Romania

Debates over immigrants from Bulgaria, Romania exaggerated, says Martin Schulz: Deutschlandradio

Berlin. European Parliament President Martin Schulz thinks that the debates over the inflow of poor immigrants from East Europe are exaggerated, Deutschlandradio reported. “There is no mass poverty migration from Romania or anywhere else,” Schulz remarked.

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Moldovan gov’t quits after losing vote

Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat’s pro-Europe government resigned on Friday after being defeated in a confidence vote, raising the prospect of early elections unless a new government is approved within six weeks. Filat’s government effectively collapsed on March 5 when it lost a confidence vote in which it was deserted …

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Romania Aims to Draw Line Under Restitution Row

Prime Minister Ponta says a new law should finally resolve the prolonged dispute about property seized by the Communists after the Second World War.The centre-right government of Victor Ponta said it will seek parliament’s approval for a law compensating former owners of properties confiscated by the Communist regime after the …

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Debate on Bulgaria, Romania Schengen Bids Postponed for end-2013

The debate on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen was postponed for end-2013 during Thursday’s sitting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA). During the JHA sitting, most of the member states admitted that Bulgaria and Romania had fulfilled

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EU dashes Bulgaria, Romania hopes to join passport-free zone

Romania and Bulgaria’s hopes of joining Europe’s huge passport-free zone were again dashed on Wednesday as EU officials said there was no consensus on letting in the poor eastern states. “There will be no vote, and no decision” at talks on their bid to join due to be held Thursday …

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Swoboda Slams Germany over Threat to Block Bulgarian, Romanian Schengen Bid

Hannes Swoboda, President of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament, has described as “populist and deceitful” Germany’s threat to veto Bulgaria and Romania’s Schengen accession. According to EurActiv, Swoboda has insisted that progress has been assessed in both countries and EU ministers

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Romania to Scale Back Clean-Energy Aid to Curb Power-Price Gains

Romania will scale back renewable- power subsidies to limit electricity-price increases for consumers, according to the minister-delegate for energy. The eastern European country plans to make changes to its incentive program in July or at the beginning of next year, Constantin Nita said today in an interview in Bucharest. It …

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