, with accompanying measures to reinforce the...

Eurozone GDP Slows Again as Exports Falter

The eurozone's economy slowed further in the three months through June, as exports sputtered and business confidence weakened on worries over future relations with the currency area's largest trading partners.

The loss of momentum in 2018 contrasts with the U.S., where growth accelerated during...

As of Today Third Country Nationals with a Ban to Enter Schengen Area will be Blocked from Entering Bulgaria

Sofia. As of today, Bulgaria will refuse entry/stay in its territory to third-country nationals in respect of whom an alert for refusal of entry or stay has been issued in the Schengen Information System (SIS), said the Ministry of Interior press office. It is based on a decision adopted by the EU...

Lux Prize 2018: The finalists announced in Rome

“Styx” by Wolfgang Fischer , “The Other Side of Everything” by Mila Turajlić, and “Woman at War” by Benedikt Erlingsson are the films competing for 2018 Lux Film Prize.

The announcement was made on 24 July in Rome during the Giornate degli Autori press conference by the President of...

EU to Hit Google with 4.3 Billion Euro Fine in Android Case

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will on Wednesday levy a 4.3-billion-euro ($5 billion) on Google (GOOGL.O) for using its dominant Android mobile operating system to block rivals, a person familiar with the matter said.

The penalty from the European Commission is the highest ever...

Former UK Minister Calls for Second Vote on Brexit to End Stalemate

LONDON (Reuters) - A former senior British minister called on Monday for a second referendum to solve a parliamentary stalemate on Brexit, saying Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposals for new ties with the European Union were a fudge that satisfied no one.

Justine Greening, an ex-Education...

Orban: Hungary will Return Migrants to Greece

Hungary has no option and does not want to accept migrants who will be returned from Germany. We are ready to help bring them back to Greece. This was said by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

"From the very beginning of the migrant crisis, the Hungarian position was very sincere and...

Austria Wants to Close the EU for Migrants

The New Fedaralist - After Viktor Orban and Matteo Salvini, Sebastian Kurz enters more and more in the anti-immigration parade. His voice has been even more strengthened since his country, Austria, took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union last Sunday.

1st of July is indeed...

Governance of the Energy Union: Council Confirms Deal Reached with the European Parliament

The EU ambassadors of the member states confirmed, on behalf of the Council, the provisional agreement reached on 19-20 June between the Bulgarian Presidency and the European Parliament on the Energy Union governance regulation.

"The Council has today agreed on a new governance system for...

European Leaders have Reached an Agreement on Migration

EURONEWS. - European Union leaders have reached an agreement on migration after almost nine hours of talks in Brussels over the sensitive issue threatening their union and zone of free travel, as well as German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government.

"EU28 leaders have agreed on (summit)...