Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan ready to negotiate with the Taliban In an interview for CNN Türk, Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan said that he could meet with the leader of the Taliban as part of the efforts to end the fights in..
Politico: Romanians look to church for deliverance from fourth virus wave Romania’s vaccination campaign started with a bang — it was among the most rapid EU vaccinators in the early part of 2021 — but soon fizzled out. August data shows..
"Mini Schengen" renamed "Open Balkan", Bulgaria is also invited Open Balkan will be the new name of the regional initiative informally called Mini-Schengen, Zoom.mk reports. This was announced at the Regional Economic Forum in..
There is an increased migration pressure on the country, but it is not uncommon. This is how the caretaker Minister of Interior Boyko Rashkov assessed the situation in response to a question in parliament. The Minister clarified that..
Compared to 2020, the number of illegal migrants detained during the first 6 months of the year has quadrupled, the Border Police announced for the BNR. During this period the border authorities have prevented almost 8,300 illegal migrants from..
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has convicted Bulgaria over returning a Turkish journalist critical of the official position of Ankara back to Turkey without examining his asylum application, BNT reports. The name of the victim has..
Bulgarian school goers were awarded distinctions for their achievements in space science at the Space Camp Turkey, a programme modelled after NASA. “For 21 years, ever since it was created, we have been partners in this space camp located in..
From Sofia to Durres by train after 2030 From Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Burgas, via Sofia and Skopje to the Albanian port of Durres on the Adriatic as of 2030. This idea was discussed at the first tripartite high level meeting..
1/3 of people in Turkey say Bulgaria and Turkey are close in terms of culture 2/3 of people in Turkey would vote in favour of EU membership for the country. With young people aged under 24, this percentage is 70. More than 1/3 of..
Oliv e r V a rhelyi: June is a critical month for the Western Balkans EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi stated, at the Western Balkans summit in Tirana, that this year can be called a year of the..
