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Germany, Finland to Veto Romania and Bulgaria’s Schengen Entry

2013-03-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Schengen Zone

Corruption hurts Bulgaria and Romania’s chances to enter the Schengen Area. Germany and Finland are both against the countries’ entry, and Finland even implies that the two were accepted too easy in the EU.

Tags: Bulgaria, romania, Schengen area

Amazing Bronze Age Necropolis Discovered in Păru, Romania

2013-02-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Paru site

The 50 tombs discovered in the village of Paru represent the largest necropolis of the Bronze Age found until now in Romania.

Tags: archaeological discovery, largest bronze age necropolis, paru, Paru cemetery, romania

Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat to Open on Europe Day

2013-02-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Danube Bridge 2 inspection

A new bridge which will unite Bulgaria and Romania, also known as Danube Bridge 2, will be ready for the official opening on May 9th, on Europe Day, Novinite.com reports. Boyko Borisov, the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, announced that José Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission, and Johannes Hahn, the Regional Policy Commissioner will personally attend the opening ceremony on May 9th.

Tags: Bulgaria, Calafat-Vidin Danube Bridge, Danube Bridge 2, romania

Museum of Romanian Scholars Opens in Brasov

2012-12-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Brașov town center

In cultural news from Romania, a new museum in Brasov was dedicated to scholars; Ion Column, Emil Micu, Tudor Ciortea and Emil Bologa on Friday. The museum complex houses tens of thousands of rare, irreplaceable documents and more.

Tags: Brasov, Brasov museum, Brasov Romania, romania, Romania museum, Romanian culture

Romania Reveals British Royals’ Blood Ties to Count Dracula

2012-11-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Romanian tourism authorities are hoping to cash in on a newly emerged link between the British Royal Family and one of its own most (in)famous patrons – the tyrannical prince who inspired the legend of Count Dracula.

Tags: British Royal family, Dracula, dracula links, Prince Charles, Prince Vlad II, Queen Elizabeth II, romania, Vlad the Impaler

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