Bulgaria’s ruling party: Parliamentary declaration on Turkey not a good idea
The head of the Bulgarian Parliament’s committee on foreign affairs has spoken out against an opposition party’s call for an
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Month: July 2016
Turkey coup said to have started earlier than planned
The tanks started to roll seven hours earlier than planned Friday in Istanbul, with soldiers quickly blocking the famous Bosphorus
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Brexit prompts cuts in global economic growth forecasts
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its two-year global economic growth forecast due to uncertainty surrounding Britain’s exit from
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European Commission cuts growth forecast in first post-Brexit update
Uncertainty resulting from the UK’s vote to leave the EU was the main factor affecting the economic outlook in the
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160 held in police operation in Sofia against illegal migration
Bulgarian police detained about 160 people in an operation in capital city Sofia against illegal migration on July 18 and
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Bulgarian police intercept 45 trying to cross border into Serbia
Bulgarian Border Police detained 45 foreigners attempting to illegally cross the Bulgarian – Serbian border in the past day, the
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Turkish ambassador: Supporters of Gulen have schools in Bulgaria
The organisation founded by Fethullah Gulen, the Muslim cleric and opponent of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has schools at
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Bulgaria’s Nataliya Apostolova is appointed new EU ambassador in Pristina
The Committee for Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament has appointed Bulgarian diplomat Nataliya Apostolova as special representative of the European
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Turkey crackdown grows as Erdogan encourages protests
Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are holding nightly rallies across the country to celebrate the defeat of Friday’s
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