Turkish riot police, protesters clash
Turkish riot police have fired tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons in clashes that lasted into the early hours
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Month: June 2013
French air traffic controllers strike against pan-EU airspace plans
French air traffic controllers began a three-day strike on June 11 to protest European Union plans to create a single
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Rivers in northern, western Bulgaria at risk of overflowing
Continuing heavy rain over the next two to three days means that some rivers in northern and western Bulgaria could
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church accepts resignation of Metropolitan of Western Europe
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, has accepted the resignation on the grounds of ill-health of Simeon,
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Embarrassment for Greek government as natural gas firm privatisation fails
Greece was rocked on June 10 by the news that Russian energy giant Gazprom would not be tabling a bid
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Geopolitics bound to determine Cyprus’s energy future
The intense activity over the Cyprus natural gas reserves in the past few days has provided a silver lining in
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Spanish and Ibero-American film week in Sofia
Antonio Banderas will open the 20th annual Spanish and Ibero-American films week in Sofia on June 11 and celebrated film
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Sofia traffic police start ‘Operation Cyclist’
Traffic police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have started what they call “Operation Cyclist”, checking the condition of bicycles, whether
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Turkish police enter Taksim Square
Hundreds of Turkish police in riot gear entered Istanbul’s Taksim Square early Tuesday, firing tear gas and a water cannon
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