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Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev conjured up new controversy around himself by alleging on April 21 that there were “many disturbing facts” about the construction of the fence […]
The crowd of diehard supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheered at a referendum-eve rally in the Umraniye district of Istanbul when Turkey’s Islamist leader called on them to […]
Given the close results of the April 16 referendum in Turkey, the only possible path to national consensus is compliance with basic democratic norms and respect for the commitments arising […]
After the referendum in Turkey, oppositional parties did not accept the outcome and demanded a recount, while President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed a victory, in a divided nation, almost half […]
In Turkey, millions of citizens are took part in a referendum today, which might give Turkey a presidential system, while getting rid of the parliamentary democracy as well as the […]
Voters in Turkey will consider a constitutional referendum Sunday on whether to transform their government from the current parliamentary system into a powerful executive presidency. The issue has split the […]
An internal evaluation by Frontex shows that the so-called “E.U. Turkey Deal” might fail. Also, the European border agency fears, terrorists might enter the European Union, increasingly. This is what […]
A controversial draft bill that would have curtailed the voting rights of Bulgarians abroad has been withdrawn and the official responsible for posting it online has been fired. This was […]
Bulgaria will begin accepting refugees from Turkey, the caretaker cabinet agreed in a decision not made public, a report on March 30 said. The decision by caretaker Prime Minister Ognyan […]
Acting on numerous complaints, the Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office has begun an investigation into the “blockade” of the Turkish border mounted by a nationalist political grouping ahead of the March elections, […]
