News archive of June 2017

Kosovo Embassy Driver Charged With Weapons Dealing

Albert Veliu's day job was as an employee of Kosovo's Foreign Ministry, driving Kosovo Consul Teuta Sahaqija around the traffic-choked streets of New York.

Mosul victory in 'next few days' as ISIL falls back in Syria

Iraq will declare victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Mosul during the "next few days," a senior commander said on June 30, as the jihadists fell back in neighboring Syria.

Mogherini: EU and NATO "strongly coordinating on messages to Balkans"

PHOTO: TANJUG/ ZORAN ZESTIC

The EU and NATO are coordinating very strongly on different messages they are sending, including in the Western Balkans.

EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini said this in Brussels on Thursday, after after arriving at the NATO defense ministerial meeting.

Turkey bans energy drink sales for under-18s

The Turkish Food, Agriculture and Livestock Ministry has banned the sale of energy drinks for those under the age of 18, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on June 30. 

Such products will have to be sold with a tag to be read easily, saying: "[It] should not be consumed together with alcohol, or mixed with it."

Bulgarian PM is on a Visit in Dubrovnik

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is in Croatian city of Dubrovnik for the summit of the Heads of State and Government of the countries participating in the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) within the final meetings of the Croatian SEECP Chairmanship, reported BNT. 

Yemeksepeti owner Delivery Hero goes public in Frankfurt

German food delivery firm Delivery Hero, which also owns Turkey's leading food ordering giant Yemeksepeti, successfully dipped its first toe into the Frankfurt stock market on June 30, in an initial public offering highly anticipated by investors.

Part of Praga Blvd and Knyaz Al. Dondukov in Sofia to be Closed Due to Reconstruction

On Sunday, the traffic will be closed between the "Prague" Blvd., from Pencho Slaveykov Blvd., to "Gen. Skobelev " and on Monday -" Knyaz Alexander Dondukov "Blvd. from Str " Serdika "  to" G. S. Rakovski ". This was announced by the mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova during the inspection of the repair of ''Asen Yordanov'' Blvd, reported bTV. 

German Government Welcomes Turkey's Erdogan to G20 as "Important Guest"

The German government said it would welcome Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan as an important guest during the meeting of G20 leading economies in Hamburg from July 7-8, despite Berlin's decision Thursday to bar other public events by Erdogan, Reuters reported.

We don't want any party's flag representing the march: CHP leader

The ongoing march from Ankara to Istanbul is about justice and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said he does not want any political party's flag to be held aloft in the cortege.

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