Syrian intervention renewal an Ankara balancing act
Turkey’s parliament voted Thursday to extend a mandate authorizing deployment of troops in Syria if necessary for another year. Passing
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Year: 2013
Bulgaria needs more funds to cope with refugee situation, European Commissioner Georgieva says
Bulgaria’s European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva, whose portfolio covers humanitarian aid and crisis response, said that she understood that the country
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Anti-government Protest Network calls for daily protests to become weekly
The anti-government Protest Network issued a call on October 3, the 112th day of protests demanding the resignation of the
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Bulgarian businessman charged in Belene ‘embezzlement’ case
Bulgarian business executive Bogomil Manchev, chief executive of the Risk Engineering company, was on October 4 2013 charged with incitement
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Bulgarian Parliament cancels sitting after again failing to muster quorum
The sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament that had been scheduled for October 4 2013 was cancelled because of the latest failure
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Bulgaria’s tourism revenue growth ‘outpacing economic development’
Bulgaria currently is seeing an increase of about 5.8 per cent in tourists compared to the same period last year
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Erdogan reduces military service; reveals plans for Presidency
Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed the reduction of military service in an interview with TV networks A Haber
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Bulgaria in talks on redirecting refugees to neighbouring countries
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry was holding active consultations and talks on redirecting refugees to neighbouring countries, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior
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EU, UNHCR speak out after Lampedusa tragedy
European Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Cecilia Malmström and the head of the UN High Commission for Refugees António Guterres are
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