In the first year, Romania had a mediocre presence in Brussels. Out of 35 Romanian members of the European Parliament (MEPs), only 8 may boast on their rich activity, 10 had a mediocre activity and 17 slept just as well as they do back home. Despite their poor participation, some intend to run for a
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A new gas pipeline, South Stream, may be built, crossing Romania on its road towards the Western Europe, said the president of the Italian energy group ENI, Paolo Scaroni, after meeting Gazprom officials in Moscow. The crossing of the Romanian land is a new idea, since all previous projects seemed t
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After witnessing the ongoing real estate credit crisis in the United States, the European Union may introduce a series of obligatory rules for the way real estate credits are accepted, in order to make sure that such loans are offered in a transparent way, Reuters informs, quoting a document issued
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Expelling 200,000 Romanians from Italy would be equal to „a deportation outside any legal frame”, says the Italian president, Giorgio Napolitano, in an interview for German daily Die Zeit, quoted by Antena 3. In the interview, Napolitano says that he will not accept such a solution, not
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French coreographer Maurice Bejart died in Switzerland on Thursday, at the age of 80, representatives of the Lausanne Ballet have announced, quoted by AFP. They said Bejart passed away during the night but did not specify the cause of death. The artist had been hospitalized at the Lausanne universi
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Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev starts an official visit to Bucharest on Thursday, the Romanian Presidency has announced. His visit to Romania is part of a tour of several European Union countries including Slovakia and Hungary at a time when the EU is trying to cut down its energy dependence
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The Ukraine government approved a drilling plan for the natural gas resources on the Black Sea continental shelf. While it is only a project, it involves the construction of some drilling units off the Black Sea coast not far from the Serpents Island, which is a subject of dispute with Romania, Sego
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The Romanian Foreign Ministry will hire Gypsies at the country's consulates in Italy and Spain to provide a better link between the authorities and the communities living there. The new employees will not be brought from Romania but they will be selected from Romanian communities living legally in t
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Formers French President Jacques Chirac is facing investigation for alleged public funds embezzlement in a case dading since he served as mayor of Paris, his lawyer Jean Veil has announced, quoted by Reuters. Chirac, aged 74, is involved in a scandal involving jobs allegedly given by the Paris City
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Two young Romanians aged 16 and 18 respectively were stabbed in Carmagnola, Italy on Sunday night. They were immediately transferred to a local hospital and are out of danger, according to La Repubblica. The youngsters accounted that they were attacked by several Italians who fled in a car shortly
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