Turkey election down to Erdogan agenda
Turkey’s ruling party looks as if it will remain in the majority in parliament in this weekend’s elections, with polls
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Month: June 2015
Blasts rip HDP rally in Turkey
Two explosions ripped through an opposition political rally Friday in Diyarbakir, Turkey, two days before key parliamentary elections. At least
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Macedonian opposition leader cancels visit to Brussels after EU commissioner’s declaration
Macedonian opposition leader Zoran Zaev said on June 5 that he would not take part in the June 10 talks scheduled to
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Right Sector threatens Kyiv gay pride march
Anti-gay groups in Ukraine, including the militant Right Sector, are threatening to stop a gay pride march planned for June
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Tsipras: We won’t sign a new austerity programme
Speaking in parliament on June 5, Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras said he called the session because the people, and
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Tensions grow over Russia’s ‘secret’ EU travel blacklist
The thing about secret lists is that you don’t know if you’re on one — until you find out you
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Bulgaria reports 0.9% economic growth in Q1 2015
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by
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Bulgarian schools checked for cheating produce reduced results
Schools in the Bulgarian towns of Kurdzhali, Ihtiman and Ardino that were subjected to special checks by inspectors this year
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Romanian PM Ponta faces criminal charges in corruption case
Romania’s anti-corruption prosecution office DNA said on June 5 that it was asking parliament to approve a request to pursue
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