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Turkey to hold elections in June 2018, more than a year early

April 18, 2018 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on April 18 called for early presidential and general elections on June 24 2018. Polls

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Europe 

Erdogan announces early polls for June 24

April 18, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that his country will hold snap elections on June 24 2018. Moments

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Bulgaria 

Turkish President Erdoğan thanks Bulgarian PM Borissov for meeting with EU leaders in Varna

April 17, 2018April 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian EU Presidency, Turkey

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has written to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov to express his gratitude for the EU-Turkey

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Bulgaria 

Pavlova: First three months of Bulgarian EU presidency successful, big challenges yet to come

April 11, 2018April 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian EU Presidency, Turkey

The first three months of Bulgaria’s Presidency of the Council of the EU have been successful, while the big challenges

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov briefs Greek, Cypriot leaders on Varna EU – Turkey talks

March 28, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, Greece, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has informed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on the issues

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Bulgaria 

EU – Turkey leaders’ meeting in Varna: No agreements, but ‘readiness to keep up dialogue’

March 26, 2018March 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian EU Presidency, Turkey, Varna

As was expected, the March 26 meeting in Bulgarian Black Sea city Varna between the leaders of the European Union

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ECFR: The discreet charm of hypocrisy: An EU-Turkey Power Audit

March 26, 2018March 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian EU Presidency, Turkey

A policy brief by the European Council on Foreign Relations: Addressing a press conference in Paris in January 2018, Turkish

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Bulgaria 

Idea of Turkey – EU Varna summit is ‘great’, Tusk tells Bulgarian PM Borissov

March 26, 2018March 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian EU Presidency, Roumen Radev, Turkey, Varna

European Council President Donald Tusk has told Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov that his idea of holding the EU -Turkey

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Bulgaria 

EU eyes on Varna

March 26, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian EU Presidency, Turkey, Varna

All eyes are on Varna, the Bulgarian city where the EU-Turkey summit will take place.  Only a few days after

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