by CBBSS | Jul 28, 2021 | Regional News
The Turkish government announced Wednesday that it would shut down three news agencies, 16 TV channels, 23 radio stations, 45 newspapers and 15 magazines, EU Observer reports. Ankara also issued arrest warrants for 47 journalists and media executives, most of whom...
by CBBSS | Jul 26, 2021 | Regional News
Erdogan is again demanding the EU disburse the 3 billion euros in funds for refugees that Brussels promised to Ankara, EU Observer reports. Likewise, Erdogan is again threatening to unleash the 3 million Syrian refugees Turkey is hosting. Brussels and Ankara agreed on...
by CBBSS | Jul 25, 2021 | Regional News
The EU has relinquished the European Council presidency for the second half of 2017, possibly leaving Bulgaria in control of the EU presidency in early 2018, Balkan Insight reports. Bulgaria has never before held the EU presidency, and Sofia will be stepping into the...
by CBBSS | Jul 24, 2021 | International News and Analysis
As Russia prepares to host a conference of worldwide separatists — ranging from Hawaii and Texas to Scottish and Catalan — NBC News runs a piece examining Moscow’s interests in backing secessionists and ultranationalist movements in the West. Experts say Russia...
by CBBSS | Jul 20, 2021 | International News and Analysis
An article in The Moscow Times suggests, in the aftermath of the coup attempt in Turkey, Russia and Turkey will cooperate more because they will be bound by the fact that they are both being rejected by Europe. Read original...
