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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 crack down on corruption [Feb 20, 2011] BRUSSELS, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Romania and Bulgaria have made "significant progress" in tackling official corruption, the European Union Commission says. [via YahooNews] More >>

"Positive" Schengen report for Romania: Bucharest [Jan 28, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - A report by independent experts presented in Brussels on Friday confirmed that Romania "met the criteria" for joining the Schengen area, the Romanian interior ministry said. [via YahooNews] More >>

I'm Headed To Bucharest [Jan 25, 2011] The plan: to hop from Brussels to Bucharest, and turn around the next morning to come back to New Yo [via YahooNews] More >>

Bucharest reportedly knew France would oppose Schengen accession [Jan 10, 2011] Brussels diplomatic sources say accession delayed because of negative border security report for Bulgaria. EU presidency Hungary demands political decision on joining date until July 1. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania blocked from joining Schengen [Dec 22, 2010] (BRUSSELS ) - France and Germany decided Tuesday to block Bulgaria and Romania from joining Europe's borderless 25-nation Schengen area next year, a move denounced by the Romanian president as discriminatory. [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 >>

France, Germany stop Bulgaria, Romania joining Schengen [Dec 21, 2010] (BRUSSELS ) - France and Germany decided Tuesday to block Bulgaria and Romania from joining Europe's borderless 25-nation Schengen area next year, a move denounced by the Romanian president as discriminatory. [via YahooNews] More >>

NER300: First Romanian integrated CCS candidate project Launched [Dec 10, 2010] The Romanian CCS demonstration candidate project was officially launched in Brussels on the occasion of the National Day of Romania 1st December. by the Romanian Ministry of Economy, Trade and the Business Environment (METBE). The CCS technology will be integrated into the Turceni coal power plant in Oltenia - the most energy intensive region of Romania. Bellona Europa welcomes Romania?s ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian president to return to Romania from Brussels after his mother dies [Oct 07, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Media reports say Romania's president is to return home from a summit in Brussels after his mother died. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian president to return to Romania from Brussels after his mother dies [Oct 04, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Media reports say Romania's president is to return home from a summit in Brussels after his mother died. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian NGOs hail Reding's statement on Roma issue [Sep 15, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - A federation of Roma civic organisations in Romania hailed on Wednesday Brussels' threats to take legal action against Paris to halt the expulsions of Roma. [via YahooNews] More >>

France accuses Romania of dumping its Roma [Sep 01, 2010] Romania should not interpret freedom of movement in the EU as a right to get rid of its Roma at the expense of other countries, Pierre Lellouche, the French state secretary for European affairs, told the press yesterday (31 August) in Brussels, triggering a strong reaction from Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU experts, IMF call for next slice of Romania rescue loan - Summary [Aug 04, 2010] Brussels/Bucharest - European Union economic experts believe that Romania has imposed deep enough budget cuts to have earned the next slice of a massive international rescue loan, the EU's executive said in a statement on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania will stick to EU commitments: president [Jul 21, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday announced a special parliamentary session in August to speed up anti-corruption legislation, as he responded to criticism from Brussels. [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 orders Romania to resolve anti-graft legal row [Jul 20, 2010] (BRUSSELS ) - Europe ordered Romania on Wednesday to resolve a constitutional row over a controversial law which opponents say weakens the country's anti-graft agency. [via YahooNews] More >>

Four EU nations offer flood aid to Romania [Jul 04, 2010] (BRUSSELS ) - Austria, Belgium, Estonia and France have offered aid to Romania to help it cope with devastating floods that have killed at least 25 people, the European Union said Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-10 17:26 Romania broadly meets aid terms, EU says [May 10, 2010] BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - Romania has broadly met conditions for aid from the European Union but needs to make further progress on fiscal reforms, the European Commission said on Monday. The EU executive's comments follow a joint mission to Bucharest by the EU and International Monetary Fund which extended a 20-billion-euro ($26.83-billion) aid package to Romania last year. "Taking into ... [via YahooNews] More >>