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Bulgarians Celebrate the Birth of Christ, Thousands have a Name Day

Bulgarian Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ today, marking the Nativity with traditions and festivities. Name day celebrations abound, with individuals such as Hristo, Radoslav, Bozhidar, Emil, Emmanuel, Christian, Reneta, Christiana, Christian, Christiana, Christina, Christina and others.

Vucic: Serbia meeting commitments, but not contrarily to its constitution

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday Serbia was committed to preservation of peace and stability and that the country knew its commitments and was meeting them in line with agreements but that it was clear what it could not do because doing so would be contrary to its constitution.

Vucic: Serbia knows its commitments and is meeting them, but not contrarily to constitution

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday Serbia was committed to preservation of peace and stability and that the country knew its commitments and was meeting them in line with agreements but that it was clear what it could not do because doing so would be contrary to its constitution.

Winter will not be easy for Europe: Erdoğan

Europe will struggle this winter as Russia has choked off the supplies of natural gas that the continent depended on for years, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said.

"This winter will not be easy for Europe. It will be a very troubled winter. It will be a very heavy winter financially," Erdoğan told journalists on his presidential plane on his way back from Croatia on Sept. 8.

Serbia Under Pressure to Join Sanctions Against Russia, Says Vucic

Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday evening that after Vladimir Putin's decision to recognise the Russian-backed Ukrainian rebel regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Serbia is already facing pressure to impose sanctions on Russia, as the US and EU are expected to do.

Ankara, Moscow to hold more talks to reduce Syria tensions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Feb. 25 announced that a Russian delegation would arrive the following day to resume talks aimed at easing tensions in northwestern Syria. He also said no consensus was reached for a four-way meeting next month between the leaders of France, German, Russia and Turkey.

European Council Fails to Reward North Macedonia, Albania

In a major blow to the hopes of the two Balkan countries, the European Council - preoccupied with Brexit -  on Thursday failed to give Albania and North Macedonia a date to start EU membership talks.

In a last-ditch effort to reach an agreement on the matter, amid fading hope, the Council moved the issue of enlargement to Friday's last session of the council.

Greek PM in bid to boost alliances both at home and abroad

Having spent his first three weeks in office establishing his administration and drafting three key bills, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis now plans to shift his focus to two goals: a flurry of meetings with foreign leaders aimed at securing more fiscal space for Greece and exploratory alliances at home. 

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