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Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has called snap elections at the request of his ultra-nationalist ally, the Nationalist Action Party (MHP), in a surprise move forced upon the government by […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan surprised even his close associates with his decision to go to snap polls. Immediately after meeting with his ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on April 18 called for early presidential and general elections on June 24 2018. Polls had been scheduled for N ...
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that his country will hold snap elections on June 24 2018. Moments after his meeting with the ...
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has written to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov to express his gratitude for the EU-Turkey summit that was held in Varna on March 26, the […]
The first three months of Bulgaria’s Presidency of the Council of the EU have been successful, while the big challenges will be in the second three months with debates that […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has informed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on the issues raised during the March 26 EU-Turkey leaders meeting in Varna, […]
As was expected, the March 26 meeting in Bulgarian Black Sea city Varna between the leaders of the European Union and Turkey produced neither agreements nor compromises, but – in […]
A policy brief by the European Council on Foreign Relations: Addressing a press conference in Paris in January 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan complained that years of waiting for […]
European Council President Donald Tusk has told Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov that his idea of holding the EU -Turkey summit in Varna as an opportunity to re-establish dialogue with […]
