Serious defects in Bulgaria-Romania Danube Bridge 2, Bulgarian transport minister says
An inspection by Bulgarian officials has found 20 serious defects in Danube Bridge 2, opened in mid-June 2013 and which
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US to use Romanian airbase for Afghan pullout
Romania has agreed to allow the U.S. military to use an airbase near the Black Sea as a key logistics
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Floods sweep southern Romania
More than 60 litres of rainwater fell in Pitesti, within just three hours. Several inhabitants were rescued by boats. Dozens of
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Chevron suspends shale gas exploration in Romanian county amid protests, villagers call for referendum
The US company Chevron has suspended its scheduled shale gas exploration activities in the Vaslui County after fours days running
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First shale gas explorations in Romania met with sit-in protests
Several hundred people, mostly villagers, formed a human chain to prevent US company Chevron from installing its first prospecting well
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Romania: Top private companies top fraud scheme with EU funds
Private companies have surpassed local authorities as concerns the weight of EU funds frauds while the overall number of frauds
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Romanian opposition kicks off race for presidential candidate
he Romanian rightist opposition grouped around the democrat-liberals (PDL) has started the internal bid to find the candidate who will
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Romanian deputy PM indicted for electoral fraud in 2012 referendum
Romanian deputy prime minister Liviu Dragnea, suggestively nicknamed a “local baron” by the Romanian media and one of the most
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5.5 Richter scale earthquake in Romania’s Vrancea felt in Bulgarian towns
The earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale that hit Vrancea in Romania early in the morning on October 6
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