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Belgium: Bulgaria, Romania EU Entry was Mistake, Lesson (Novinite.com) [Mar 10, 2010] Europe has learned its lesson after the hasty accession of Romania and Bulgaria and won't repeat that mistake, Belgium's state secretary for European affairs, has said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Belgium: Bulgaria, Romania EU Entry was Mistake, Lesson (Novinite.com) [Mar 10, 2010] Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union on January 1, 2007 but owing to shortcomings in justice reform and dealing with corruption the commission has kept an eye on developments through a special monitoring mechanism. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria National Bank Adopts Clearstream Direct Access (Novinite.com) [Mar 08, 2010] Bulgaria and Romania open direct links to Clearstream, a securities depository, giving easier access to investors. Photo by clearstream.com [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Calls for Tight Controls on Croatia after EU Entry - Report (Novinite.com) [Mar 03, 2010] Bulgaria has allegedly unofficially said that the EU should place the same control mechanism on Croatia when it joins the EU as was placed on Bulgaria and Romania upon their entry to the bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria and Romania Keen for Croatia to Face EU scrutiny (Novinite.com) [Mar 03, 2010] Bulgaria and Romania, according to diplomatic sources in Brussels, have unofficially said they want Croatia put under the same type of EU control mechanism as the one imposed on them when it joins the union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Connecting Bulgaria and Romania: New Bridge over the Danube (Novinite.com) [Mar 01, 2010] The bridge between Vidin, Bulgaria and Calafat, Romania should open up one of Europe's poorest regions. Barges loom in the mist. Trucks wait, idling. A small crowd of passengers rub their hands and stamp their feet to keep warm. It's snowing and near-freezing. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania seek extension of EU infrastructure aid (Eu Business) [Feb 26, 2010] (SOFIA ) - Bulgaria and Romania asked the EU on Friday for a one-year extension to 200 million euros (272 million dollars) of aid for key infrastructure projects, including the construction of a new bridge over the Danube. [via YahooNews] More >>

Economy Minister: Bulgaria Top Destination for Romanians (Novinite.com) [Feb 26, 2010] Bulgaria?s Economy Minister Traicho Traikov and his Romanian counterpart Adrian Videanu met in Sofia on Friday. Romania?s Economy and Energy Minister Videanu was in Sofia as part of the top-level Romanian government delegation led by PM Emil Boc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Top Diplomats Vow to End 'Pointless' Rivalry (Novinite.com) [Feb 26, 2010] Bulgaria and Romania should replace their pointless regional competition with full-fledged cooperation, the Foreign Ministers of the two countries think. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Seek EU Concession over Danube Bridge (Novinite.com) [Feb 26, 2010] The prime ministers of Bulgaria and Romania have approached the European Commission with a request to extend the deadline of the financial memorandum for the construction of a second bridge over the Danube River. [via YahooNews] More >>

EC interim reports on Romania, Bulgaria due in March (Nine O'Clock) [Feb 24, 2010] The European Commission?s interim report in connection with collaboration and control of internal affair mechanisms and justice systems in Romania and Bulgaria will be issued sometime in March, according to Bulgarian news agency BNA quoted by the Novinite.com website. [via YahooNews] More >>

EC Interim Report about Bulgaria, Romania Due in March (Novinite.com) [Feb 24, 2010] The European Commission's interim report in connection with mechanisms for collaboration and control of internal affairs and justice systems in Bulgaria and Romania will be issued after March 3, according to reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

German Lidl Buys Plus Business in Bulgaria, Romania (Novinite.com) [Feb 23, 2010] German retailer Tengelmann has decided to sell its discount retail chains in Romania and Bulgaria to its rival Lidl, which is part of Germany's Schwarz retail group, according to reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Lidl to take over Plus chains in Romania & Bulgaria (Nine O'Clock) [Feb 22, 2010] Lidl is taking over from Tengelmann the Plus discount store chains in Romania and Bulgaria, the German group informed yesterday according to Mediafax. The value of the transaction was not specified. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania to Be Linked by New Danube Ferry in April (Novinite.com) [Feb 22, 2010] A new ferry line connecting Bulgaria and Romania across the Danube River will be launched officially on April 2, 2010. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Most at Risk From Greece, Morgan Stanley Says (Bloomberg) [Feb 15, 2010] Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria and Romania are among countries ?most at risk? from potential spillovers from Greece after banks invested in central and eastern Europe, according to Morgan Stanley. [via YahooNews] More >>

Guenter Verheugen: There is a false impression Romania and Bulgaria are EU?s ?difficult children? (Nine O'Clock) [Feb 15, 2010] In an interview for the online edition of ?Der Spiegel? weekly, former EU Commissioner for Industry Guenter Verheugen challenges the scepticism about the EU enlargement and says the process has to continue, taking the example of the successful enlargement waves of 2004 and 2007, noting that false impression has been created that Romania and Bulgaria are the EU?s ?difficult children?. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanians Killed in Bulgaria Crash were Going Skiing - Report (Novinite.com) [Feb 14, 2010] The five Romanian citizens who died in the car crash in Bulgaria, on Friday morning, were most likely heading to Borovets mountain resort, because they carried ski equipment, local media reported, citing Romania?s Consul to Bulgaria Marius Dilof. [via YahooNews] More >>

Press TV: Bulgaria Wants in on US Missile Shield Plan (Novinite.com) [Feb 13, 2010] Bulgaria says it plans to participate in a new US missile defense system in Europe, with its neighbor Romania already showing interest in the plan. On Friday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said that he favors Sofia's participation in the system if it is also approved by the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Press TV: Bulgaria Wants in on US Missile Shield Plan (Novinite.com) [Feb 13, 2010] Bulgaria says it plans to participate in a new US missile defense system in Europe, with its neighbor Romania already showing interest in the plan. [via YahooNews] More >>