Tough talk in Romanian politics precedes year of electoral all-out war
The closing year stood out as a period of increased political confrontations between the two rival camps of president Traian
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Rail service across Bulgarian-Romanian Danube Bridge 2 to begin in February 2014 – BDZ head
Passenger and goods train services across the Danube Bridge 2 at the Bulgarian city of Vidin and Romanian city of
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Romania announces one billion euro investment in nuclear energy
Romanian energy minister Constantin Nita announced the government will start a one billion euro investment in building a new type
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Bulgaria’s economic growth improves, but slower than other new EU states – World Bank
Strong exports supported growth in Bulgaria but still weak domestic demand is likely to keep Bulgaria’s economic growth rate below
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Clashes in Bucharest over controversial amendments that boost MPs’ immunity
About 2000 people clashed with police on the night of December 15 2013 in central Bucharest in a protest against
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Bulgaria, Romania discuss negotiations about Black Sea border issue
Senior officials from the foreign ministries of Bulgaria and Romania have held discussions on the negotiation process about the delimitation
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Schengen for Bulgaria and Romania postponed again, but most of EU firm on free movement of persons
In what was anything but a surprise development, European Union home affairs ministers postponed a decision on admitting Bulgaria and
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Two Romanian former cabinet ministers jailed for treason and corruption
Codrut Seres, Romania’s economy minister from 2004 to 2006, and Zsolt Nagy, telecommunications minister from 2004-2007 were sentenced on December 3
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Chevron resumes shale gas exploration in Eastern Romania amid protests
US company Chevron announced on December 2 2013 that it had resumed exploration works in the Vaslui County, in Eastern
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