Sectarianism brings Turkey and Iran closer
Turkey’s foreign minister is due to visit Tehran on November 26, the latest step in rapprochement efforts between the former
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Month: November 2013
OECD: Global economic recovery ‘real but slow’
The global economy is expected to continue expanding at a moderate pace over the coming two years, but policymakers must
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European Parliament approves EU’s long-term budget for 2014-2020
After months of complex negotiations, the European Parliament approved on November 19 2013 the European Union’s long-term budget for 2014-2020.
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Sofia set for day of drama amid sundry protests on November 20
Bulgarian capital city Sofia was set for a day of drama on November 20, with plans for sundry protests and
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We are expanding our energy borders beyond political borders, Turkish energy minister says
The statements of Turkish Energy minister Taner Yildiz on the country’s efforts to search for oil in northern Iraq and
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Berlin calls Turkey’s EU membership into question
Germany’s political parties negotiating a coalition government announced on Tuesday that the European Union may not be able to accept
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Polish PM to present programme for rest of his term alongside government reshuffle
Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk will announce the government’s programme for the remaining two years of term together with the
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Bid to backtrack on Oresharski blunder on threat to public servants
A further attempt has been made to backtrack on Plamen Oresharski’s controversial statement that people on the public payroll who
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Bulgaria faces further EU funds freeze – reports
Bulgaria could see up to 400 million euro worth of EU money in next programming period frozen unless the government
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