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Black Sea border guard, coast guard chiefs sign co-operation memo

December 1, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

The heads of border guard and coast guard services of Black Sea countries have signed a memorandum of co-operation and

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Europe 

Romania’s former foreign minister Adrian Severin jailed for four years

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Adrian Severin, a Romanian former MEP and Foreign Minister, will serve four years in prison for influence peddling and bribery.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria-Romania gas interconnector pipeline finished

November 11, 2016November 13, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Romania

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov opened at a ceremony on November 11 the gas interconnector pipeline with Romania, describing it

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Bulgaria World 

Borissov: In CETA deal, Canada lifts visa requirements for Bulgarians, Romanians from December 1 2017

October 21, 2016October 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Bulgaria and Romania withdrew their objections to the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) after getting written assurances from

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Europe 

Romania will not sign the EU-Canada trade agreement

October 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania does not agree with the signing of the trade agreement with Canada, the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) said. Romania

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Bulgaria 

CETA: Bulgaria wants ‘irreversible guarantees’ from Canada on elimination of visas

October 19, 2016October 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Bulgaria’s government said on October 19 that it would not support the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

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Bulgaria 

Danube Bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania to close for checks between October 21 and 23

October 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

The Danube Bridge linking Rousse and Giurgiu will be closed for technical tests for periods of up to six hours

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Europe 

Romania, France to conduct live fire Black Sea naval exercise on October 10

October 8, 2016October 8, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

An air and navy live fire exercise is scheduled for October 10 in the Black Sea, to be staged by five

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Bulgaria World 

Elements, humans put Eastern European forests under stress

September 29, 2016 VOANews Romania

Climate change, acid rain, excessive logging and pest infestation threaten forests in many parts of the world, including Eastern Europe.

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