Protesters gather at Istanbul bridge
Turkish protesters set up barricades in the streets and appeared to regroup at a bridge in Istanbul Sunday, hours after
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Month: June 2013
Breaching the Great Wall of Europe
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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Protest in Sofia against Peevski, and a few other things besides: Photo Gallery
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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Peevski out as SANS chief, BSP and MRF to come up with new nomination
The offer by Delyan Peevski to withdraw as head of the State Agency for National Security is accepted, Plamen Oresharski,
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Turkish protesters vow to continue park sit-in
Turkish protesters vow to continue their occupation of an Istanbul park, saying the government has ignored their demands. Taksim Solidarity
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Peevski says he is prepared to step down if Bulgarian Parliament revokes appointment
Delyan Peevski, whose appointment as director of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) on June 14 prompted thousands of
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Follow-up protest against Peevski planned for Bulgarian cities
After the June 14 public protest against the appointment of Movement for Rights and Freedoms MP and media boss Delyan
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Thousands protest in Bulgarian cities against Peevski taking over security agency
Sofia and other Bulgarian cities and towns saw a total of thousands turn out in spontaneous protest against the election
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Danube Bridge 2 opens between Bulgaria, Romania
Senior government officials from Bulgaria and Romania, including the two heads of government, and European Commissioner for regional policy Johannes
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