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Romania a global center for human trafficking [Feb 07, 2011] Romania has become a major transit for the sale of people into the European Union. Victims as young as 12 years old are trafficked into Romania from destinations as far-reaching as Honduras, Afghanistan, the Congo, and China. Once they reach Romania, many of these victims are assigned for passage beyond into Western Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>

Roma, on Move, Test Europe?s ?Open Borders? [Sep 17, 2010] Thousands of Romania?s Roma, also known as Gypsies, are heading for the relative wealth of Western Europe, causing political tensions. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's July Trade Gap Widened for Third Month on Rising Export Demand [Sep 09, 2010] Romania?s trade deficit widened in July for a third consecutive month on higher imports as demand from western Europe for the country?s exports shrunk. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian president sparks migration controversy [Aug 06, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romania's opposition parties blasted the country's outspoken leader for allegedly encouraging economic migration after he thanked millions of Romanian's working in Western Europe for easing the burden on the country's struggling economy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian opposition allege country's president is encouraging economic migration [Aug 06, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's opposition parties blasted the country's outspoken leader for allegedly encouraging economic migration after he thanked millions of Romanian's working in Western Europe for easing the burden on the country's struggling economy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian opposition allege country's president is encouraging economic migration [Aug 06, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's opposition parties blasted the country's outspoken leader for allegedly encouraging economic migration after he thanked millions of Romanian's working in Western Europe for easing the burden on the country's struggling economy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian president praises expatriate workers for not coming home [Aug 05, 2010] Bucharest - Romanian President Traian Basescu has thanked expatriates working in Western Europe for not returning home, the private news agency Mediafax reported Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Flooded Romanian provinces continue to be battered by rain [Jul 10, 2010] Bucharest - While Western Europe battled a heat wave, Romania faced continuous rain on Saturday, worsening floods that have plagued the Eastern European country for three weeks. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Industrial Production Grew for a Third Month in January (Bloomberg) [Mar 12, 2010] March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Romanian industrial output rose for a third month in January as demand in western Europe increased, bolstering government predictions that industry will lead an economic recovery this year. [via YahooNews] More >>