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Ponta asks for pension increase enforcement, under new law, as of 1 January 2019
Leader of the Pro Romania Party Victor Ponta announced on Saturday evening he agrees to the pensions being increased as of 1 January 2019, adding that he will file an amendment in this respect when the new pension draft law is debated in Parliament.
Fugitive Romanian Crime Boss Awaits Extradition from Britain
One of Romania's most wanted organised crime bosses is in detention while waiting to be returned to his home country, after a British court ruled on Wednesday to remand him in custody until September 15.
Florin Ghinea, 43, was arrested on Tuesday as he was leaving a gym in Watford, Hertfordshire, according to the National Crime Agency's Armed Operations Unit.
"Everyone was against partitioning Kosovo; then came Trump"
Major European capitals are opposed and the US used to be too - but things have changed under Trump, the article says.
"European officials are concerned the Trump administration's hands-off approach to diplomacy could risk destabilizing a tinderbox region in Southeast Europe," it continues.
Romanians, Bulgarians Accused of Abusing German Child Benefits
Claims that Bulgarian and Romanian 'economic refugees' are abusing the German child welfare system by claiming benefits for children who live outside the country have attracted criticism from the Romanian Foreign Ministry.
Soren Link, the mayor of the western German city of Duisburg, accused the Berlin government of "sleeping through the problem".
Thousands Join Romanian Diaspora Anti-Corruption Protest
Thousands of Romanian expatriates converged on central Bucharest on Friday for one of the largest rallies against the ruling Social Democrat Party since it won elections in December 2016.
Romanians Angered by Italian Allegations of Exporting 'Slaves'
Romanians expressed outrage on Thursday over a remark by Italy's right-wing interior minister, Matteo Salvini, in which he accused fellow European Union members Romania and Bulgaria of exporting "slaves" to Italy.
PNL's Turcan:Dragnea sends Vasilescu to announce Pension Law prior to the meeting; seen this in 1989
The deputy chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL, opposition) Raluca Turcan says that the chairman of the Social Democratic Party (main ruling PSD) sent Olguta Vasilescu, the Minister of Labor, to announce the Pension law prior to diaspora's meeting (August 10, ed. n), just like Nicolae Ceausescu did in 1989.
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Causes Little Outrage in Romania
Police in Sighetu Marmatiei in northern Romania on Monday were investigating who was responsible for anti-Semitic graffiti sprayed on Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel's childhood home at the weekend.
MAE condemns any anti-Semitic gestures, in reference to foul play on 'Elie Wiesel' Memorial House
Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) expresses its regret and strongly condemns and anti-Semitic gestures, with respect to the foul play committed on the 'Elie Wiesel' Memorial House in Sighetu Marmatiei of the Peace Nobel Prize Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.
Balkan Migrants in Germany Number 2.6 Million
Over 2.6 million of the 19.3 million people in Germany with migrant backgrounds come from Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Kosovo, the latest census data from the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, show.
PM Dancila: Budget deficit will fall within 3pct of GDP target
The national budget deficit will fall within the target of 3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Thursday at the beginning of a government meeting.
Eurostat: Bulgarians Spend Most of Their Money on Food
The biggest item of spending in the "shopping basket" of Bulgarians for 2017 was food according data from an analysis of Eurostat financial characteristics of household consumption in the EU.
In this indicator, our country is in the company of Romania, Latvia and Estonia, where "food" is the most important indicator in household consumption expenditure.
Massive Attack Concert Makes Political Waves in Romania
British trip-hop band Massive Attack made waves in Bucharest after displaying messages supporting Romania's anti-corruption activists at a concert on Tuesday night in the capital.
Some of the lines displayed on giant screens were political messages on global issues such as immigration and racism.
Aleksandar Vucic: Serbia has Surpassed Bulgaria and has Better Standard of Living
Serbian President Aleksandar Vukic said his country has already outperformed Bulgaria in regards to average salary. Currently in Serbia it is 424 euros.
Romania Changes Criminal Code Despite Fierce Criticism
Romania's Social Democrat-led parliament on Wednesday adopted changes to the Criminal Code in an emergency meeting that took place a day earlier than scheduled - and despite criticism from the opposition, anti-corruption activists and foreign diplomats.