Bulgaria faces EU deficit procedure months after joining euro
The country's deficit reached 3.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) last year, above the 3 per cent ceiling set for euro members.
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EU BUBBLE FINANCE
The country's deficit reached 3.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) last year, above the 3 per cent ceiling set for euro members.
ELECTIONS
The coalition brings together the Social Democrats, the Green Left party, the Social Liberal Party and the centrist Moderates.
IMMIGRATION WAR
The 36-year-old, identified under German privacy rules only as Mahmoud M., was "driven by a radical jihadist mindset" when he carried out the assault.
EU BUBBLE FROM THE CAPITALS
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said his government would amend the constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok.
FINANCE TECH AND AI
"This edition of Choose France alone will make it possible to crystallise a record amount of €93 billion in confirmed investments, for more than 15,000 jobs," Macron said.
EU BUBBLE FINANCE
Vujčić has led the Croatian National Bank since 2012 and steered his country into the euro in 2023.
ELECTIONS
The outcome handed a fresh mandate to Prime Minister Robert Abela, who had called the snap election a year early.
DEMOCRACY
The change follows years of complaints from residents.
FROM THE CAPITALS WAR
"We will continue to enhance our readiness to deter and defend against any threat, including from drones. Russia's reckless behaviour is a danger to us all".
WAR
The country is a member of both the European Union and NATO, and shares a 650km land border with Ukraine.
IMMIGRATION
The jihadist had pledged himself to Islamic State and schemed to strike tens of thousands of fans at the singer's sold-out shows.
EU BUBBLE WAR
"One thing is very clear: we are on Ukraine's side and we are defending our own core security interests".
CULTURE WAR ELECTIONS
The French group is the country's largest film producer and sits at the heart of a growing row over Bolloré's control of the industry.
CORRUPTION
The operation, codenamed Imergente, has so far led to five arrests, with 37 people named as formal suspects.
CORRUPTION
The UCO is the elite anti-corruption unit that has been investigating the PSOE and figures close to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
IMMIGRATION
Officers gave no detail on the background to the attack and did not say whether it was being treated as terror-related.
ELECTIONS FROM THE CAPITALS
The US President said Pashinyan is "making his country strong, wealthy and very secure".
ENERGY AND CLIMATE
The appeal has come as the EU weighs revising its stance to prioritise energy supply.
CORRUPTION EU BUBBLE
Hungarian Prime Minister arrives as the candidate the EU establishment promoted in Budapest.
EU BUBBLE FROM THE CAPITALS
"We are EU fanatics, and EU fanatics cannot place a veto on EU decisions," PM Rama said.
WAR
Under the nuclear arrangement, Norway would take part in what France calls "forward deterrence".
IMMIGRATION WAR
After his arrest, the man had told police he regretted not reaching his goal of killing at least 10 people.
DEMOCRACY ELECTIONS
Prosecutors said she had funnelled undeclared money from Russia between 2019 and 2022 to finance the party.
CORRUPTION
Daniela Klette, 67, has been found guilty of six counts of "particularly serious robbery" committed between 1999 and 2016.
CORRUPTION EU BUBBLE
Despite being required under the ruling to remove all bank references from its website within 30 days, ODF has left the offending materials online.
EU BUBBLE FROM THE CAPITALS
Lawmakers in the devolved legislature in Edinburgh backed the proposal by 72 votes to 55 on Tuesday.
CORRUPTION FROM THE CAPITALS
The operation has unfolded eight days after officers from Spain's National Police searched an office used by former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
EU BUBBLE FINANCE
The signatories argued in their statement that the CAP, the Common Fisheries Policy and Cohesion were "the only policies facing cuts in real terms".
DEMOCRACY EU BUBBLE
The measures include the freezing of assets and a ban on entering or transiting through EU territory for those on the list.
ELECTIONS EU BUBBLE
According to the Council, these citizens have often struggled to access clear information about how to vote.