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Five years on Romania, Bulgaria cash in on EU membership [Dec 29, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - Five years after joining the European Union, Bulgaria and Romania are cashing in billions of euros in aid and their citizens can earn a living in the bloc's more fortunate members, even if obstacles persist. [via YahooNews] More >>

Five years on Romania, Bulgaria cash in on EU membership [Dec 29, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - Five years after joining the European Union, Bulgaria and Romania are cashing in billions of euros in aid and their citizens can earn a living in the bloc's more fortunate members, even if obstacles persist. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian city mayor arrested in bribery case [Nov 11, 2011] BUCHAREST, Nov 11 ? Romanian police arrested the mayor of the western city of Cluj on suspicion of taking bribes from private companies in exchange for awarding public contracts, anti-graft prosecutors said today. Romania, rated the third most corrupt European Union state, joined the bloc in 2007, which many say was too early because it had ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian city mayor arrested in bribery case [Nov 11, 2011] BUCHAREST, Nov 11 ? Romanian police arrested the mayor of the western city of Cluj on suspicion of taking bribes from private companies in exchange for awarding public contracts, anti-graft prosecutors said today. Romania, rated the third most corrupt European Union state, joined the bloc in 2007, which many say was too early because it had ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania set to join euro zone in 2015: Official [Nov 01, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania is to make every effort to join the euro zone in 2015 but admits that its entry will depend on developments in the single currency bloc currently struggling through a debt crisis, the government said on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Keeps Alive Hope for Schengen Entry in 2011 [Jun 10, 2011] Romania is still hoping to be let in the EU passport-free Schengen zone before the end of 2011 despite Thursday's decision of the bloc's interior ministers to delay entry until mid-2012 at the earliest. "Our target date is the year 2011, in the autumn," Romanian interior minister Traian Igas told the German press agency DPA. Fears over expanding the borderless Schengen zone have been fueled ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania ready for Schengen, Bulgaria nearly, EU presidency confirms [Feb 24, 2011] Brussels - Romania is ready to join the European Union's border-free Schengen area, but it cannot because fellow candidate Bulgaria is not quite there, the bloc's presidency confirmed on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania, Bulgaria face delay in joining Schengen [Dec 22, 2010] BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany and France have urged the European Union to delay bringing Romania and Bulgaria into the bloc's borderless travel zone, due to concerns about their ability to combat corruption and crime. [via YahooNews] More >>

France and Germany to block Romania and Bulgaria's Schengen bid [Dec 22, 2010] Brussels/Bucharest - France and Germany - the European Union's heavyweights - have launched a bid to prevent Bulgaria and Romania from entering the bloc's border-free Schengen area in 2011, officials said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Aim to Join EU's Schengen Zone in March, Presidents Say [Sep 23, 2010] Bulgaria and Romania want to join the so-called Schengen Zone in March, giving the European Union passport-free travel rights within most of the 27-nation bloc to the last two of its eastern members. [via YahooNews] More >>

Minister: Roma migrants no threat to Romania Schengen bid - Summary [Aug 25, 2010] Bucharest - Romania has been assured that the current Roma controversy will not jeopardize the country's bid to join the bloc's border-free Schengen zone, Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga was quoted as saying Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Minister: Roma migrants are no threat to Romania's Schengen bid [Aug 25, 2010] Bucharest - Romania has been assured that the current Roma controversy will not jeopardize the country's bid to join the bloc's border-free Schengen zone, Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga was quoted as saying Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Millions of outsiders eligible for EU passports [Aug 05, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Passport loopholes offered by three EU nations could be indirectly expanding the boundaries of the bloc _ potentially giving nearly 5 million outsiders, mostly from Europe's poorest countries, the coveted right to live and work in the union. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Criticizes Romania, Praises Bulgaria In Anti-graft Progress Report [Jul 20, 2010] (RTTNews) - The European Union's executive body has criticized Romania for failing to meet the bloc's justice standards and expressed concerns over "important shortcomings" in its efforts to tackle corruption. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU warns Romania over bid to water down anti-corruption body [Jul 20, 2010] Brussels - Attempts by Bucharest to water down Romania's anti-corruption agency violate the pledges it made when it joined the European Union, the bloc's executive said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Commission Defends Romania-Bulgaria Monitoring Project (Novinite.com) [Mar 24, 2010] The European Commission on Tuesday (23 March) defended its special monitoring project on the rule of law in Bulgaria and Romania, despite the limited results registered three years after the two countries joined the bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Commission Defends Romania-Bulgaria Monitoring Project (Novinite.com) [Mar 24, 2010] The European Commission on Tuesday (23 March) defended its special monitoring project on the rule of law in Bulgaria and Romania, despite the limited results registered three years after the two countries joined the bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>