Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy welcomed the discussion launched in Macedonian parliament of the draft good neighbour agreement between Bulgaria and Macedonia.
After a meeting of the EU-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council in Brussels, Mogherini stressed that the new government in Skopje was taking good steps, especially in relations with its neighbours. European Commissioner of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn stated on his part that “the government is trying to reach out to its neighbours in order to overcome difficulties of the past and to make successful moves towards further European Union integration.”
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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