Clerics in Central Europe and Russia react to pope’s taboo-breaking resignation
Three days before Roman Catholics throughout the world observed Ash Wednesday, traditionally a day of fasting and repentance, their spiritual
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Europe
No horsemeat found in lasagna at major retail chains in Bulgaria, food safety agency says
Inspections at major retail chains in Bulgaria had not found any horsemeat in lasagna on sale, the head of the
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Ukraine named world No. 1 copyright pirate, faces economic sanctions
For the second time in its history, Ukraine has been called world’s No. 1 copyright pirate. The International Intellectual Property
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Israeli diplomats step up calls to EU to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organisation
Israel’s diplomats, including the ambassadors in Bulgaria, Romania and to the United Nations, have stepped up concerted calls to the
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Horsemeat scandal: EU calls on all member states to test meat for a month, says no current reason to suspect health risk
A meeting of agriculture ministers of several European Union countries to discuss the horsemeat scandal has produced a call to
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Poland to start construction of north-south gas pipeline in 2014
Poland’s state-owned natural gas transmission monopoly Gaz-System plans to start the construction of a 1,000 kilometer north-south gas pipeline in
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Bulgaria joins in international condemnation of North Korean nuclear test
Bulgaria strongly condemns the third nuclear test carried out by North Korea, which is leading to an even more acute
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EC sets out requirements for Kosovo to move closer to visa liberalisation
Kosovo will have to adopt laws on co-operation in border management and a law on combating people trafficking, while amending
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EU claims that crisis is over are premature, analysts warn
European financial markets were mixed Monday after the budget deal struck by EU leaders Friday, which will see overall spending
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