Turkish Deputy PM comments on and encourages new ‘standing man’ protest
Ankara. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç, who is also former parliament speaker, commented and, on first reading, approved of the ‘standing man’ protest, a new type of protest in Turkey, the television channel CNN Turk reported.

Turkish PM reiterates opposition to “abortions and Cesarean section”
Ankara. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once against commented on the topical issue about “the legality and morality of abortions and Cesarean section” and reiterated his thesis that “a crime is committed through them,” the television channel CNN Turk reported.

We will undertake decisive steps against contraband: Bulgarian PM
Sofia. We will undertake decisive steps against contraband, Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski vowed in the parliament, while presenting the stabilization and urgent measures for improving Bulgarian citizens’ social condition, the business environment and democratization of governance, FOCUS News Agency reported.