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Romanians march in record numbers against gold mining project

September 16, 2013September 16, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

More than 15 000 people took to the streets on the night of September 15 2013 in Bucharest and further

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Europe 

Controversy over European Parliament vote on visa requirements

September 13, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia

The European Parliament has approved revisions of visa regulations seen in some quarters as opening the way for reimposing visa

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Romanian parliament passes stray dogs euthanasia law

September 10, 2013September 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romania’s lower house of parliament voted on September 10 to pass a new law that would give local authorities the

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Bulgaria urges citizens not to travel to Middle East and North Africa

August 29, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Cyprus, Greece, Romania

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement on August 29 2013, called on citizens not to travel to the countries of

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Romanian company buys Croatian railway cargo

August 29, 2013August 29, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Romania

Croatian railway company HZ Cargo is to be sold to Romanian investor Grup Feroviar Roman. The initial agreements have now

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Romania tops EU real estate ownership rankings

August 18, 2013August 18, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania has the most real estate owners in Europe, with a rate going to as much as 96.6 per cent

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Romanians’ trust in secret services on the rise, Church loses ground

August 13, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanians’ trust in the state security apparatus has been growing while their confidence in the Church and political parties has

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Romania’s Basescu lashes out at Budapest: Hungary has become a regional hotbed of instability

August 13, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu delivered a virulent speech on August 12 against recent controversial statements by a series of Hungarian

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Romania’s economic growth revised as unemployment reaches three-year high

August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency IMF, Romania

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Romania’s economic growth forecast to two per cent this year up from an

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