Clearing of ground starts after court opens the way for ‘Dunegate’ project in Nessebur
The Administrative Court in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas handed down a judgment on February 14 opening the
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Day: February 16, 2014
Boiko Borissov’s GERB elects three deputy leaders
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party has finessed the Tsvetan Tsvetanov problem by adding two additional deputy leaders to the party.
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Bulgaria’s brightest Sochi medal hope falls short
Snowboarder Alexandra Zhekova, seen before the start of the Winter Games in Sochi as Bulgaria’s best chance for an Olympic
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Of trolls and talking points
Opponents and critics of the Bulgarian Socialist Party government have seized with glee on a series of media reports arising
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UN rights office concerned over Turkey’s new law on internet curbs
The United Nations human rights office has expressed concerns about a bill allowing Turkey’s telecommunications authority (Turkish Telecommunications Directorate) the
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Turkey tightens control over judiciary
Turkey’s parliament has approved a law giving the government more power over the council that appoints and oversees judges and
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Turkey makes progress toward EU
After another round of extensive talks, the EU and Turkey have welcomed an agreement via a joint declaration on the
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Bomb threat, clashes at far-right ‘day of honour’ rally in Hungary
A bomb scare forced hundreds of extreme right-wing demonstrators to relocate their “day of honour” ceremonies from Clark Ádám tér
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