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Romanian president: ‘The EU might force us into accepting more migrants’

September 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The European Commission might twist Romania’s arm and make it accept more migrants that it is willing to take in. And that was

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Romanian PM indicted on money-laundering charges

September 17, 2015September 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta and a former transport minister in his cabinet have been indicted in a corruption investigation

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Europe 

Romania: Hungary’s fence ‘unfair’

September 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Hungary, Romania

Romanian authorities disapprove of Hungary’s intention to build a fence on their common border, following the crisis situation at the

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Hungary to build anti-immigrant fence on Romanian border

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 Deutsche Welle Hungary, Romania, Serbia

Hungary has announced that it will build a fence on part of its border with Romania. The move comes as

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Europe 

Bucharest mayor arrested on charges of bribery

September 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Sorin Oprescu, mayor of Romania’s capital city of Bucharest, was arrested for 30 days on September 6 for allegedly taking

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to call new tender to build gas inter-connector with Romania

September 4, 2015September 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Romania

Bulgaria will be forced to call a new tender to pick a contractor for the underwater stretch of the much-postponed

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Europe 

Migrant crisis slows down Romania’s Schengen agenda

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Illegal migration and terrorism have a direct effect on Romania’s Schengen agenda. Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu said on September

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Europe 

US Army going the distance to reassure allies in Eastern Europe

August 6, 2015 Carla Babb of VOANews Nato, Romania

Amid increased Russian aggression in Ukraine, the U.S. Army needed a fresh way to reassure its eastern European allies. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet submits tax treaty with Romania for ratification

July 15, 2015July 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Bulgaria’s Cabinet said on July 15 that it has submitted the memorandum updating the treaty on double taxation and tax

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