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PLR Congress passes new party's statutes

The Congress of the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR) on Friday unanimously passed the statutes of the new party.

The permanent logo of the party is a stylised flying bird separated by a horizontal stripe from the text 'PLR Liberalii,' Romanian for PLR Liberals.

Floods, Thunderstorms Wreak Havoc in the Balkans

Romania is still struggling with the aftermath of the torrential rains and the floods which hit the country on Tuesday and have already claimed five lives.

Some 1,200 people were evacuated from their homes due to the overflowing rivers, 2,200 houses were damaged by the floods, and 99 of them were completely destroyed, local media outlets reported.

Serbian trucks "drive through" Ukrainian blockade

Serbian trucks "drive through" Ukrainian blockade

BELGRADE -- After spending two days blocked by protesters near the Ukraine-Belarus border, a group of Serbian truck drivers finally managed to pass through.

Well-loved stunt man Szobi Cseh has died

Szobi Cseh, one of the greatest and best-loved stunt men of Romania, also an actor and director has died at Bucharest Fundeni Clinical Hospital early on Friday from a long illness, the institute said in a release to AGERPRES.

Csech, 71, died of severe liver, heart and lung complications, failing to respond to the applied intensive treatment, the release added.

Troicki in quarterfinals

CORTINA - Serbia's tennis player Viktor Troicki clinched two victories in just one day, after outplaying Victor Hanescu of Romania and compatriot Boris Pasanski 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-4) at an ATP challenger in Cortina on Thursday and thus managed to get into the quarterfinals.

For a place in the semis, Troicki will face Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain.

Romania's Profit From EU Membership Revealed

Romania has notched up a positive balance of around 14 billion euro with the EU since it joined the European club in 2007, according to a report from the Finance Ministry.

It has received some 24.6 billion euro from the EU budget since 2007, and has paid back some 10.2 billion euro, the report said.

GDP drops by 1.1 percent in Q2, trade deficit down

GDP drops by 1.1 percent in Q2, trade deficit down

BELGRADE -- Serbia registered a 1.1-percent real GDP drop in the second quarter of 2014 compared to the same period of last year, the Statistical Office said on Thursday.

Spike in Hepatitis Concerns Romanian Doctors

The number of hepatitis infections in Romania, mainly in the east of the country, has spiked in recent months, with around 150 new cases reported this year alone, according to officials.

Last year, a total of 662 persons with hepatitis B and C were undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country.

Bojana Jovanovski through to Washington quarter-finals

WASHINGTON - Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski reached the quarter-finals of the Washington WTA tournament early Thursday by beating Sorana Cirstea of Romania 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

In a bid to reach the semi-finals, Jovanovski will face Marina Erakovic of New Zealand, who beat Shelby Rogers of the United States 6-3, 6-4.

Reformist Liberal Party's Congress to convene on Aug 1-2 at Parliament Palace

The members of the Reformist Liberal Party (PLR) will hold their first congress on Aug. 1-2 at Parliament Palace to elect the leadership of the party.

The first day of the PLR Congress will be devoted to debates on resolutions to be presented within the event; on Saturday, the participants will elect the party chairman and other senior officials.

Romania receives 24.67 billion euros from EU and pays 10.2 billion euros after accession

Romania received from the European Union (EU) budget 24.67 billion euros since the accession in 2007 until the end of the first semester of 2014 and paid to the EU 10.2 billion euros in the same period, the flow balance being in Romania's favour with 14.46 billion euros, according to the Report on the economic and budget situation on the first six months of 2014 drawn up by the Pu

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