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Romania braces for severe floods in the south-west

July 31, 2014July 31, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Two people have died so far and other four were missing after southwestern Romania was hit by severe flooding, with

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International police operation busts Romanian ‘cybercriminal’ network

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

About 65 people were taken into custody and large sums of money, luxury vehicles and IT equipment when an international

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OMV Petrom finds new oil reserves along the Black Sea coast

July 17, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Romania

OMV Petrom, a company controlled by the Austrian group OMV, announced that it had discovered new reserves of oil in shallow

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Romania expects to be energy independent despite Ukraine crisis

July 14, 2014 VOANews energy, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Romania is expected to achieve energy independence by the end of the decade, due to shale gas and alternative energy

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Romanian prosecutors start hearings in EADS corruption case

July 14, 2014July 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors started hearing at least 40 current and former high ranking dignitaries in a case which concerns a

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Russia bans beef and cattle imports from Romania

July 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Moldova, Romania

Russia announced on July 1 2014 that it would ban beef and cattle imports from Romania amid fears of bovine

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Romanian PM hints at running for presidency

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

Romanian social-democrat prime minister Victor Ponta has said he is ready to make a run at the presidency if he

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Romania’s largest opposition parties agree merger, joint presidential nomination

May 29, 2014May 29, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The European Parliament elections came as a cold shower for Romania’s largest centre-right parties – the National-Liberal Party (PNL) and

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Romania opposition leader resigns after European Parliament election

May 26, 2014May 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014, Romania

The leader of Romania’s largest opposition party in parliament, Crin Antonescu, resigned on May 26, one day after his National-Liberals

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