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Large Natural Gas Field Discovered in Romania's Black Sea Continental Shelf
Russian oil giant Lukoil, PanAtlantic and Romgaz discovered a significant natural gas field in the Black Sea continental shelf of Romania.
This was announced by Romgaz, the largest natural gas producer and main gas supplier in Romania, in a statement released on Wednesday.
Romania to Raise Salaries of Teaching Staff
The centre-left government of Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Tuesday announced plans to increase the salaries of employees in the state education sector by 15 per cent, starting from December.
This follows a 25 per cent raise earlier this month in the wages of Romanian doctors and nurses, which are among the lowest in Europe.
Moldova Joins EU's CESEC Gas Connectivity Initiative
Moldova has joined the high-level group of CESEC, the gas connectivity initiative of the European Commission for central-eastern and southeastern Europe.
Romania's Ruling Party Elects New Leader
With less than one year before crucial local and parliamentary elections, members of the ruling centre-left Social Democratic Party, PSD, overwhelmingly voted for Dragnea as the party's new leader on Sunday.
Where is homeschooling legal in Europe?
Homeschooling is legal but highly regulated in Europe. It is legal in Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Lusembourg, Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic (until the age of 12 years), Hungary, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, San Marino, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Andora and Sweden.
Marks & Spencer Leaving 5 SEE Countries
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has announced it is pulling out of Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.
M&S has 12 stores (employing 106 people) in these five Southeastern European countries, three of them in Bulgaria.
Tourist arrivals up 20.8 % for Jan-Jun period
According to the Frontier Statistical Survey conducted by the Bank of Greece, in the period January-June of 2015, arrivals of non-residents from abroad increased by 20,8%, compared with the corresponding period of the year 2014.
UK-Based Romanian Tipped for Literary Stardom
Global fame and fortune await Transylvanian-born Eugen Chirovici as top-name publishers compete for his latest novel.
Romanian Pilgrims Flock to Saint's Shrine
Up to half a million Romanians are expected to take part in a three-day pilgrimage to a saint's shrine, which started on Friday.
Believers are lining up in queues stretching for miles to worship the relics of St Parascheva, which lie in the northeastern town of Iasi.
The Romania's Orthodox Church believes the saint's relics perform miracles.
Bulgaria Registers Negative Balance of Trade with EU in January-July
Between January and July 2015, Bulgaria registered a negative balance of trade with the EU, which exceeded BGN 2.4 B.
This becomes clear from the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Friday.
NATO Defence Ministers Agree to Set Up Two More Force Integration Units
At their meeting in Brussels on Thursday, the defence ministers of NATO member countries agreed to set up two Force Integration Units in Hungary and Slovakia.
In September, NATO established such units in six countries on the eastern flank of the Alliance - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania.
Romania Offers Cash-Strapped Moldova Loan
Romania is to loan 150 million euro to Moldova to help it bolster its currency and continue work on several infrastructure projects.
The five-year loan, with a 1.5 per cent annual interest rate, was signed late on Wednesday in Chisinau, Moldova, but has to be approved by both countries' parliaments.
Schengen Accession of Bulgaria, Romania Key to EU Security - IntMin
Bulgaria's Interior Minister has called the prospective accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen borderless area "a matter of security for the entire European Union".
Bulgaria Needs New Fighter Jets - Air Force Chief
Bulgarian Air Force Commander Brig Gen Rumen Radev on Wednesday called for the urgent acquisition of new multirole aircraft.
Brig Gen Radev also warned in an interview with public broadcaster BNT on Monday evening that the government's move to have MiG-29 fighters' engines overhauled in Poland was only a temporary solution to the Air Force's problems.
Voting for the Nov 1 polls starts abroad and at customs gates
Voting for the snap elections on Nov. 1 has started at Turkey's representatives in foreign countries and at border gates across the country.
A total of 2,895,885 Turkish citizens living abroad are eligible to vote either at 112 foreign representative offices in 54 countries or at 30 customs gates on Turkey's borders and international airports.