Turkey’s PM, president manoeuvre for power
Turkey appears to be witnessing a new rivalry between its prime minister and president. Although both are founding members of
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Russia Watch: Back to the Future: 2012 US-Russia relations echo 1832
The U.S. Ambassador labored to get Congress to ratify a trade treaty that would grant “favored nation” status to Russia.
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Three nominees in the running for Bulgaria’s next prosecutor-general
Three people have been put forth as Bulgaria’s next prosecutor-general before the deadline for nominations expired, amid lingering doubts about
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EU leaders make little progress in budget talks
European Union leaders made little progress Friday at a second day of talks on a new budget aimed at confronting
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Bulgaria’s failed Constitutional Court judge handed ‘golden parachute’
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has accepted the resignation of Veneta Markovska, the Constitutional Court judge that never was, handing
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Bulgarians abroad to be allowed to vote in nuclear referendum
Bulgarians living outside the country will have the opportunity to cast ballots in the January 2013 referendum on the future
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Parliament approves first step towards checking media bosses for ties to communist-era State Security
Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved the first reading of amendments that will open the way for the Dossier Commission to check
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Gaza and Israel calm as cease-fire holds
A cease-fire that halted eight days of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas held firm on Thursday as thousands of
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Analysis: Bulgarian government blunders hand ammunition to opposition
The unedifying spectacle that Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB government has produced in the saga of Veneta Markovska, the Constitutional Court judge
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