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Bulgarian Referendum Against Turkey EU Membership, 2010
Proponents in Bulgaria collected signatures for a Referendum Against Turkey's Membership in the European Union (EU) in 2010.
The VMRO Bulgarian Nationalist party sponsored the referendum. The group said, "Turkey is just not a European country. The vast part of Turkey's territory (97 percent) is in Asia. There is no way for Turkey to become an EU member without Bulgaria's support and we must prevent our politicians from supporting Turkey."[1][2][3]
Bulgarians needed to collect 500,000 signatures from registered voters in order to have the referendum appear on the ballot for a vote. The referendum could also have appeared on the ballot if 200,000 valid signatures were submitted and if the Bulgarian parliament decided to call a referendum. Signatures were due by July 19, 2010.[4][5]Proponents submitted 330,000 signatures and 200,000 were found to be valid.[6][7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Focus Fen, "If Turkey joins EU, Bulgaria will lose great part of European subsidies," July 15, 2010
- ↑ Sofia news Agency, "Proposal for Bulgarian Referendum on Turkey EU Accession Successful - Report," November 16, 2010
- ↑ EU Observer, "Bulgarian nationalists urge referendum on Turkey's EU bid," April 26, 2010
- ↑ Sofia News Agency, "Bulgaria Nationalists Move to Call Referendum on Turkey EU Accession," April 15, 2010
- ↑ Sofia News Agency, "VMRO collects 10 000 signatures for referendum against Turkey’s EU membership," April 18, 2010
- ↑ Sofia News Agency, "Bulgarian Nationalists Closer to Referendum on Turkey EU Accession," May 18, 2010
- ↑ Sofia News Agency, "Bulgarian Nationalists Demand Referendum on Turkey EU Future," July 14, 2010
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