Turkish PM warns protesters to leave park
Turkey’s prime minister has given a “final warning” for protesters to leave Istanbul’s Taksim Square. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Year: 2013
World Bank cuts Bulgaria’s economic growth forecast
The World Bank downgraded its estimates for global economic growth in 2013 and 2014, but said that the global economy
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MEPs endorse motion to scale down European Parliament
European Parliament has approved the European Council draft decision to reduce the size of the European Union’s legislative body. The
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Bulgarian socialist government’s changes to security system press ahead
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has declined a request by centre-right former ruling party GERB to veto changes to the State
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Goal-line technology debuts in world soccer
Goal line technology makes its debut in international football this weekend at the Confederations Cup in Brazil. FIFA, the sport’s
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Bulgarian public broadcasters ‘concerned and disappointed’ at closure of Greece’s ERT
Public broadcasters Bulgarian National Television and Bulgarian National Radio have expressed support for the European Broadcasting Union’s statement of concern
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Turkish government offers possible referendum on public park
Turkey’s government says it may be willing to put to referendum the question of building in a public park —
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Bulgaria’s former interior minister Tsvetanov charged in eavesdropping case
Tsvetan Tsvetanov, interior minister in the Boiko Borissov government that resigned in February, was formally charged on June 12 with
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European Commission ‘notes’ closure of Greek broadcaster ERT
The European Commission has noted the decision by the Greek authorities to close down public broadcaster the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation,
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