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Migrants: misunderstanding between the United States and Romania

The Editorial Board September 26, 2016

Romania - Tuesday, September 20, US President Barack Obama announced that Romania and six other European countries, had agreed to host ten times more migrants than in 2015. But the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to this statement by saying that…

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More and more migrants are trying to go from Serbia to Romania

The Editorial Board September 21, 2016

Romania - The number of illegal migrants trying to cross from Serbia to Romania is clearly increasing these recent weeks. The authorities manage to stop it, but the phenomenon is not declining despite the fact that in August, Romania has reinforced her border security measures…

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The Three Seas Initiative: Central and Eastern Europe takes charge of its own destiny

The Editorial Board August 28, 2016

Dubrovnik, Croatia - A two-day forum was attended by Croatia with heads of state and officials from twelve countries of Central and Eastern Europe, all members of the European Union, to discuss common challenges to strengthen economically and politically the area between the…

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US nukes in Romania ?

The Editorial Board August 18, 2016

US moves nuclear weapons from Turkey to Romania, an article published on Euractiv.com on August 18. Two independent sources told EurActiv.com that the US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania, against the background of worsening relations between Washington…

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Viktor Orbán on Trump, V4, EU, Brexit and NATO

The Editorial Board July 26, 2016

Romania, Băile Tușnad - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made his annual speech at the summer Open University of Bálványos and youth camp in Băile Tușnad, in Transylvania (former Hungarian part of Romania). He spoke about the EU, the terrorism, the Visegrád group,…

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Possibility for gay marriage soon to be unconstitutional in Romania

The Editorial Board July 21, 2016

Romania, Bucharest - On July 20, the Constitutional Court has ruled that a request from an anti-LGBT group to change the constitution to state that marriage is a union between a man and a woman is constitutional. For now the constitution, last…

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First case of Zika virus in Romania

The Editorial Board July 13, 2016

Romania, Bucarest - A 27-year-old woman contracted the Zika virus after a trip to the French Caraibean island of Martinique, Romanian health authorities said on Tuesday. "A 27-year-old Romanian woman tested positive for Zika. This is an isolated case ... an import…

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Four new ministers for Romania

The Editorial Board July 6, 2016

Romania - The Prime Minister Dacian Cioloș changed four ministers on Wednesday in order to be more efficient. The PM changed the Minister of education, who is now Mircea Dumitru, the rector of Bucharest University. The new Minister of communications is Dragoș…

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Putin reacts to US missile bases in Poland and Romania

The Editorial Board May 30, 2016

Greece, Athens - Russian President Putin was in Greece last week and said that Romania and soon Poland will be in the cross-hairs of Russia, due to the hosted U.S. missile defense shield newly based in these two countries, which is seen…

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Romania will have her first smart city by 2018

The Editorial Board May 19, 2016

Romania, Alba Iulia - Communications Minister of Romania Marius Bostan has chosen Alba Iulia to be the first Romania city where the 5G technology will be available. “Let’s built the first smart city in Romania by 2018, and let this city be Alba…

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Massive pilgrimage of Hungarians and Szeklers to Csíksomlyó

The Editorial Board May 13, 2016

Romania, Şumuleu Ciuc - Csíksomlyó in Hungarian, is an important place of annula pilgrimage for Hungarians and Szeklers (Hungarian-speaking people of Transylvania, assimilated to the Hungarians). Each year thousands of people go there to celebrate Pentecost. Wednesday, May 11,…

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5,000 Romanians joined the Royal Family to celebrate the King’s Day celebration

The Editorial Board May 11, 2016

Romania, Sinaia - On May the 10th, 5,000 people went to the castle of Peleș to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal House of Romania. On May 10, 1866, Prince Karl von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen arrived in Bucharest and is…