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Bulgaria, Romania to Set Up JV to Run New Danube Bridge [Dec 21, 2011] Bulgaria's government has approved a draft agreement with Romania for the creation of a joint venture to operate the future "Danube Bridge 2", the second bridge to link the two Balkan states over the Danube river. The Cabinet in Sofia has granted a mandate to Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski to negotiate the signing of the JV agreement with the Romanian side on the bridge linking Bulgaria's ... [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 >>

Curses! Romania's witches forced to pay income tax [Jan 08, 2011] CHITILA, Romania -- Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time hurled poisonous mandrake into the Danube River on Thursday to cast spells on the president and government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian witches curse taxation [Jan 07, 2011] CHITILA, Romania #8212; Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time hurled poisonous mandrake into the Danube River on Thursday to cast spells on the president and government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Curses! Romania's witches forced to pay income tax [Jan 06, 2011] CHITILA, Romania (AP ? Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time hurled poisonous mandrake into the Danube River on Thursday to cast spells on the president and government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Curses! Romania's witches forced to pay income tax [Jan 06, 2011] CHITILA, Romania (AP ? Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time hurled poisonous mandrake into the Danube River on Thursday to cast spells on the president and government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Witches Casting Spells Against New Tax [Jan 05, 2011] Romanian witches are casting spells to protest taxes in their country. The President of Romania is taking it seriously. Witches will head to the Danube River on Thursday to put a hex on the government . . . [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania hosts dozen-nation summit on strategy for the Danube River [Nov 08, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Delegations from a dozen countries are attending a summit in Romania to discuss strategies to modernize and protect the Danube River. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ukraine concerned about Romania's unilateral decision to widen Danube estuary [Jul 16, 2010] Ukraine is concerned about Romania's decision to widen the estuary of the Danube River, which has been made unilaterally without consulting with Ukraine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Cooperate on Ferries, Bridges, Hydro Power (Novinite.com) [Mar 19, 2010] The Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and Romania inaugurated Friday the new ferry line connecting Nikopol and Turnu Magurele across the Danube River. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Linked by New Danube Ferry (Novinite.com) [Mar 19, 2010] The distance between the two ferry stations is 800 m. It will take 8 minutes to cross the Danube River for the Romanian ferry boat. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania lingers under flood warnings (UPI) [Mar 08, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania, March 8 (UPI) -- Hydrologists watching the levels of the Danube River in Romania extended flash-flood warnings through the end of the week, officials said. [via YahooNews] More >>