Community of Expats in Romania

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Romanian Gypsies seek dictionary definition change [Jul 20, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania What's in a name? An insult, according to Romania's Gypsies who are pushing for the nation's leading dictionary to add "pejorative" to its definition of the word "Gypsy" as "people with bad habits." Roma, or Gypsy, rights groups have pressured the editors of the DEX dictionary to change that particular definition. Romanians use "Gypsy ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Europa Charges Ahead in Romania [Jul 20, 2011] Europa provided an update on planned operations in Romania for the coming 6 months. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Gypsies push for dictionary definition to reflect discrimination [Jul 20, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - What's in a name? An insult, according to Romania's Gypsies who are pushing for the nation's leading dictionary to add "pejorative" to its definition of the word "Gypsy" as "people with bad habits." [via YahooNews] More >>

'Military objects' stolen from Romanian train [Jul 20, 2011] BUCHAREST - Romanian military prosecutors are probing the theft from a train of "military objects" that were to be exported to Bulgaria, authorities said Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Largest Chinatown in SE Europe opens in Bucharest [Jul 20, 2011] BUCHAREST, July 20 (Bernama) -- The official opening of the largest Chinatown in Southeast Europe on Tuesday gathered Romanian, Chinese and Turkish officials, as well as representatives of the business community and local citizens. [via YahooNews] More >>

Largest Chinatown In Southeast Europe Opens In Bucharest [Jul 20, 2011] BUCHAREST, July 20 (Bernama) -- The official opening of the largest Chinatown in Southeast Europe on Tuesday gathered Romanian, Chinese and Turkish officials, as well as representatives of the business community and local citizens. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's slow graft trials slammed by EU: report [Jul 19, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - The European Commission is expected to slam the slow pace of corruption trials in Romania in a new report which says the foot-dragging may help criminals escape justice, a news report said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Sofia, Bucharest consider Danube power [Jul 19, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania, July 19 (UPI) -- Hydroelectric projects planned for the Danube River would improve bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Romania, officials said from Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Rocket warheads stolen from train [Jul 19, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Dozens of small, old rocket warheads were stolen from a train carrying military equipment from Romania to Bulgaria, officials said Monday. Authorities promised that the 64 warheads posed no danger to the public but offered varying explanations why. The Romanian national police said there was no risk because they were not attached to rockets. Spokesman Florin Hulea ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian authorities question suspects after 64 warheads are stolen and later found [Jul 19, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Authorities are questioning suspects over dozens of small, old rocket warheads stolen from a train carrying military equipment and later found near a railway station north of Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania has its own Chinatown [Jul 19, 2011] Romania now has its very own Chinatown. Investors and officials, including Prime Minister Emil Boc, have opened a euro100-million complex near the Romanian capital. It has more than 3,000 stands and 1,300 offices for wholesale business built on 40 hectares of land in a village just east of Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Bound Stolen Missile Warheads Found in Romania [Jul 19, 2011] The missile warheads, which were stolen from a Romanian railway car carrying military equipment to neighboring Bulgaria, have been found near the town of Chitila, Southern Romania, the country's interior ministry announced. Police found the four stolen boxes of dozens of warheads near a railway line late on Monday. The theft of the shipment, which was guarded by 10 Romanian gendarmerie officers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanians find 64 stolen missile warheads [Jul 18, 2011] Romanian authorities said Monday they had found dozens of small, old rocket warheads stolen from a train carrying military equipment from Romania to Bulgaria stashed near a railway station in a village north of Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Authorities find 64 missile warheads stolen from train traveling between Romania and Bulgaria [Jul 18, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Romanian authorities said Monday they had found dozens of small, old rocket warheads stolen from a train carrying military equipment from Romania to Bulgaria stashed near a railway station in a village north of Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Set Stage for Massive Danube Hydro-Energy Projects [Jul 18, 2011] Bulgaria and Romania's economy ministers have discussed two large-scale hydro-energy projects on the Danube, whose future realization is said to harbor great economic potential. Bulgaria's Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traicho Traikov was received Monday in Bucharest by his counterpart, Romania's Minister of Economy, Commerce, and Business Environment Ion Ariton. After Traikov and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Munition Detonators Stolen in Romania Were to Be Fixed in Bulgaria - Receiving Firm [Jul 18, 2011] The Bulgaria-bound detonators that have been stolen from a train in Romania are parts of shells that were supposed to be repaired in a Bulgarian plant, the CEO of the receiving Bulgarian company Sage Consultants AD told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). According to Gencho Hristov, CEO of Sofia-based firm Sage Consultants AD, an arms trader, a total of 80 detonators for shells, not 64 as ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania investigating theft of 64 unarmed missile warheads from train bound for Bulgaria [Jul 18, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Authorities are investigating the theft of 64 unarmed missile warheads from a train transporting military equipment to Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

64 missile warheads stolen from Romanian train [Jul 18, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Authorities say they are investigating the theft of 64 missile warheads from a train transporting military equipment to Bulgaria. Interior ministry spokesman Marius Militaru said Sunday the components are not dangerous on their own ? only when integrated into missile systems. Prosecutors said Monday they are investigating the theft ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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