Turkey’s PM hits back at international critics of crackdown
The U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights has strongly criticized Turkey’s crackdown on anti-government protests, joining the European Union in condemning
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Month: June 2013
Bulgarian MPs cancel Peevski appointment at SANS
Bulgarian Parliament voted on June 19 to repeal its decision to appoint Delyan Peevski as director of the State Agency
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Bulgarian political crisis: Socialist leadership challenge, #ignorevolen and other stories
As anti-government protesters in Bulgaria plan to hold a fifth rally in as many days, appeals were made in social
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Stricter EU rules on credit rating agencies enter into force
Stricter European Union rules on credit ratings agencies will go into force on June 20, the European Commission said in
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Bulgarian media: Socialist leader Stanishev in hot water ahead of PES forum in Sofia
The meeting of the Party of European Socialists (PES) council in Sofia on June 22 put PES president Sergei Stanishev
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Hungary charges suspect with war crimes
Hungarian prosecutors say they have indicted a 98-year-old man on charges that he abused Jews and assisted in their deportation
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Police arrest dozens across Turkey
Turkish media say police have conducted raids and arrested dozens of people suspected of involvement in nearly three weeks of
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Sofia city hall calls for calm as first clashes mar anti-government protest in Bulgaria
Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova asked participants in the anti-government rallies to avoid staying out late and observe the 10pm legal
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Eight injured in clashes outside Sofia HQ of Siderov’s Ataka
Eight people, reportedly including a member of the Gendarmerie, were injured outside the Sofia headquarters of Volen Siderov’s Ataka party
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