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Good governance in Romania includes civil society

Published by SETimes on Mon, 01/19/2015 - 00:00

Good governance in Romania includes civil society

NGOs have expertise to assist authorities in the battle against corruption, analysts say.

Romania joined the EU in 2007, and is still facing scrutiny from the Union on corruption. [AFP]

Ivanovic holds fifth spot, Jankovic 15th in WTA rankings

Published by Tanjug on Sun, 01/18/2015 - 15:04

LONDON - Serbia's best female tennis player Ana Ivanovic kept hold of the fifth place while Jelena Jankovic is 15th in the new WTA rankings published Sunday, ahead of the start of the Australian Open.

Ivanovic has 4,845 and Jankovic 2590 points, while Bojana Jovanovski is back to 56th position with 910 points.

Personalities of Romania, France, US, decorated by Princess Margareta

Published by Agerpres on Sun, 01/18/2015 - 12:22

A number of personalities of Romania, the United States of America, France, and Switzerland were decorated, on Sunday, by Princess Margareta, on the occasion of the events held in honor of the anniversary of 25 years since her return to her homeland, among them Frederic Mitterand, the nephew of the former president of France.

Photo credit: (c) Liviu SOVA / AGERPRES PHOTO

Intelligence Service: Romanian sites face rise in cyber-attacks launching radical Islamist, anti-Israel, pro-Palestine messages

Published by Agerpres on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 13:53

Beginning with mid-December 2014, the sites of several Romanian higher education and public administration institutions have been the target of cyber-attacks, the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) announced on Friday, mentioning that the hacked sites were infiltrated to carry radical Islamist, anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian messages, with the site of the Romanian Patriarchate being among th

Bulgaria to Follow Romanian Example in Fighting Corruption - Deputy PM

Published by Novinite on Fri, 01/16/2015 - 18:47

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva announced that the country should follow Romania's example if it wants to tackle corruption successfully.

Kuneva said this after meeting Romania's Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate Laura Kovesi and the President of the National Integrity Agency Horia Georgescu, private bTV station reports.

Bulgaria to Be Split Into 9 Tourist Regions by End of January

Published by Novinite on Fri, 01/16/2015 - 14:57

Bulgaria's Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova announced on Friday that the division of the country into 9 tourist regions will take place until the end of January.

Angelkova said that the topic will be discussed in detail at the next meeting of the National Tourism Council which will take place next week, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.

Romania's Roma Strategy Draws Cool Response

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 01/16/2015 - 10:50

The centre-left government of Prime Minister Victor Ponta has approved a new five-year strategy designed to bring about the social inclusion of members of the marginalised Roma community.

It aims to address key issues related to education, health, employment and housing for this impoverished section of society.

JusMin Cazanciuc expects second consecutive positive CVM report

Published by Agerpres on Fri, 01/16/2015 - 10:15

Justice Minister Robert Cazanciuc claims Romania will get for the second consecutive year a positive country report from the European Commission, within the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM).

Photo credit: (c) DORINA MATIS / AGERPRES FLOW

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