News archive of June 2020

Bulgaria Protesters Take to Streets Over New Environment Threat

The amendments to the act were recently approved on a first reading. They were introduced by the nationalist Vice-Prime Minister, Valery Simeonov and former Ecology Minister Neno Dimov before his resignation and arrest, with the blessing of the Minister of Environment, Emil Dimitrov.

Wizz Air Аnnounced 8 New Routes from Varna, Bulgaria

Wizz Air announced today the distribution of the 3rd aircraft to its base in Varna. The new Airbus A320 will join the flotilla on July 24, 2020, which will make it possible to launch 8 new routes from Varna to Athens, Barcelona, ​​Brussels, Salzburg, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Hanover.

Turkey grants $5 mln support to Palestine amid pandemic

Turkey has granted $5 million to Palestine to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to a ruling published in the Official Gazette on June 26. 

The agreement on providing a financial contribution to Palestine amid pandemic was signed on June 11 in the Turkish capital city of Ankara with Palestinian envoy to Turkey Faed Mustafa.

Ankara responds to US concerns on Hagia Sophia

Turkey has responded to the United States' envoy for religious freedom, Sam Brownback, who called on the Turkish government to maintain the status of the Hagia Sophia as a museum and stressed that it is an active contributor to the preservation of 18 world heritage sites.

Turkish Parliament suspends work after increase in COVID-19 cases on premises

Legislative work in the Turkish Parliament has been suspended until June 30 after an increase in coronavirus cases on its premises.
On June 24, seven new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in parliament including one technician at its hospital, an official at the press office and some staff working in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) working for group chair Naci Bostancı.

Montenegro Bans Public Gatherings as Church Protests Resume

Serbian Orthodox Church protests in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: BIRN/Samir Kajosevic

On Thursday, the National Coordination Body for Infectious Diseases announced that open-air religious gatherings would be prohibited unless they took place on church premises. The same body also banned political gatherings in open spaces.

Limited curfew set for weekend in Turkey

Limited curfews across the country will be imposed in Turkey on June 27 and June 28 when university admission exams are held.
Earlier in June, a limited curfew was imposed in all provinces as eighth-graders took the High School Transition System (LGS) exam on June 20.

Irregular arrivals from Turkey to EU down 94 percent

Irregular arrivals from Turkey to European Union countries were 94 percent lower than before a key migrant agreement Ankara and Brussels sealed four years ago , and a total of about 27,000 Syrian refugees have been resettled from Turkey to European countries, new data from the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) have shown.

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