Bulgarian political crisis: talk of Government resignation and Electoral Code changes
Bulgarian socialist party leader Sergei Stanishev gave the first hint on June 26 that the resignation of the Plamen Oresharski
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Day: June 26, 2013
Azeri gas field consortium picks TAP over Nabucco West – reports
The consortium developing the Shah Deniz 2 gas field on Azerbaijan’s shelf in the Caspian Sea has picked the Trans-Adriatic
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US supreme court rules on gay marriage restrictions
In what is seen as a major victory for the gay-rights movement, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the federal
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Czech PM-designate faces parliament opposition
Czech president Milos Zeman’s nomination of long-time ally Jiri Rusnok as prime minister-designate has been opposed by the largest parties
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Sofia court ends extradition proceedings against money-laundering convict
Sofia City Court ended on June 26 proceedings in a case requesting the extradition of Evelin “Brendo” Banev to Romania
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Turkey’s Fenerbahce and Besiktas handed Uefa bans, Romania’s Steaua spared
The disciplinary committee of Europe’s football governing body Uefa has ruled to hand European competition bans to Turkish clubs Fenerbahce
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EU delays Turkey accession talks, disapproves of protest crackdown
The EU has decided to postpone talks with Ankara aimed at moving forward on Turkey’s membership in the bloc until
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False emailed bomb threats cause major disruption across Poland
More than 2,000 people were evacuated from more than 20 hospitals, and public buildings in several Polish cities on Tuesday
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Bulgaria’s Parliament cancels sitting because of lack of quorum, amid protests
Anti-government protests in Bulgaria took on a new shape on the morning of June 26 as protesters gathered outside Parliament
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