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Romanians Lose Interest in Marking 1989 Revolution
As she has done for the past two decades on December 21, a 47-year-old woman walked alone through downtown Bucharest on Monday, starting in Piata Universitatii, the capital's main square, where she laid a few flowers by a large cross.
Turkey detains two suspects with 148 authentic passports
Sevil Erku?sevil.erkus@hurriyet.com.trDozens of passports seized when Turkish counterterrorism units detained two suspects at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport are authentic passports, all but one issued by EU-member countries, a senior Turkish official has said.
NATO Set to Activate Missile Shield in Romania
The US Navy will formally inaugurate its new missile defence base in southern Romania on Friday once construction of the base is complete.
There are still some tests to be run before the system is fully operational, most likely by April next year, according to Romanian officials.
Drug Plug Ban Angers Romanian Advertisers
Romanian advertising companies risks losing over 50 million euro from expected earnings if drug companies are not allowed to advertise on TV and radio any longer.
The figures come from the International Advertising Association Romania, IAA.
The IAA on Wednesday protested against a new law that bans explicit ads for over-the-counter medicines.
President Appeals for 'New Start' in Romania
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday will call for a major re-write of the country's complex laws in an address to the country's parliament.
A document that BIRN has obtained quotes the President as saying: "This has to be the moment for a new beginning. Parliament must be at the heart of simplifying and rationalising legislation, which now is too complex.
Prince Caught up in Romanian Fraud Probe
Romania's anti-graft investigators on Monday questioned Ioana Valmar, the ex-wife of the speaker of the parliament, in a case of real estate fraud involving many big public names and even royalty.
Valmar, a notary, is being investigated for her role in legalising the paperwork in illegal land and property dealings, which prosecutors say cost the state some 136 million euros.
Bulgarian Customs Prevent Smuggling of Ancient Coins, Artifacts into England
Bulgarian customs authorities have prevented the smuggling of thousands of ancient coins and archaeological artifacts from Bulgaria into England, the National Customs Agency in Sofia said on Monday.
Balkan States Hit by Illegal Cash Outflow
The new report by US NGO Global Financial Integrity entitled 'Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2004-2013' rings alarm bells about the amount of 'black money' leaving the four Balkan countries each year.
Romania Scraps Funds For New Churches
Romania's budget for 2016, which parliament is due to approve this week, has cut to zero the government's contribution to the construction of new churches.
In particular, this will affect work on the Cathedral of the Redeemer, which is expected to be the tallest church in Southeast Europe.
Turkey faces Spain, Czech Republic, Croatia at Euro 2016
The 24 nations participating in the 2016 European Championship have discovered who their group-stage opponents will be next summer. Turkey will face Spain - crowned European champions in the last two tournaments - the Czech Republic and Croatia in Group D.
Turkey manager Fatih Terim described the group as "tough" but he remained hopeful.
Moody's upgrades outlook on Romania's rating from stable to positive
Moody's Investors Service changed on December 11 Romania's rating outlook from stable to positive and affirmed the country's sovereign rating at Baa3 (investment grade), the Public Finance Ministry announced on Saturday.
Romania Targets Wealthiest Tax Dodgers
Tax authority check wealthy Romanians | Photo: Rl.ro
Romania's tax administration, ANAF, is checking the assets of 30 ultra-wealthy Romanians from an initial group of people with personal assets of over 20 million euro, according to information BIRN has obtained.
Deputy FM Mardas to participate in the 33rd Meeting of the BSEC Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas departs today for Romania, where he will represent Greece at the 33rd Meeting of the BSEC Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, which is taking place in Bucharest on 11 December 2015.
Slovakia's President, Bulgaria's PM Discuss Gas Projects, Migration Crisis
Diversification of gas routes and supply sources in Europe as well as the migration crisis have been in the focus of Thursday's meeting of Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov with Slovakia's President Andrej Kiska in Sofia on Thursday.
Bulgaria-Greece Gas Link to Start Work in Mid-2018
Construction of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) is to begin next October, and the link is to become operational by mid-2018, officials from the two countries confirmed on Thursday.