News archive of June 2019
US appoints ambassador to Ankara after almost two years
The Embassy of the United States in Ankara announced that the U.S. Senate on late June 27 confirmed David Satterfield to be the next U.S. ambassador to Turkey.
Cyprus reserves large part of EEZ for naval exercises in response to similar Navtex from Turkey
Cyprus has issued a navigational telex reserving a large area of Block 3 and a part of Block 2 in its exclusive economic zone for naval exercises, the country's Phileleftheros newspaper reported on Friday.
Cyprus reserves large part of EEZ for naval exercises in response to similat Navtex from Turkey
Cyprus has issued a navigational telex reserving a large area of Block 3 and a part of Block 2 in its exclusive economic zone for naval exercises, the country's Phileleftheros newspaper reported on Friday.
EU's Tusk lashes out at Putin on democracy
EU President Donald Tusk on June 28 lashed out at his Russian counterpart in unusually undiplomatic language, saying he "strongly disagreed" with Vladimir Putin when he said liberalism was "obsolete."
Revenues from International Tourism in Bulgaria For the First 4 Months of the Year Amounted to Nearly EUR 590 million
Revenues from international tourism for the first 4 months of the year amounted to nearly 590 million euros.
,,This is a growth of 4.2% compared to the same period last year'', Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova told the participants in the Plovdiv Economic Forum.
,,12% of the country's GDP is formed by tourism'', she added.
Violent storms halt six trains, fell trees, damage overhead power lines in western Romania
Six trains are halted at railway stations after railway traffic has been suspended in the western part of Romania, between the stations of Caransebes and Orsova, where violent storms felled trees that damaged high voltage power line supplying the trains, bringing railway traffic to a halt, the National Railway Company CFR SA reported on Friday.
Lost bear cub reunited with mother in NE Turkey
With the help of park rangers, a bear cub in Turkey's Black Sea region was reunited with its relieved mother after being briefly separated on June 27.
Police make huge drug bust in eastern Turkey
Anti-narcotics police in Turkey have seized more than 1.2 million cannabis sativa roots and 337 kilograms (742.958) of marijuana in an air-supported operation, officials said on June 28.
Foreign trade gap narrows 76.5% in May
Turkey's foreign trade deficit decreased significantly in May, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on June 28.
Eurostat: 21% of Bulgarians Aged 20-34 do not Work or Study
According to the National Statistical Institute, approximately 250,000 young Bulgarian compatriots have been demoted to study and work last year.
More than half of them are Bulgarians and one third are Roma.
Young people, who neither study nor work, live mostly in villages and have low education. However, 10% of inactive young people are university graduates.