Clashes at Harmanli refugee centre spark political storm in Bulgaria
The violent clashes between people locked down in Bulgaria’s Harmanli refugee centre and police prompted a political storm, with Parliament’s
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Majority of European Parliament votes to freeze EU membership talks with Turkey
The majority of lawmakers in the European Parliament on Thursday voted to halt membership talks with Turkey after Ankara’s post-coup
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Turkey looks east as EU mulls suspending its membership bid
Turkey’s decades-long bid to join the European Union hangs increasingly in the balance as criticism grows over an ongoing crackdown
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Bulgarian, CEE leaders react to Trump election
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov are among leaders in Central and Eastern Europe who have sent
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Bulgaria backs EU’s ‘grave concern’ about Turkey’s arrests of HDP members
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement backing the position of EU leaders expressing “grave concern” about the
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Bulgarian military blocked 350 migrants from crossing from Turkish border in past 90 days
Bulgarian military personnel prevented 350 migrants from crossing into the country across the Turkish border in the past month and
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister on Erdoğan: No responsible politician should question borders
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov says that no responsible political should bring into question the current borders between countries in
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Son of ‘Gülenist’ repatriated to Turkey rejects Bulgarian Interior Ministry claim none sought asylum
At least one of the seven suspected followers of Fethullah Gülen who were repatriated to Turkey by Bulgaria had wanted
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Bulgarian government approves further 20M leva for fence at Turkish border against migration
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on October 19 a further 20 million leva (about 10.23 million euro) towards the building of a
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