Merkel advocates bilateral, trilateral deals over migrants to EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday downplayed expectations that the EU summit next Thursday will be able to come to
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Month: June 2018
Turkey holds breath as votes counted in June 24 election
Polls have closed in Turkey’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections. Incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, could face a run-off round
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Netanyahu welcomes Bulgaria’s decision to upgrade honorary consulate in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the decision by the Bulgarian government to upgrade the honorary consulate in Jerusalem,
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Borissov: Bulgaria showed that as a front-line country, it can cope with refugee pressure
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, speaking on June 24 ahead of a meeting of EU leaders on migration and asylum,
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Political party with two MPs quits Bulgarian socialist coalition group
The minority Bulgarian Agrarian Union Alexander Stamboliiski political party is quitting the Bulgarian Socialist Party coalition group in the National
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Where do EU countries stand on migration?
For EU member states, trying to find a common solution to irregular migration has exposed the fault lines that divide the bloc.
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Bulgarian authorities on alert amid forecasts of heavy rains, strong winds and possible floods
District governors and municipal mayors in Bulgaria have been ordered to take preventative measures to safeguard people and counter flooding
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Turkish elections and Erdogan’s second-round nightmare
Turkey will experience one of the most crucial electoral battles in its history on June 24, as the winner of
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Bulgaria Agriculture Minister: Million eggs to be withdrawn from market because of bird flu
More than a million eggs are to be withdrawn from the Bulgarian market because of outbreaks of bird flu in
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