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Bulgarian MPs passed the draft bill for ratification of the Agreement among Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Turkey on the construction of the Nabucco gas pipeline project. The draft bill on the ratification of the Nabucco Agreement has been passed with 156 votes.

Moldovan Prime Minister Filat spoke in the phone with Romanian President Traian Basescu about the implementation of previous agreements. Basescu thanked Filat for Moldovans’ authorities welcome, while Filat appreciated Romania’s constant support. The 2 officials convened the Radauti-Lipcani bridge would be opened in 10 days. Besides, negotiations regarding Romania’s financing …

A new border between Romania and Moldova will open no later than on February 12. At least this is what Romanian authorities promised. The announcement was made by prefect of Botosani, Cristian Roman. He met Sunday with County Council President Mihai Ţibuleac, with customs authorities and Border Police, but also …

Outgoing EC Vice-president Gunter Vreheugen rebuked the popular fallacy that Bulgaria and Romania were the most corrupt members of the EU. “I think it is unfair for these countries to be accused of being corrupt, of having a non-acting administration and that they are places ruled by crime, Verheugen said. …

The ministers of justice from Romania and Moldova will sign a collaboration agreement in the next 2 months. The information was released after ministers Alexandru Tanase and Catalin Predoiu met yesterday, the latter attending Romanian president Traian Basescu in Chisinau.

“The effort must be made. It requires sacrifices from the population and the politicians because the EU environment offers prosperity,” President of Romania Traian Basescu said while visiting the State University “Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu” in Cahul on Thursday. “We do not look at Moldova from height. Romania has yet to …

Basescu: “Romania doesn`t consider Moldova from a pedestal” Speaking about European Union, President Basescu said that Romania is not well integrated in EU. Furthermore, Basescu said that Romania doesn’t regard Republic of Moldova from a pedestal. Basescu: “During the last five months there were positive signs” In his speech before …

The future of the Nabucco pipeline project is still not certain, an executive of Austrian energy giant OMV told reporters on Wednesday. Between July and October 2010, an open season bidding process for transport capacity in the planned pipeline will be held. The future of the project will then be …

On Friday, January 29, the Romanian Government will adopt an emergency ordinance, which requires opening a special agency for granting Romanian citizenship in Bucharest and territorial units as Iasi, Galati, Suceava, Cluj and Timisoara.

Traian Basescu mentioned Romania will give for Moldova a grant of100 million dollars during 4 years, each year per 25 million, for development.