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28.03.2011
Titus Corlatean: Republic of Moldova shld not abandon European integration road
The Republic of Moldova should not abandon the road to European integration, to the values of democracy, to freedom, to a better life, and Romania is lending its support to see it crossing this in the shortest time possible, said on Monday, Titus Corlatean, Chairman of Romania's Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. »
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27.01.2011
Migrants battle to get into fortress EU
With Moldova inching toward EU visa-free travel while increasingly becoming a transit point for EU-bound irregular migrants, Moldovan officials have listed some of the ways that people use to enter fortress Europe. »
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01.12.2010
OSCE Summit in Astana begins with call to Heads of State to advance Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security
The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, opened today in Astana the first OSCE Summit in 11 years, calling the gathering a "triumph of common sense" and urging the Heads of State and Government from the 56 OSCE participating States to "advance together towards a secure future for our peoples". »
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09.11.2010
EU has big ambitions for Danube region, but no extra funding
Based on the model of the "Baltic Sea Strategy," the EU is about to launch a new "macro-regional" policy for the 10 countries along the Danube river, but without committing any fresh money for the scheme. »
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24.10.2010
EU unlikely to expand into post-Soviet east in next decade
Poland and Sweden have in a joint strategy paper indicated the EU is unlikely to invite any of its post-Soviet neighbours to join the bloc in the next 10 years. »
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05.08.2010
Millions of outsiders eligible for EU passports from Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria
Britain's Foreign Office said the issue of granting citizenship "is a matter for member states." Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi told the AP that "no foreign minister has opened this subject." »
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19.07.2010
Romania opens back door for thousands of Moldovans to claim benefits in Britain
Romania has opened a backdoor EU route that will entitle hundreds of thousands of migrants from Moldova, a poor former Soviet republic, to work and claim benefits in Britain. »
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23.12.2009
EU to help Eastern Neighbours improve waste governance
The European Commission has launched a new regional project aimed at improving waste governance within the countries on the EU's eastern borders. A press release on the website of the EU Delegation in Belarus says the project called "Waste Governance - ENPI East" aims to support Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine in their efforts to reduce the risks arising from inappropriate management of wastes. »
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16.12.2009
Russian press: Traian Basescu is an interesting character who, in contrast to his predecessors, speaks against Russia
Romania is the most distant country from Russia's close neighbours, online publication Slon.ru reads. All those who passed through there know how little it is written or talked about Russia, in contrast with, say, Poland or the Czech republic, where no news coming from Russia goes unnoticed. That's why, Romanian politicians' statement are forgiven in Moscow, as opposed to Poles'. To be more specific, they practically pass unnoticed, except for Foreign Affairs staff whose job implies observing what those to little known to the Russian public opinion are doing as well. »
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14.07.2009
Remittance Flows to Developing Countries to Decline By 7.3% in 2009, Predicts World Bank
WASHINGTON, July 13 – Remittance flows to developing countries are expected to be $304 billion in 2009, down from an estimated $328 billion in 2008, said the World Bank today, releasing a new migration and remittances brief to coincide with an International Diaspora and Development Conference running from July 13-14. »
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