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Romanian opposition leader doesn't want gold mine [Mar 01, 2012] Romania's opposition leader has attacked a Canadian company's plans to build an open-cast gold mine in Transylvania, saying the cyanide used in the extraction process could be harmful. [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 >>

Tax authority seizes Nokia's assets in Romania [Nov 11, 2011] Romania's tax authority have seized the assets of Nokia's plant in Transylvania over an unpaid debt of about $10 million (euro7.33 million). [via YahooNews] More >>

Canadian gold mine project sows discord in Romania [Oct 04, 2011] On the surface, it is just one of the many picturesque villages of Transylvania, a region called Romania's "national treasure" by Britain's Prince Charles for its stunning nature. [via YahooNews] More >>

WWF criticises Romania expropriation bill [Sep 09, 2011] The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Friday criticised a draft law enabling mining companies to expropriate land in Romania, fearing it would aid a controversial mine project in Transylvania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bats fly through Transylvanian classroom - but no visit from Dracula [Sep 03, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - There was no sign of Dracula, but students in Transylvania did get a visit from dozens of bats that flapped through their classroom. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania: Bats invade Transylvanian classroom [Sep 02, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania There was no sign of Dracula, but students in Transylvania did get a visit from dozens of bats that flapped through their classroom. The students at Csiky Gergely high school in the western Romanian city of Arad were about to take an exam Friday morning when they found bats flying around the room. Others appeared to be sleeping with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania: Bats invade Transylvanian classroom [Sep 02, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania There was no sign of Dracula, but students in Transylvania did get a visit from dozens of bats that flapped through their classroom. The students at Csiky Gergely high school in the western Romanian city of Arad were about to take an exam Friday morning when they found bats flying around the room. Others appeared to be sleeping with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian presidential aide resigns over gold mine [Sep 02, 2011] An adviser to the Romanian president has resigned citing differences of opinion over a controversial gold mining project in Transylvania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian presidential aide resigns over gold mine [Sep 01, 2011] An adviser to the Romanian president has resigned citing differences of opinion over a controversial gold mining project in Transylvania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian leader backs controversial gold mine [Aug 31, 2011] share: digg facebook twitter BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Romania's president said Monday he supports a controversial gold mining project in western Transylvania, but protesters said it could cause an environmental disaster. In 2000, an estimated 100 tons of the lethal substance spilled from Romania into Hungary's Tisza River and the Danube, killing large numbers of fish in Hungary and Serbia in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsRomanian leader backs controversial gold mine [Aug 29, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romania's president said Monday he supports a controversial gold mining project in western Transylvania, but protesters said it could cause an environmental disaster. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian leader backs controversial gold mine [Aug 29, 2011] (08-29) 07:41 PDT BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Romania's president said Monday he supports a controversial gold mining project in western Transylvania, but protesters said it could cause an environmental disaster.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's president backs controversial gold mining project in Transylvania [Aug 29, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's president says he supports a controversial Canadian-operated gold mining project in western Transylvania, where 300 tons of gold and 1,600 tons of silver lie. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian leader backs controversial gold mine [Aug 29, 2011] Romania's president says he supports a controversial gold mining project in western Transylvania, where 300 tons of gold and 1,600 tons of silver lie. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian against Hungarian revisionism madyarofobiya and National Socialism: Hungary for a week [Aug 18, 2011] The problem of relations between Hungary and Romania . Last week, the concerned part of Hungarian society cautiously pondered the events of the past in the Earth Szoke in Romanian Transylvania the Hungarian Festival and the Summer University in Balvanosh Tushnadfyurede. [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 >>

However, during the weekend debates of the 22nd Summer University at Baile Tusnad, Hungarian officials criticised ... [Jul 24, 2011] While at Baile Tusnad on Saturday, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said that ?the time had not come yet for the Government in Budapest to manifest itself? on the regionalisation of Romania which would work against obtaining territorial autonomy for the Szekely Land. Orban however said that Hungarian ethnics in Transylvania should have a common position on the subject and communicate it to Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Latin American films scoop prizes at Romanian festival [Jun 12, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Two Latin American movies scooped the biggest prizes of the Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) which ended Saturday in the northwestern Romanian city of Cluj. [via YahooNews] More >>