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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Bulgaria on Erdogan’s Lausanne Treaty controversy: Talk about borders not beneficial to regional stability
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry reacted on December 8 to Turkish president Erdogan’s statement in Athens that Turkey and Greece should “update” the
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Erdogan visit to Greece sparks political controversy
The historic visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Athens on December 7 sparked a political disagreement between ruling
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