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‘The Lady’ of Romanian politics, detained in large-scale corruption case

February 11, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Elena Udrea, arguably the most famous woman in Romanian politics, was last night detained for 24 hours and taken into

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Bulgaria 

Nato command centres in Romania and Bulgaria draw Russia’s ire

February 7, 2015February 10, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Nato, Romania

Russia threatened to respond in kind to NATO’s February 5 decision to establish new command centres in six countries in

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Europe 

Dracula Park project floated again in Romania

January 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania wants to build a Dracula theme park in Transylvania, the head of the national tourism agency said, reviving an

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Europe 

Romania’s Schengen membership halted only for political reasons – president

January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania belongs to the Schengen area since the country fully fulfills all the accession technical criteria while all the other

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Europe 

EC hails ‘impressive momentum’ in fighting corruption in Romania’s CVM report

January 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, judiciary, Romania

The European Commission said on January 28 that Romania has made continued progress since last year’s Co-operation and Verification Mechanism

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Europe 

Top court clears Romanian president of incompatibility charges

January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania’s High Court of Justice has rejected an appeal submitted by the National Integrity Agency (ANI), an independent body tasked

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Europe 

Swiss franc’s sudden appreciation puts Romanian lawmakers on alert

January 21, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The budget-finance committee of the Romanian parliament’s lower house will on January 21 discuss measures to diminish the impact of the

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2014 in CEE: From Sochi to MH17 to South Stream

December 30, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, archaeology, Czech Republic, European Parliament, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Stream, Turkey, Ukraine

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Europe 

USS Donald Cook to enter Black Sea

December 26, 2014January 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook was to enter the Black Sea on December 26 2014 “to

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