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Romanian road transporters warn they will crash fuel tax by buying abroad

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

An association of road transporters in Romania has asked the government not to introduce a seven euro cent fuel excise

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IMF: Romania set for lower growth in 2014

February 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a 2.2 per cent economic growth for Romania in 2014, down from 2.8 per

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Romanian PM Ponta seeks control over secret service

February 4, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta is aiming to bring one of Romania’s secret services – the Special Telecommunications Service (STS)

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Police bust international network of Romanian payment card fraudsters

January 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romanian and French law enforcement authorities, supported by the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, have successfully dismantled a Romanian

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Weekly review: Crash tested Romanian government

January 26, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

This week, the Romanian government went into direct collision with the public again, only a few weeks after it had

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Romania’s Basescu warns IMF he won’t approve new fuel taxes

January 24, 2014January 24, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency IMF, Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu yesterday warned the visiting IMF delegation he disagrees with the new energy taxes, especially the new

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Romania’s interior minister resigns amid public pressure over aircraft crash

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian interior minister Radu Stroe resigned on January 23 2014 amid public and political pressure sparked by a belated intervention

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EC hails progress, voices concerns about judicial independence in Romania CVM report

January 22, 2014January 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Romania

The European Commission said on January 22 that Romania has made progress in many areas since last year’s Co-operation and

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US automotive companies open manufacturing units in Romania

January 21, 2014January 21, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

TRW Automotive and Lear Corp will open in January 2014 two factories in Roman and Iasi, eastern Romania, which will

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