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Bulgaria, Greece, Romania to link up gas grids in ‘vertical corridor’

December 10, 2014December 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece, Romania, South Stream

The European Union will continue to focus on building up gas grid connections between member states in the wake of

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‘Increasingly difficult for Bulgarian companies to get into Romanian market’ – report

December 1, 2014December 1, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

It is increasingly difficult for Bulgarian companies to get into the Romanian market, while it remains one of the most

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Europe 

Romania’s ruling party cleans ranks after electoral loss

November 28, 2014November 28, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania’s ruling social-democrat party PSD expelled on November 27 several high ranking members who had voiced discontent over the presidential

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Bulgaria 

New European Commission to continue monitoring Bulgaria and Romania on judicial reform, fighting corruption

November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Romania

The new European Commission that took office at the beginning of October 2014 intends keeping in place its mechanism of

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5.6 Richter scale earthquake in Romania’s Vrancea felt in northern Bulgaria

November 23, 2014November 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

An earthquake of 5.6 on the Richter scale epicentred in Vrancea in south-eastern Romania at 9.15pm on November 22 was

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Romania constitutional court declares Iohannis president-elect

November 21, 2014May 10, 2024 Alex Bivol Romania

Romania’s constitutional court validated on November 21 the outcome of the presidential elections in the country, officially naming Sibiu mayor

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Romanian foreign minister Melescanu resigns after voting abroad outcry

November 18, 2014November 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romania’s foreign minister Teodor Melescanu resigned on November 18, only eight days after his appointment, following the large outcry over

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Europe 

Sibiu mayor Iohannis wins Romanian presidency in surprise landslide win

November 17, 2014November 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Klaus Iohannis, the ethnic German mayor of the town of Sibiu in central Romania, won the presidential run-off on November

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Europe 

Romanian PM Ponta concedes presidential election – updated

November 16, 2014November 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta conceded defeat in the presidential run-off to his rival, Sibiu mayor Klaus Iohannis, late on November

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