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Success and challenges behind Poland’s tranformation process have been put in the limelight as part of events to mark 25 years that passed since the country held first elections to transit to democracy Selim Akan selim.akan@hdn.com.tr Poland will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the historic first free post-war elections on

TIRANA - Leaders of Orthodox churches - including a delegation of the Serbian Orthodox Church headed by Patriarch Irinej - consecrated the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana on Sunday.

The consecration service - a major event for all Orthodox churches - was led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Albania's Balkanweb reports.

BELGRADE - Air Serbia's Airbus A319 flight on Thursday launched a new daily airline route connecting two European capitals Belgrade and Warsaw after 15 years, Serbian air carrier released.

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev congratulated in a phone conversation  the newly-elected Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, said the President's press office. 

According to 99.03% of the processed ballots, Poroshenko wins the May 25 presidential elections with 54.7% of the votes. 

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said on Thursday its shareholders had voted to allow Cyprus to receive investments from it for a limited period.

The EBRD, holding its annual meeting in Warsaw, voted to provide up to 700 million euros of financing to Cyprus over the next six years.

The net financial wealth of Bulgarian households more than tripled in the past 9 years, amounting to nearly EUR 25 B by 2013, according to data of UniCredit Group.

According to the analysis of UniCredit´s CEE Strategic Analysis department, the net financial wealth of Bulgarian households is to reach EUR 26.9 B in 2014, compared to a level of around EUR 7 B in 2004.

The EU, Ukraine and Russia have failed to agree on gas issues on Friday's meeting in Warsaw, Poland.

Two more sessions of the three-way energy talks are planned for May, according to the EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger as quoted by RIA Novosti agency.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Berlin on Friday to discuss the prospects of an "energy union" proposed by Poland.

Tusk has recently reiterated calls for the establishing of a EU-wide union aimed at reducing energy dependence on Russia.

BELGRADE - Serbia's national airline Air Serbia will start operating everyday flights to Warsaw from May 29.

To honour the occasion, tickets will be on promotional sale until April 25, with prices starting from EUR 99 (all fees and extra costs included).

The tickets will be valid for the period between May 29 and October 25, Air Serbia said in a statement.

Air Serbia will include eight new destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East this spring.

Daily flights to the Bulgarian coastal town of Varna begin on May 1st, while departures to Dubrovnik will be launched on May 15th, operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.