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Court backs local councils’ decisions to deny shale gas exploration in Romania

November 18, 2013November 18, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Romania

The Vaslui county court ruled as valid the decisions passed by three local councils that banned shale gas exploration within

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Business 

Romania’s central bank revises inflation forecast to 1.8% in 2013

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The National Bank of Romania has revised the inflation forecast for this year from 3.1 per cent down to 1.8

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Business 

Romania exports up, imports down over the three quarters of 2013

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania’s exports are up by 8.4 per cent over the first nine months of this year compared to the same

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Europe 

EU urged to act after survey finds worsening anti-Semitism

November 8, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary, Romania

The European Union’s leaders have been urged to act more strongly against anti-Semitism after a survey among Jews in France,

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Europe 

Groundbreaking ceremony for US missile defence facility held in Romania

October 29, 2013 Zlatica Hoke of VOANews Romania

Romania and the United States have inaugurated a military site that will be part of the NATO missile defense system

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Europe 

FBI seeks Romanian cyber theft ring

October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 VOANews Romania

The FBI is looking for a Romanian national who led a band of cyber fraudsters that bilked unsuspecting Americans of

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Europe 

Romania says it will not approve EU-Canada agreement if visas are not lifted

October 24, 2013October 25, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The Romanian minister of Foreign Affairs, Titus Corlatean, yesterday warned the Romanian Parliament may not vote the EU-Canada free trade

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Europe 

Romania steps up security measures amid wide street protests

October 21, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The Romanian Government asked the police and gendarmes to sharpen measures against unauthorized streets protests across the country which have

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Bulgaria 

Serious defects in Bulgaria-Romania Danube Bridge 2, Bulgarian transport minister says

October 21, 2013October 21, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

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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