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Bulgaria and Romania to draft agreement on third bridge over Danube

June 27, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Bulgaria and Romania will prepare an intergovernmental agreement to build a third bridge over the Danube between Svishtov and Zimnicea,

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Europe 

Romania ruling party leader heads to jail after corruption conviction upheld

May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Liviu Dragnea, the head of Romania’s ruling social-democrat party, turned himself in on May 27 after a high court upheld

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to deepen co-operation with Romania, North Macedonia on the environment

May 15, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia, Romania

Bulgaria’s Cabinet, meeting on May 15, approved agreements with the Republic of North Macedonia and with Romania on aspects of

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Business 

Bulgaria and Romania to step up co-operation to help development of SMEs

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

At a regular meeting on February 20, Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a draft memorandum of understanding on small and medium-sized enterprises

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Perspectives 

Opinion: The hideous face of communism is alive and well in Romania

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Deutsche Welle Romania

There is an old line that comes from the days of Romania’s “Socialist realism” style of literary-ideological manipulation: “The party

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Bulgaria 

New checkpoint at Bulgarian – Romanian border opened

December 17, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The Krushari – Dobromir border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Romania opened on December 17. The opening is in line with

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Bulgaria 

EU Council adopts 2019 catch limits for Black Sea fisheries

December 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Next year Bulgarian and Romanian fishermen in the Black Sea will be able to continue fishing at the same levels

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Bulgaria 

European Parliament votes call on EU leaders to admit Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen

December 11, 2018December 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen, Sergei Stanishev

The European Parliament voted on December 11 to call on the European Council to admit Bulgaria and Romania to the

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Europe 

Romania government crisis deepens amid foreign meddling claims

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 Deutsche Welle Romania

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has partially rejected a cabinet reshuffle proposed by his country’s government. Iohannis, of the National Liberal

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