Bulgarian MFA wants Edirne Consul-General to explain controversial changes to Liberation Day celebration
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is seeking an explanation from the Consul-General in the Turkish city of Edirne
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Turkey
Ankara: Increased security measures against possible terror attack threats
According to a March 5 statement by the office of the governor of the Turkish capital Ankara, security measures in
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EU leaders will decide mere days beforehand whether Varna summit with Turkey will go ahead
A decision will be taken at the European Council meeting on March 22 and 23 whether the “conditions are there”
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Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office: Pre-trial proceedings opened regarding fence at Turkish border
The Bulgarian Prosecutor-General’s office said on February 21 that pre-trial proceedings had been opened in connection with an offence related
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Bulgarian PM Borissov discusses infrastructure, migration crisis with Turkish counterpart Yıldırım
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks with his Turkish counterpart Binali Yıldırım on February 16 while attending the annual
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MEPs visit Bulgaria to inspect Frontex operations at Turkish border
Members of the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee are on a three-day visit to Bulgaria to see first-hand how Frontex
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EU leaders invite Turkish president Erdoğan to ‘leaders’ meeting’ in Bulgaria’s Varna in March 2018
European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker have written to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inviting
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Bulgarian PM and Turkish ambassador: Dialogue between EU and Ankara must be normalised
The dialogue between European Union member states and Turkey must be normalised in the context of understanding and prudent decisions,
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Turkish Stream gas pipeline to divert to Bulgaria – Turkish media
A report in Turkish newspaper Habertürk on December 14 claimed that the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline could be diverted
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