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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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Europe 

Romania offshore gas law plays with fire

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 Deutsche Welle energy, Romania

Romania’s untapped oil and gas potential of up to 200 billion cubic meters, or bcm, in the Black Sea has

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Europe 

Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia in top five EU net personal transfer recipients in 2017

November 15, 2018November 16, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Greece, Romania, Serbia

The three European Union member states in south-eastern Europe were among the largest net recipients of personal transfers in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves opening of new checkpoint at Krushari on Romanian border

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

At a regular meeting on November 14, the Bulgarian Cabinet approved the opening of a new checkpoint at Krushari on

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Europe 

Romania CVM report full of red ink ahead of EU presidency

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Romania

The European Commission delivered a scathing assessment of Romania’s efforts under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism in a report on

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Bulgaria 

EP committee demands Bulgaria’s and Romania’s swift accession to Schengen

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Romania, Schengen

Members of the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a call to European Union ministers

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Bulgaria 

Switzerland to remove labour market restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians at end of May 2019

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Switzerland will remove its labour market restrictions on citizens of EU countries Bulgaria and Romania at the end of May

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Europe 

European Court of Human Rights rules against Romania over victims of 1989 revolution

November 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Romania should pay about 345 000 euro to 23 victims

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