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NEWS OF THE DAY - SEPTEMBER 16

The natural gas imports from Russia will return to normal levels on Thursday, but we cannot know what will happen from Friday, Romanian Minister-delegate for Energy Razvan Nicolescu declared. "I do not rule out that this on-off cut game should continue," he added.

"More than 4,000 seek asylum in Serbia"

"More than 4,000 seek asylum in Serbia"

BELGRADE -- Deputy Citizens' Ombudsman Miloš Janković says there have been more than 4,000 migrants seeking asylum in Serbia in the first half of this year alone.

He pointed out that they are mostly citizens of Asian and African countries, and that their ultimate goal is to reach western Europe.

ACL's Turcan: ACL organisations are asking Ombudsman to challenge immediately Ordinance 49/2014

All the national organisations of the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) are asking the Ombudsman to notify the Constitutional Court of Romania immediately abut Government Emergency Ordinance (OUG) 49 /2014, after PDL did so on July 4.

PNL sues Gov't over emergency ordinance amending law on presidential elections

National Liberal Party (PNL) Chairman Klaus Iohannis announced on Tuesday that the Liberals sued the Government for approving the emergency ordinance no. 45/2014 and called for its repeal, arguing that the ordinance illegally changes the legislation regarding the presidential elections in Romania, giving Prime Minister Victor Ponta several advantages in the elections.

Doctors probed after pregnant woman is turned away twice in northern Greece

Three gynaecologists at Grevena and Kastoria hospitals in northern Greece are to face disciplinary and judicial action after allegedly failing to help a pregnant woman who needed medical care.

The woman went to Kastoria hospital after her water broke but was referred to the hospital in Grevena, where she was again turned away. She eventually sought help at a private clinic.

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