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Romania's new environment minister cautious over controversial gold mine project [Apr 15, 2012] By The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's environment minister says an application by Gabriel Resources Ltd. (TSX:GBU.TO - News) for permits to move ahead with a controversial gold mine can't be speeded ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Minister says Romania to take time on Canadian gold mine [Apr 11, 2012] Romania's new environment minister said Wednesday that prudence is needed during the review of a planned Canadian-owned gold mine and the process to issue a key permit cannot move faster. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian minister cautious about gold mine permits [Apr 11, 2012] Romania's environment minister says a Canadian company's application for permits to move ahead with a controversial gold mine can't be speeded up as requested by the president. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's new environment minister cautious over controversial gold mine project [Apr 11, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's environment minister says an application by Gabriel Resources Ltd. (TSX:GBU) for permits to move ahead with a controversial gold mine can't be speeded up as requested by the president. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Environment Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Allegations [Apr 08, 2012] BUCHAREST, April 6 (Bernama) -- Romania's Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely resigned on Thursday after being accused of influence peddling and false income declarations by anti-corruption authorities, China's Xinhua news agency reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Environment Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Allegations [Apr 06, 2012] BUCHAREST, April 6 (Bernama) -- Romania's Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely resigned on Thursday after being accused of influence peddling and false income declarations by anti-corruption authorities, China's Xinhua news agency reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania minister resigns [Apr 06, 2012] Reuters/Bucharest Romania?s Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely resigned yesterday from the coalition government over a potential criminal inquiry against him on abuse of power. [via YahooNews] More >>

Canadian company's gold-mine plan sparks fresh protests in Romania [Feb 01, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania - Greenpeace activists stormed the Romanian environment minister's office Tuesday and two people chained themselves to a radiator to protest a controversial gold mine in Transylvania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greenpeace storms Romanian minister's office [Feb 01, 2012] Greenpeace activists stormed the Romanian environment minister's office Tuesday and two people chained themselves to a radiator to protest a controversial gold mine in Transylvania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Canadian company's gold-mine plan sparks fresh protests in Romania [Jan 31, 2012] By The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania - Greenpeace activists stormed the Romanian environment minister's office Tuesday and two people chained themselves to a radiator to protest a controversial gold ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania vows to fight illegal fishing in the Danube delta [Sep 12, 2011] Romania's governement wants to step up the fight against illegal fishing in the Danube delta, a natural zone listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, the environment minister said on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bucharest wants less cyanide in Canadian gold mine [Aug 23, 2011] Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Tuesday that a Canadian gold mine project would be given the green light only if it drops the proposed cyanide level in its tailings pond. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hungary opposes gold mine in Romania [Aug 10, 2011] Romania's environment minister says Hungary opposes a Canadian mining project in Transylvania that will use cyanide to extract gold. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hungary opposes Canadian gold mine project in Romania [Aug 09, 2011] Hungary is opposed to a Canadian gold mine project in Romania using cyanide in the extraction process, Romania's environment minister said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian official charged with corruption [Jul 12, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Anti-corruption prosecutors say the environment minister offered a company that carried out expensive renovations to his apartment the possibility of lucrative state contracts in exchange for the work. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian official charged with corruption [Jul 12, 2011] Anti-corruption prosecutors say the environment minister offered a company that carried out expensive renovations to his apartment the possibility of lucrative state contracts in exchange for the work. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors charged minister's adviser with influence peddling [Jul 12, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Anti-corruption prosecutors say the environment minister offered a company that carried out expensive renovations to his apartment the possibility of lucrative state contracts in exchange for the work. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania in talks with Japan on trading carbon credits [Dec 16, 2010] Romania is in talks with two Japanese companies on selling part of the carbon credits it has been granted by the Kyoto protocol, environment minister Laszlo Borbely said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-22 08:05 Romania govt may introduce bank tax - report [Jun 22, 2010] BUCHAREST, June 22 (Reuters) - Romania's centrist coalition government may introduce a banking sector tax as part of measures to pull the economy out of recession, Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely was quoted as saying on Tuesday. "We have decided that next week the government will meet central bank representatives to discuss measures for economic recovery that we are considering proposing ... [via YahooNews] More >>