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UPDATED: Bulgaria’s PM Borissov says he will not lead new government

Bulgaria's long-serving Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Wednesday he would not be a candidate to lead the next government after his centre-right GERB party won most seats but fell…

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Erdogan says Turkey remains committed to full EU membership

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey remains committed to full membership in the European Union, for which it is a candidate country despite strains in recent years. Last…

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Turkey, Libya committed to eastern Mediterranean maritime accord

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday (April 12) that Turkey and Libya were committed to a 2019 maritime demarcation accord in the eastern Mediterranean, after meeting Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh in Ankara. Libya's…

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Russia restricts flights to Turkey as COVID-19 cases increase

MOSCOW, April 12 (Reuters) - Russia has decided to restrict flights to and from Turkey from April 15 until June 1 due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, Russian Deputy…

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Turkey’s coronavirus infections soar

The red letters scrolling across the front of Fikret Oluk’s bus say: “Stay Home Turkey”. But the Istanbul driver said passengers are ignoring rules and overcrowding, sometimes without masks, even…

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Turkish president calls for peaceful, diplomatic solution to tensions in eastern Ukraine

(REUTERS) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the "worrying developments" in eastern Ukraine between Kiev and Moscow. The goal is…

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Thousands protest in Belgrade, demand government action to stop pollution

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Several thousand people blocked traffic in front of the Serbian parliament on Saturday in a protest against lack of government action to prevent water, land and air…

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Serbia considers mandatory vaccination of health workers

Serbia could introduce mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar said. “We cannot be in a situation where we…

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“Unlikely to succeed,” Bulgaria’s PM Borissov says will propose new government

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's long-serving prime minister, Boyko Borissov, announced plans on Wednesday to seek a coalition government after his party came first in Sunday's national election, but he said…

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UPDATED: ‘Diplomatic fiasco’ after Ursula von der Leyen relegated to sofa by Erdogan, President Michel clarifies

Turkey committed a major diplomatic faux pas on Tuesday when a visibly frustrated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was relegated to a socially distanced sofa, while European Council…

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Turkey’s daily COVID-19 cases hit all time

Turkey recorded 49,584 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Tuesday, the highest level since the start of the pandemic. Last week President Tayyip…

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Bomb threat on Turkish Airlines flight while taxiing for departure from Warsaw

Reports emerged this morning of a bomb threat on board Turkish Airlines flight TK1766, from Warsaw Poland to Istanbul, Turkey on 4th April 2021 as it was taxiing for departure.…

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Turkish police detain 10 retired admirals

Turkey detained 10 retired admirals who signed a statement asserting the importance to Turkish security of the Montreux Convention designed to prevent the militarisation of the Black Sea, state-owned Anadolu…

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Vjosa Osmani elected as new president of Kosovo

Kosovo’s parliament has appointed a 38-year-old U.S.-educated female law professor and candidate of the ruling Vetevendosje party as the country’s new president, following an election in February. Vjosa Osmani took…

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UPDATED: Bulgarian PM’s party winning election partial official results show but protest parties surge

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will have difficulty holding onto power, after a surge of votes in an election on Sunday for anti-establishment and anti-corruption parties that want him out.…

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Bulgaria’s GERB party of PM Borissov wins national vote, tough talks ahead – UPDATED

Bulgaria's long-serving Prime Minister Boyko Borissov won a national election on Sunday, exit polls showed, and he is now likely to face complex coalition talks to secure another four-year mandate…

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Bulgarians elect new parliament amid COVID fears, anger over graft

Bulgarians vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday that will decide whether long-serving Prime Minister Boyko Borissov wins a fresh four-year mandate despite persistent concerns about graft in the European…

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Turkey records 44,756 new coronavirus cases, highest level yet

Turkey recorded 44,756 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Saturday, the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic. Turkey currently ranks fifth…

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Bulgaria’s ruling GERB extends lead ahead of Sunday’s vote, COVID could hit turnout

Bulgaria's ruling centre-right GERB party has extended its lead over the opposition Socialists ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election but is set to fall short of a majority as smaller parties…

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Turkey logs highest new daily COVID-19 cases since beginning of pandemic

Turkey has recorded 39,302 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic, health ministry data showed. The government eased measures…

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Croatia’s 2020 public debt rises to 89.1% of GDP

Croatia's public debt climbed to 89.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of last year, versus 72.8% a year before, the central bank said on Wednesday. "According to…

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Ryanair to open new base in Croatian capital Zagreb in September

Ryanair will open a new base in the Croatian capital Zagreb from September, the company revealed. “There will be 12 new routes and 36 weekly flights from Zagreb,” Ryanair Chief…

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Turkey logs highest new coronavirus cases since beginning of pandemic

Turkey has recorded 37,303 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic more than a year ago, health ministry data…

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Turkish medics call for tougher measures as COVID-19 surges

Turkey’s top medical group called on the government to reverse its course and tighten COVID-19 restrictions amid a surge in infections, including by imposing curbs on social mobility and contact.…

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Montenegro asks for EU help to pay Chinese loan

The European Union should help Montenegro repay a 1 billion euro ($1.18 billion) loan to the Export-Import Bank of China for the construction of a motorway linking it with the…

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Foreign vaccine-seekers flock to Serbia for COVID-19 shots

Elma jumped in her car with her mother and brother as soon as she heard that Serbia was offering free COVID-19 vaccines to foreigners, and made the five-hour trip from…

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EU leaders make good on trade promises with Turkey, but threaten sanctions

European Union leaders made good on Thursday on a 2016 promise to deepen trade ties with Turkey, but also warned Ankara to expect sanctions if it restarts exploration over disputed hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean. "We call on Turkey to abstain…

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Bulgaria reports record-high 4,851 daily COVID-19 cases

Bulgaria reported 4,851 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, its highest daily tally on record, government health data showed on Wednesday. In total, the Balkan country of…

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Kosovo parliament backs Albin Kurti as new prime minister

Kosovo's parliament voted in Albin Kurti as the country's new prime minister on Monday (March 22), more than a month after the small Balkan country held a snap election. Kurti,…

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Turkey arrests 150 in military probe over Gulen links: Anadolu

Turkish police detained 150 people in raids targeting suspects in the military accused of links to a Muslim cleric who Ankara says was behind a 2016 attempted coup, state-owned Anadolu…

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Bulgaria COVID-19 hospitalisations jump to record high

The number of coronavirus patients in Bulgarian hospitals has risen to 8,545, the highest level since the start of the pandemic last March, official health data showed. A surge in…

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Turkey’s COVID-19 deaths rise above 30,000, total cases top 3 million

Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll rose above 30,000 on Sunday, while the cumulative number of cases topped 3 million, weeks after the country started easing restrictions, health ministry data showed. The…

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Albania donates COVID-19 vaccines to Kosovo health workers

Hundreds of health workers from Kosovo travelled to Albania over the weekend to be inoculated against COVID-19 after the neighbouring country offered to donate some of its supplies. Kosovo, where…

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Europe presses Turkey to rethink ditching violence-on-women pact

European leaders criticised what they called Turkey’s baffling and concerning decision to pull out of an international accord designed to protect women from violence, and urged President Tayyip Erdogan to…

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Turkey withdraws from Istanbul Convention on women’s rights

Turkey has withdrawn from the Istanbul Convention on women's rights, which aims to protect women against violence. The decision by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was published in the country's…

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Sarajevo struggles with record number of deaths from COVID-19

The Bosnian capital has been hit by record number of deaths from COVID-19 in March, prompting hospitals to warn of a lack of capacity for a rising number of patients…

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Erdogan, EU chiefs discuss Turkey-EU ties, East Med ahead of EU summit

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and European Union chiefs discussed eastern Mediterranean tensions and Turkey-EU ties in a video call on Friday, ahead of an EU summit due…

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Three migrants found dead off Turkey coast, Ankara blames Greece

ANKARA (Reuters) - Three migrants were found dead in waters off Turkey's Aegean coastal town of Cesme while three others were rescued, and a search was continuing for one more…

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Bulgaria’s ruling GERB keeps pre-election lead over Socialists

Bulgaria's ruling centre-right GERB party leads the opposition Socialists two weeks before an election but is on course to fall far short of a parliamentary majority, an opinion poll published…

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Russia warns it will ‘have to react’ if Bosnia moves to join NATO

Russia will react if Bosnia takes steps towards joining NATO because Moscow would perceive this as a hostile act, the Russian embassy in Bosnia said in a statement. Bosnia has…

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EU halts sanctions on Turkey oil executives as ties improve

The European Union has frozen plans to blacklist more senior executives at Turkey's state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), four diplomats said, in the clearest sign that a diplomatic offensive by…

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UPDATED: Bulgaria announces nationwide restrictions as COVID infections rise

Bulgaria will close schools, restaurants and shopping malls until the end of March as it battles a surge in COVID-19 infections that have stretched its hospitals, the health minister said…

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Greece, Turkey resume preliminary talks on maritime dispute

ATHENS, March 16 (Reuters) - Greece and Turkey began another round of exploratory talks in Athens on Tuesday, seeking common ground on a long-standing maritime boundaries dispute before a European…

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Dinamo coach Mamic resigns, faces prison ahead of Spurs clash

Croatia's Supreme Court on Monday confirmed a prison sentence for Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic for fraud, ahead of the club's Europa League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, the Balkan nation's state…

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Legal proceedings may delay 5G rollout in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's telecoms operator said it would hold a meeting on Monday to seek ways to boost the commercial rollout of 5G wireless networks after telecoms operator Vivacom contested in court…

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Kosovo opens embassy in Jerusalem

Kosovo opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, joining the United States and Guatemala as the only countries with embassies in a city whose status is at the…

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Serbia plans to start manufacturing Sinopharm, Sputnik shots

Serbia announced it plans to start domestic production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in May and China’s Sinopharm shot by mid-October. After meeting United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

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UPDATED: Bulgaria suspends rollout of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Bulgaria on Friday temporary halted inoculations with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine until the European medicine regulator produces a written statement dispelling all doubts about the vaccine's safety. "Until all doubts…

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New coronavirus cases in Turkey hit highest level this year

The daily number of new coronavirus cases in Turkey rose on Wednesday to the highest level this year, Health Ministry data showed, ten days after President Tayyip Erdogan announced an…

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Air Serbia and IATA to test COVID-19 vaccination travel pass

Air Serbia and global aviation body IATA plan to begin testing a mobile application to help travellers to store and manage certifications for COVID-19 tests or vaccines, the Serbian flag…

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Bulgaria reports highest new Covid cases in three months

Bulgaria reported 3,502 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, its highest daily tally in three months, while the number of deaths increased to 132, government data showed. The Balkan country, which…

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Turkey COVID-19 cases hit two-month highs

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The daily number of new coronavirus cases in Turkey rose to two-month highs near 14,000 on Tuesday, Health Ministry data showed, more than a week after President…

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Turkey logs over 13,000 coronavirus cases, highest since January 6

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey recorded 13,215 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, Health Ministry data showed, the highest level since Jan. 6, bringing the total number of cases to 2,793,632.…

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Photo Story: Celebration of Shrovetide in Bulgaria

A child spins a fireball near a bonfire during the celebration of Shrovetide in the village Goren Lozen near Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday night. Shrovetide is the last day Orthodox…

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Air France flight made emergency landing in Bulgaria over disruptive passenger

SOFIA (Reuters) - An Air France flight en route from Paris to New Delhi made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria on Friday at about 5 p.m. (1500…

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Turkey’s Erdogan, Germany’s Merkel hold video call

In a video call on Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed bilateral ties and regional issues of interest to both countries, said an official…

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Ten killed in military helicopter crash in southeast Turkey -defence ministry

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A military helicopter crashed in southeast Turkey on Thursday, killing 10 army personnel including a lieutenant general and injuring three, the defence ministry said. The helicopter took…

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