Turkish police use water cannon against protesters in Istanbul
Turkish police have used water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters who gathered in Istanbul’s central square in defiance of
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Month: June 2013
Bulgaria’s protests: what will follow?
The anti-government protests in Sofia on the evening of June 22 gathered what reporters saw as a new record number
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Supermoon on June 23 to be most super moon of 2013
The Super Moon that will shine on the night of June 23 will be the most super moon of 2013
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Protest planned outside PES Council in Sofia
Anti-government protests in Bulgaria are expected to continue over the weekend, with a separate rally planned in front of the
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Bulgarian socialist MP apologises for calling protesters ‘internet lumpens’
Bulgarian Socialist Party MP Hristo Monov says that he apologises for using the term “internet lumpens” to describe the anti-government
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Barroso underlines concerns to Oresharski
European Commission President Jose Barroso underlined a series of concerns in talks in Brussels with Plamen Oresharski, who occupies the
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Exhibition in Plovdiv marking 60th anniversary of East German uprising
An exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the June 1953 uprising in East Germany is to open in Bulgaria’s second
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Germany blocking Turkey’s EU membership talks
Germany is blocking Turkey’s next step towards membership in the European Union over Ankara’s crackdown on anti-government protests. All 27
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ECHR rejects challenges to Slovakia’s citizenship law
Over the past three years, Slovakia and Hungary have not been able to resolve a dispute over citizenship rights that, along
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