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Month: June 2013

Europe 

Protesters gather at Istanbul bridge

June 16, 2013June 17, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkish protesters set up barricades in the streets and appeared to regroup at a bridge in Istanbul Sunday, hours after

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Europe 

Breaching the Great Wall of Europe

June 16, 2013June 18, 2013 Robert Hodgson of The Budapest Times Hungary

Several thousand from China alone are expected to apply for legal residency under a fast-track scheme where the necessary papers

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Bulgaria 

Protest in Sofia against Peevski, and a few other things besides: Photo Gallery

June 15, 2013June 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

A crowd of several thousand gathered in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on June 15 at the second day’s protest against

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Bulgaria 

Peevski out as SANS chief, BSP and MRF to come up with new nomination

June 15, 2013June 18, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

The offer by Delyan Peevski to withdraw as head of the State Agency for National Security is accepted, Plamen Oresharski,

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Europe 

Turkish protesters vow to continue park sit-in

June 15, 2013June 16, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkish protesters vow to continue their occupation of an Istanbul park, saying the government has ignored their demands. Taksim Solidarity

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Bulgaria 

Peevski says he is prepared to step down if Bulgarian Parliament revokes appointment

June 15, 2013June 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Delyan Peevski, whose appointment as director of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) on June 14 prompted thousands of

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Bulgaria 

Follow-up protest against Peevski planned for Bulgarian cities

June 15, 2013June 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

After the June 14 public protest against the appointment of Movement for Rights and Freedoms MP and media boss Delyan

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Bulgaria 

Thousands protest in Bulgarian cities against Peevski taking over security agency

June 14, 2013June 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

Sofia and other Bulgarian cities and towns saw a total of thousands turn out in spontaneous protest against the election

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Business 

Danube Bridge 2 opens between Bulgaria, Romania

June 14, 2013June 16, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Senior government officials from Bulgaria and Romania, including the two heads of government, and European Commissioner for regional policy Johannes

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