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Love thy neighbour? Romanian official angered by Hungarian ‘interference’

July 31, 2013 Attila Leitner of The Budapest Times Hungary, Romania

Romanian Foreign Ministry state secretary George Ciamba has “taken note with surprise” comments by “certain Hungarian officials” at the annual

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Europe 

Romanian company buys Croatian state railway freight operator

July 24, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Romania

Grampet Group, a Romanian company, has come out winner in the bidding process for the sale of 75 per cent

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Europe 

European Commission warns Romania of incoherent financial plan

July 19, 2013July 19, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The European executive arm has warned Romania its plan drawn up with a view to access EU funds during the

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Europe 

Romania seeks another two year long stand-by agreement with IMF

July 17, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania has successfully concluded its international loan agreements and seeks another two year long preventive arrangement, the Romanian President Traian

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Business 

Romanian-Bulgarian trade ‘to surpass three billion euro this year’

July 3, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Trade between Romania and Bulgaria is expected to total more than three billion euro in 2013, Bronislav Denev, economic advisor

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Turkey’s Fenerbahce and Besiktas handed Uefa bans, Romania’s Steaua spared

June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Turkey

The disciplinary committee of Europe’s football governing body Uefa has ruled to hand European competition bans to Turkish clubs Fenerbahce

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Europe 

Tragic accident in Montenegro troubles political waters in Bucharest

June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The Romanian opposition is up in arms over what it calls a belated reaction from the Romanian authorities to the

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Bulgaria 

Romania, Bulgaria discuss hydro-power plant on Danube

June 25, 2013July 10, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania and Bulgaria are discussing opening a jointly managed hydro-power plant on Danube, Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta said, just

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Europe 

Romania sells rail freight company for more than 200M euro

June 23, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Grup Feroviar Roman SA (GFR), a private railway operator, won the bidding for CFR Marfa, Romania’s state owned rail freight

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