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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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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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