Greece approves 2013 austerity budget
Greek lawmakers have approved the country’s 2013 budget, which cuts spending and raises taxes in a bid to prevent the
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Month: November 2012
Standard & Poor’s raises credit rating of Bulgarian capital Sofia
International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s upgraded the credit rating of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, the city’s mayor Yordanka
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Public infighting opens among top Bulgarian clergy in Patriarch succession battle
Eulogies for the late Patriarch Maxim, the long-standing head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, praised him as a unifier –
Read moreRemembrance Day commemorated in Sofia: Photo Gallery
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years
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Syria opposition signs unity deal
Syrian delegates at opposition talks in Qatar say they have signed a hard-fought agreement to form a new coalition of
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Serbian president offers to mediate in Athens – Skopje ‘Macedonia’ name dispute
Serbian president Tomislav Nikolić has repeated his offer that Serbia is prepared to mediate in the settlement of unresolved issues
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Thousands protest in Greece as budget vote looms
Thousands of protesters gathered outside of Greece’s parliament as lawmakers prepared to vote on the annual budget which is expected
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Petraeus scandal started with FBI probe into e-mails
A U.S. media report says the scandal that led Central Intelligence Agency chief David Petraeus to resign because of an
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Greece likely to get more time to cut debt
European leaders appear set to give Greece two more years — to 2016 — to cut its debt even as
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