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PM Ponta: Nov. 2, 16 election rounds have clearly shown Law No. 370/2004 must be changed

The election rounds on November 2 and 16 have clearly shown that the provisions of Law No. 370/2004 on the organization of the vote in the country and abroad are outdone by demographic realities and by the push for free movement, particularly in the European Union space, Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Tuesday told the plenary sitting of the Chamber of Deputies.

Migrant surge across Mediterranean continues as Italy rescues 900

Italian authorities said Nov. 15 that more than 900 people had been rescued at sea in 24 hours, in a blow to hopes that the approach of winter would stem the flow of migrants attempting perilous crossings of the Mediterranean.
      

Bulgaria's Border Police Arrests 41 Syrians At Crossing With Romania

Bulgaria's border police arrested 41 Syrians at the Danube Bridge border crossing with Romania for illegally trying to leave the country, reports Vesti.bg.

They were found early on Thursday morning hiding in a truck with Turkish plates. The Turkish driver was also arrested.

Candidate Iohannis: Voting a right, not a slogan

Klaus Iohannis, running for president as the candidate of the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL), defines himself as the candidate for which 'voting is not a slogan, but a right.'

Klaus Iohannis: I guarantee there will be no pension cuts while I am president

Pension indexation, which is now sold as a pension increase, is compulsory by law, the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) candidate in the presidential elections, Klaus Iohannis, said on Tuesday evening, giving guarantees that there would be no pension cuts if he became president.

Romania’s Foreign Minister Steps Down

Romania's Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean resigned on Monday amid protests against the government which protestors say had prevented expats from voting for president.

Rallies in Romanian cities support emigration voting conditions

Protest rallies gathered thousands of people in several Romanian cities on Saturday evening; people were condemning the conditions of the November 2 first round of the presidential election for voters abroad. Social media was an important tool in convening those claiming solidarity with the Romanian emigration and chanting anti-governmental slogans.

UNICEF: Bulgaria Has Highest Child Poverty Rate in Europe

Bulgaria has the highest child poverty rate in Europe, according to Tanya Radocaj, UNICEF Representative for Bulgaria.

Speaking Wednesday in Veliko Tarnovo at a forum devoted to the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, she said that the biggest challenge for Bulgaria was child poverty.

Two suspects detained in probe into migrant boat disaster

Police have detained two suspects in an investigation launched into the sinking of a migrant boat off the northern coast of Istanbul as a search continues for 13 people who were on the vessel, including the Turkish captain.

The detentions conducted late on Nov. 4 were the first since the previous day’s accident, which killed at least 24.

More than one in three Greeks close to poverty

More than one in three Greeks was at risk of poverty and social exclusion at the end of 2013, according to figures made public by the European Commission’s statistics service, Eurostat, on Tuesday.

Migrant boat traversed entire Bosphorus without being detected before disaster

A boat carrying Afghan refugees that sank off the northern coast of Istanbul on Nov. 3, killing at least 24 people, appears to have traversed the entire Bosphorus without being spotted, daily Hürriyet has learned. Search efforts are continuing for the 13 migrants still missing.

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