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PM Ponta: Romanian language, the cornerstone of Romanians' national identity

Prime Minister Victor Ponta says the Day of Romanian Language is a spiritual celebration of all Romanians from Romania, the Republic of Moldova and everywhere else.

Bulgaria Boasts 92 % Absorption Rate of EU Funds - PM Borisov

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov stated on Sunday that Bulgaria's absorption rate of EU funds amounted to 92 %.

Borisov added that in this respect Bulgaria outperformed Romania by 20 %, private bTV station reports.

Conductor Jarvi: Enescu is Romania's equivalent of Norway's Grieg

Orchestra conductor Kristjan Jarvi says composer George Enescu is Romania's equivalent of Norway's composer Edvard Grieg and the George Enescu Music Festival is Romania's current best ambassador.

UNPR's Oprea: UNPR matters in Romanian politics

National leader of the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR) Gabriel Oprea on Saturday told the attendees of the party's youth summer school at Costinesti that they are members of a party that matters, which they should accept with all responsibility.

Romania eyeing qualification of three rowing crews to the 2016 Olympic Games

Romania's objective at the 2015 World Rowing Championships to be held August 30 - September 6 on Lake Aiguebelette (France), is to get three crews qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games, according to the Romanian Rowing Federation.

Turkey fines bio-diversity smugglers 2.6 mln liras over 5 years

Turkey has fined smugglers of bio-diversity found in the country a total of 2.6 million Turkish Liras in the last five years.

Nurettin Ta?, the general director of the Environment Preservation and National Parks, said Turkey was an attractive site for bio-smuggling, so the country is trying to find an effective way to combat this illegal business.

Turkey's Pegasus Airlines' Plane Makes Safe Emergency Landing at Sofia Airport

An aircraft of Turkey's Pegasus Airlines safely made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport, Bulgaria on Friday afternoon, BGNES reported.

Spike in Romanians, Bulgarians, Creates Heat in UK

Britain's Conservative government is facing political heavy weather over the sharp rise in immigration recorded over the last year, including a major spike in the numbers of Romanians and Bulgarians coming to the UK.

Trips of Bulgarians Abroad Record 16.5 % Increase in July

Bulgarians made 528 604 trips abroad in July, which represented an increase of 16.5 % compared to the same month in 2014.

This is shown by the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Thursday.

There was an increase in the number of trips made by Bulgarians to the UK, Turkey, Greece, Germany, France, Serbia, Spain, Italy and Austria

Migrant Deaths Cast Pall Over Balkan Summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, attending the Western Balkan summit in Vienna, on Thursday said she was "shaken" by the news that the bodies of at least 20 dead migrants - and possibly as many as 40 or 50 - had been found in an abandoned lorry in eastern Austria.

The remains were discovered on Thursday morning on a motorway between Neusiedl and Parndorf.

UN: Bulgaria Faces World's Bleakest Demographic Prospects by 2050

Bulgaria faces the bleakest demographic prospects on a global scale over the next 35 years, according to the 2015 World Population Prospects report of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

In the period 2015-2050, Bulgaria's population is expected to shrink by 27.9%.

Bosnia Mulls Action in Case of Refugee Crisis

As the refugee crisis mounts in Macedonia and Serbia, with thousands of people from Middle Eastern and African countries using them as a corridor to the EU, Bosnian officials are mulling their own capacities and options in case the crisis spills over.