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Dispute between Liberals and Bucharest Mayor. PNL keeps mum about pro-Government rally in Bucharest, accuses Firea of politicizing normal initiative

October 18, 2016

Gabriela Firea: 50,000-strong PNL rally in Bucharest. I’m not to blame for the chaos next Saturday   Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea announced on Sunday on Romania TV that the National Liberal Party (PNL) has requested a permit for a public rally of support for the technocrat Government, the number of participants being estimated at 50,000 […]

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Romania’s main railway operator CFR cancels roughly 70 routes nationwide due to debt

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Romanian Intelligence Service stops Russian-backed sabotage attempt in Bucharest

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