Pope John Paul II to be declared saint on April 27
John Paul II, the Polish-born pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005 will be declared a
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Month: April 2014
S&P and Fitch upgrade Cyprus
Credit rating agencies Standard and Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch have raised Cyprus’s credit ratings because the eastern Mediterranean island’s government
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: President calls for ‘constructive and tolerant debate’
In a speech to the nation to mark the April 25 official start of the European Parliament election campaign period
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European elections 2014: Bulgaria’s media in (and out) of focus
Georgi Lozanov, head of Bulgaria’s Council for Electronic Media (CEM) said on the eve of the official campaign period for
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Macedonia’s ruling party set for victory in April 27 parliamentary and presidential elections
In power since 2006, the ruling party in Macedonia appears set for victory in the April 27 2014 elections, with
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President meets Bulgarian church Patriarch ahead of trip to Rome for canonisation of Popes
President Rossen Plevneliev has held talks with Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit ahead of the head of state’s trip to
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Bulgaria’s central bank brings in caps on bankers’ bonuses
The governing council of central Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has approved, at an April 24 meeting, caps on bankers’ bonuses
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Ukraine forcing EU to rethink Russia policy
The head of the European Union’s delegation to Russia has cast doubt on the effectiveness of last week’s multiparty agreement
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What’s On: Tall Ships Regatta returns to Varna
Four years after the Bulgarian port city of Varna played host to the Tall Ships Regatta, the annual historical sailing
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