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By Dimitra Manifava

The reforms implemented in recent years with the aim of reducing bureaucracy in Greece appear to be paying off, as the country has improved its ranking in the latest Doing Business chart from 65th to 61st position among 189 countries.

Romanian Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean, at a meeting with visiting Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), William Danvers on Wednesday voiced Romania's interest in joining the organisation, as he said this is a major objective of the Romanian foreign policy, the foreign affairs ministry said in a release to AGERPRES.

Premier Victor Ponta said on Wednesday that Romania has made efforts to meet a set of high standards, regarding primarily competitiveness and transparency, and that the Government plans to seek for Romania full membership of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Barcelona face their first big test of the Luis Enrique era when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital in the Champions League on Sept. 30.

The OECD has urged the government to introduce necessary reforms to keep the growth robust amid domestic demand and foreign funding dependence With low domestic savings and volatile external competitiveness, Turkish growth is highly dependent on domestic demand and foreign finance, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said in a new report that urges the go

The Romanian pair made up of Ioana Ducu and Ioana Loredana Rosca on Saturday won the girls' doubles event of the Roland Garros tournament, after defeating the pair Catherine Cartan Bellis (US) /Marketa Vondrousova (the Czech Republic) 6-1, 5-7, 11-9 in the final.

In the EU there are Trojan queens and Trojan rooks of Russia, but Bulgaria is at most a Trojan pawn, said former Bulgarian foreign minister Solomon Passy. 

Passy was invited to the national TV channel bTV morning talkshow to comment on a recent publication in Reuters, which said Bulgaria was Russia's Trojan horse in the EU. 

 Angel Gurria speaks to Kathimerini about the Greek economy and foresees growth of up to 20 pct of GDP over the next 5-20 years

By Eleni Varvitsiotis

Bulgaria’s former Foreign Minister Solomon Passy believes Crimea’s accession into the Russian Federation is part of President Vladimir Putin’s expansionist policy.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said it suspends accession talks with Russia, because of the country's involvement in the tensions in Crimea.