Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov and the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso inaugurated the new section of the Sofia Metro, which was funded with EU money.

Barroso expressed his delight that the metro station was named after the European Union.

[3] The original project name of the station was "Hemus" (the name of the large hotel next to the station); during the building of Line 2 of the Sofia Metro, it was planned to be called "Sveti Naum" (as it is located at the intersection of the Cherni Vrah and Sv.

[5] The European Union Metro Station is situated nearby the Earth and Man National Museum and City Center Sofia.

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