News archive of July 2014

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (BDP) officially submitted the name of its presidential candidate, Selahattin Demirtaş, the HDP co-chair, to Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek on July 1.

HDP Parliament Group Deputy Chair İdris Baluken submitted the petition, signed by 30 lawmakers, saying the election next month is important and its “result more important.”

BRUSSELS - The European Horizon 2020 programme opens up great opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises, Serbia's Minister of Education, Science and Technology Srdjan Verbic said on Tuesday as Serbia joined the programme, aimed at encouraging innovation and scientific development.

"Serbia building relationship of trust with Hungary"

BELGRADE -- Relations between Serbia and Hungary are improving, and Serbia will be a good and responsible partner to Hungary, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić says.

He spoke in Belgrade on Tuesday spoke after the governments of the two countries held their first-ever joint session in Belgrade.

Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security (DANS) has seized 30 kg of amphetamine tablets, the agency announced.

On June 27th, employees of DANS under the leadership of the District Prosecution Office in the town of Pernik, conducted a special operation on the territory of the Pernik region for the prevention of drug trafficking.

Tax payables and fines have been removed from the list of items that would see amnesty as part of a draft omnibus bill, following criticism by the finance minister on June 30.

Liverpool have completed the signing of Adam Lallana after the Southampton and England midfielder successfully underwent a club medical on Tuesday.
      
The transfer fee agreed by Southampton for the 26-year-old midfielder is believed to be around 25million (31million euros) and he will be on a five-year contract.
      

Turkey is the best route for sending offshore natural gas from Cyprus to Europe, EU Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on July 1.

Çavuşoğlu’s comments came amid growing expectations that the reserves from the Aphrodite gas field off the southern coast of Cyprus – estimated to be about 200 billion cubic meters – could prove a catalyst for peace and cooperation in the region.

Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, the joint presidential candidate of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has called for a “democratic and civilized” race, following the nomination of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the upcoming presidential election.

LONDON - Serbian tennis player Nenad Zimonjic and his Canadian colleague Daniel Nestor qualified for the Wimbledon championships quarterfinal in men's doubles as they defeated Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay and David Marrero Santana of Spain in the third round match on Tuesday, 7-6 (10-8), 4-6, 6-4.

Later in the day, Zimonjic will play once more in a match in the mixed doubles category.