Erdogan continues effort to hold on to power in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s aspiration to change Turkey’s parliamentary system of government to an executive presidency is being blamed for the
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Day: February 17, 2016
Ukraine’s government faces fresh problems, at home, abroad
Ukraine’s government faced fresh challenges at home and abroad Wednesday, when a major political party withdrew from the governing coalition
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Blast rocks Turkey’s capital, at least 28 killed
Turkish officials say at least 28 people have been killed and 61 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in
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Bulgarian Cabinet cancels identification documents tender
Bulgaria’s government decided on February 17 to cancel a tender, called last month and estimated to be worth 484 million
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Proposal for Bulgarian Parliament to probe claims of Russian and Turkish interference in domestic politics
MPs from several political parties have signed a petition by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) calling for the
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US ambassador-designate to Bulgaria Rubin outlines priorities in video greeting
US ambassador-designate in Sofia, Eric Rubin, outlined his priorities in office in a video posted by the US embassy in
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FDI in Bulgaria in 2015 was 1.58B euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2015 stood at 1.58 billion euro, the equivalent of 3.5 per cent of the
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Thousands say final farewell to Bulgarian football great Trifon Ivanov
Several thousand mourners attended the memorial service on February 17 2016 for Trifon Ivanov, the Bulgarian football great who was
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Eight years of independence, celebrations and protests in Kosovo
Kosovo celebrates on February 17 2016 its eighth anniversary of Independence, amid celebrations by the majority and protests by the opposition.
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