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Greece poised to sell some of its F-16 fighters to Bulgaria
Greece is in talks with the US and Bulgaria about selling some of its old F-16 fighter jets to Sofia and leasing new ones from Washington, Kathimerini understands.
Greece manager Ranieri in rough start
Just two-and-a-half months as coach of Greece, Claudio Ranieri is heading towards a pair of key Euro 2016 qualifiers that could put his job at risk.
Romanian artistic gymnast Iordache becomes world's all-around vice-champion
Romania's female artistic gymnast Larisa Iordache has won the silver medal in the all-around event of the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China, with 59.765 points (15.066 points in the vault event; 14.866 in the uneven bar event; 15,100 in the beam event and 14.733 in the floor event), after a highly-tensioned competition in which Iordache raised the bar for t
Tariceanu: In one year, there can be consensus on a national project
Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, who runs for President as independent with the support of the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR), told a press conference in Tulcea on Friday that in maximum one year's time he would manage to persuade all political forces of Romania to agree to a national project, 'Romania, Europe's Seventh Power,' if elected president.
Monica Macovei: In my view, country President is in people's service
Independent candidate for Romania's presidential office, MEP Monica Macovei, on Friday visited the eastern Constanta County for campaign meetings with voters in the localities of Pestera and Medgidia; on this occasion, Macovei said that in her view, the President of the country must be in the people's service.
EduMin Pricopie, UNESCO Director-General Bokova set the basis for new cooperation stage
Minister of National Education Remus Pricopie and UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova decided on Friday in Paris to have a technical working group set up, composed of UNESCO and Education Ministry representatives, tasked with conceiving the projects the two institutions will cooperate on in the next six years.
(Correspondence) PMs Ponta and Leanca place cornerstone of new theatre building of Cahul
AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his Moldovan counterpart Iurie Leanca on Friday participated in the signing of the memorandum on Romania's Government funding the construction of the new building of the theatre of Cahul.
VIDEOREPORT My city, Bucharest
After publishing in September 30 interviews with Bucharest personalities, the AGERPRES National News Agency closes the "MY CITY, BUCHAREST" project with the video dedicated to the 555 years' celebration of Romania's Capital City documentary attestation.
PM Ponta paying visit to Republic of Moldova
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta is paying a visit to the Republic of Moldova on Friday aimed at carrying out several common actions with Moldovan counterpart Iurie Leanca, the Government's Press Office said in a release to AGERPRES.
Kelemen Hunor: Romania must accept it is multinational state
The leader of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) Kelemen Hunor, running for president in the early November elections told a public debate in this central-western Romanian city late on Thursday that Romanians must accept their country is a multinational state and that trust is a pre-condition to a good relation between the ethnic groups.
PM Ponta: Each refinery contributed 2.7 billion lei to Romania's budget this year
Prime Minister Victor Ponta quoted National Tax Administration Agency (ANAF) data on Thursday, showing each refinery in Romania has contributed 2.7 billion lei to the state budget over the first three quarters of this year.
Romania President Fuels Row Over Russian Refinery
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday urged the government to "take over the Petrotel refinery if production doesn't restart there".
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UPDATE President Basescu: Unless Lukoil resumes production, I ask government to be ready to take over refinery
President Traian Basescu said on Thursday that the Government must be prepared to take over the refinery in Ploiesti, unless Lukoil resumes production on Friday.
ForMin: Romania has made significant efforts to assume past, condemn Holocaust, anti-Semitism denial
The Foreign Affairs Ministry underscores the significant efforts Romania has made over the recent years to assume its past and condemn the denial of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism, the ministry said in a release to AGERPRES on Thursday, on the occasion of the National Holocaust Remembrance Day in Romania.
IMF Downgrades Montenegro’s Growth Forecast
The IMF has lowered its prediction of growth in Montenegrin GDP from 2.8 per cent to 2.3 per cent amid concerns of the impact of the eurozone crisis and sluggish demand for goods and services.