Category Archives: European Union

Information about issues of importance for the whole EU

Плодовете и подаянията от членството в ЕС

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Допълнение (малко след полунощ). В пресконференция на говорителите на ЕК преди представяне на доклада има забележителни моменти. Не мога да не препепчатам някои от тях (според “Крос“): Въпрос: Българското правителство се оплака, че проектодокладът бе предоставен на медиите още преди … Continue reading →

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Докладите на Европейската комисия

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Ето ги: – за управлението на средствата от ЕС в България – за напредъка на България по механизма за проверка и сътрудничество. По-важни моменти и бележки по тях:

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ОЛАФ и България

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Както пи??е??е навремето ??ван Кулеков, играли си на стражари и ??умкари, докато не до??ъл горския и не ги изгонил от гората – и едните, и другите. *** Нели Огнянова пи??е (цитира казано по медиите): “Няма да коментирам доклад, който не … Continue reading →

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My DNA

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

I did a research of my DNA from my Father’s side via the Genographic Project of National Geographic. (UPDAYE: here’s the maternal DNA report) The results may be surprising for some of the Bulgarian historians and scientists. I am copying … Continue reading →

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The Economist on Bulgaria

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

The Economists published an article under the headline “Dirty politics”. There’s no author under the article, so I guess it must represent the position of the magazine. There are some points in the article, which need explanation: Bulgaria’s woes with … Continue reading →

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Excellent News From Brussels: Microsoft is Fined (again), this time with record Euro 899 Million

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

A good news came just few minutes ago from Brussels: The European Commission has fined Microsoft with record-high Euro 899,000,000 (correct – 899 million)! The European Commission has imposed a penalty payment of € 899 million on Microsoft for non-compliance … Continue reading →

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The Unraveling of Russia’s Europe Policy

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Peter Zeihan* has published a good article on the recent Putin’s visit to Bulgaria. I re-publish it here with regards to the many critics in Bulgaria and all over the world, who were blaming my government for signing the gas/oil/nuclear … Continue reading →

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Bulgaria Responds to the European Commission's Letter

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Two days ago I blogged about a letter from the European Commission (EC) aimed at sanctioning Bulgaria. Today there are some good news coming from my government: 1. The Council of Ministers appointed Mr. Vesselin Bojkov as new chairman of … Continue reading →

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European Commission to sanction Bulgaria?

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Thomson Financial announced that the European Commission (EC) has started a procedure to sanction Bulgaria for the lack of independence of the national regulatory authority – the Communications Regulation Commission. According to e-mail communications I had with Thomson Financial, “the … Continue reading →

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Finally: Microsoft is fined Euro 497.2 million, or $689.4 million!

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

As the New York Times announced just 20 minutes ago, the EU court finally said it: Microsoft is a company that misuses its monopoly: The European Court of First Instance, in a starkly worded summary read to a courtroom of … Continue reading →

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