Switzerland will restrict Bulgarian and Romanian citizens’ access to its labor market within one year amid increased migration from those countries after limits were lifted last June. Switzerland slaps immigration limits on Romania & Bulgaria workers as free movement accord brings too many newcomers https://t.co/Who5e85vik — swissinfo.ch (@swissinfo_en) May 10, 2017 The Swiss cabinet, whose…
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MEP Mariya Gabriel Bulgaria's new Commissioner
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov nominated European Parliament deputy Mariya Gabriel (37) (#MariaGabriel) a member of his center-right GERB party, to become the country’s new European commissioner. She will replace Kristalina Georgieva, who became chief executive officer of the World Bank. “Thanks to her professional qualities and long experience in the European Parliament, I am…
MEPs for EU-US visa reciporcity
The EU Commission is legally obliged to take measures temporarily reintroducing visa requirements for US citizens, given that Washington still does not grant visa-free access to nationals of five EU countries. In a resolution approved on Thursday, MEPs urge the Commission to adopt the necessary legal measures “within two months”. The text prepared by…
Bosphorus: crack down on arms trafficking
EUROPOL: Nearly 250 arrests and 556 gas and alarm pistols seized are a few of the final results of Operation Bosphorus, a series of international actions in 2016 in 10 EU Member States, coordinated by Romania as the Activity’s Action leader and with the full operational and analytical support of Europol. OPERATION BOSPHORUS against #firearms…
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