EU environment commissioner punts ‘blue economy’ at conference in Sofia
In Bulgaria and Romania alone, the five largest sectors of the blue economy create a total of 160 000 jobs
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Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors seek green light to arrest former finance minister
Romania’s Anti-Corruption Department (DNA) has sent the country’s prosecutor-general a report in which it asks the top magistrate to notify
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Romania and Poland vow to join forces to beef up Nato’s Eastern flanks
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis and his host Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski agreed in a joint statement on March 12 that
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Romania sets up governmental body to fight heavy drinking
The Romanian government approved on March 11 2015 the establishment of a national council subordinated to the Health Ministry and
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Romanian media tycoon jailed for five years
Dan Diaconescu, once a former media tycoon and who then turned to politics riding on the back of a soaring
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Nato maritime group begins operations in the Black Sea
Nato ships assigned to Standing Nato Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) arrived on March 4 2015 in the Black Sea to
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Romanian defence ministry denies conscription amid conflict in Ukraine
Romanian defence ministry Mircea Dusa said on February 27 that there was no conscription underway in the country amid the military
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Romanian president heads to Germany, to discuss Schengen
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis left for Berlin on February 25 on an official visit which is expected to have Romania’s Schengen
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Bulgaria and Romania together can have a strong voice in the region and the EU – foreign ministers
Close co-operation will make Bulgaria and Romania’s voice better heard in the region and the European Union, Bulgarian Foreign Minister
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