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Sorry, this blog has been suspended.Please note! A newly developed English - Hungarian - Romanian interactive dictionary is available at EuDictionary.info!

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2.5 million-year-old mastodon unearthed in RomaniaThe Associated PressPublished: August 8, 2008BUCHAREST, Romania: Miners in Romania have unearthed the skeleton of a 2.5 million-year-old mastodon, believed to be one of the best preserved in Europe, a local official said Friday.They stumbled on the remains of the mammoth-like animal during excavations in June at a coal mine in the village of

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Karolyis' Olympics rise is gym dandyHusband-and-wife team have shaped gymnastics in U.S.By Clay Latimer, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)Sunday, August 3, 2008BEIJING — Looking back, trying to make sense of it all, Bela Karolyi barely can fathom what happened to him on that autumn day in 1976.In the rush of national pride after the Montreal Olympics, where Nadia Comaneci scored an unprecedented

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Tourist attractions in Transylvania, center of Romania, are among the top holiday destinations in Europe that the renowned site USA Today recommends to American tourists. With all prices going up, and the dollar down, USA Today has intended to make a classification of the most beautiful tourist destinations in Europe accessible to American commoners.Unlike Romanians, who believe their country has

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Washington, June 14 : New evidence has confirmed that dwarf dinosaurs existed in Transylvania, the land of the mythical, blood-drinking Count Dracula.According to a report in Discovery News, the sister of an eccentric Austro-Hungarian aristocrat named Baron von Nopsca found a tiny bone on the baron's family estate in Transylvania in 1900.The baron, who was a dinosaur buff, identified the bone as

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Newmont ups Gabriel stake to 19.9%Posted By THE CANADIAN PRESSNewmont Canada Ltd. has purchased 3.9 million more shares in Gabriel Resources Ltd., raising its total to 50.7 million shares representing 19.9 per cent of the company.The move by the Canadian division of the major U. S.- based gold producer comes as Gabriel's Rosia Montana open-pit project in the Transylvania region of Romania remains

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May 18, 2008Rod Liddle finds a corner of Europe yet to be invaded by Starbucks. And it cost only £1,500 for a holiday for fiveIn winter, the wolves migrate down from the frozen Carpathian mountains and prowl the snow-covered, wooded hills beyond our farmhouse – usually just out of sight, though you can hear them doing their famous howling thing.In spring, the wolves head back to the peaks, but

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Hungry bear and cub take refuge on roof of 4-storey building in central RomaniaThu May 15, 8:44 AMBy The Associated PressBUCHAREST, Romania - A couple of bears caused quite a stir Thursday in the central Romanian city of Brasov.The mother bear and her young cub were first spotted wandering through gardens and breaking fences in search of food in the downtown area.Traffic was stopped for about two

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'Transylvania is in my blood' says Prince Charles on Romania trip13 MAY 2008Prince Charles had the opportunity to revisit little-known ancestral ties on a recent trip to Romania. The heir to the throne, whose great grandfather's cousin Marie married the crown prince of Romania and went on to rule the country with her husband after WWI, visited several villages in the country's Transylvania region

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By NICHOLAS KULISHPublished: April 7, 2008SFANTU GHEORGHE, Romania — Dozens of wreaths trailing ribbons in red, white and green, the colors of the Hungarian flag, covered the base of a memorial to the 1848 revolution in the town park here on a recent day. Deep in the heart of Romania, just one lonely garland bears the country’s own blue, yellow and red banner.New Year’s is celebrated twice here,

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Minister Borbely negotiates the return of Wizz Air on Targu Mures airport.published in issue 4148 page 7 at 2008-03-26Targu Mures – Targu Mures Vidrasau Airport becomes, according to a governmental ordinance, an institution of national interest, a fact which will allow it to benefit from state and European funds, announced yesterday, in a press conference the Minister of Development, Public Works

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Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:24pm ESTBUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's will not recognize Kosovo independence, parliament declared on Monday, highlighting fears that such a move could fuel separatist moves in the Balkans.The biggest country in the region, Romania has long been trying to carve out a role as a regional mediator before and after it joined the European Union in January 2007."Conditions to

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Along with Poland and Bulgaria, Romania is at the bottom of the pile in the EU in terms of its number of kilometres of motorways. While Romania has only 298 km of motorways built, Germany has almost 9,000 km, France 8,000 km, while Great Britain has around 3,000 km.The lack of road infrastructure has bad consequences for the country’s economic development. Foreign and local companies, investors

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Manor house in Dracula land lures lovers of rustic Romanian lifeUpdated 1/31/2007 7:19 AM ETMICLOSOARA, Romania (AP) — There is only one count in this remote Transylvanian village of 512 souls nestling in the wilds of the Carpathian Mountains — and it isn't Count Dracula.Meet Count Tibor Kalnoky, a dashing 40-year-old entrepreneur and son of Transylvania descended from a noble family which

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Sharing Romanian Under a SphinxBy PETER MEEHANPublished: January 31, 2007MARIGOLD walls, goldenrod tablecloths, egg yolks spilling into moist corn-colored mamaliga: yellow, yellow, yellow at Acasa in Sunnyside, Queens.Acasa is a new Romanian place on a stretch of Skillman Avenue that’s not poor in the Romanian department. The dining room is dominated by a massive photo mural that struck me as

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Romania’s Athlete Maria Cioncan Dies In Car CrashBUCHAREST, Jan 21Romanian athlete Maria Cioncan, awarded with bronze at the 2004 Olympic Games from Athens, died Sunday in a car crash in Bulgaria. The accident took place Sunday morning. Stefan Beregszaszy, Cioncan’s coach, was in the same car, but he was not able to give any details about the accident because of the shock. Former world champion

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'The most polluted town in Europe'By David Shukman BBC science correspondent, Copsa Mica, RomaniaLevels of lead in the town far exceed permitted levelsFirst impressions leave a mark and mine were of an immediate assault on the senses.Within minutes of arriving in Copsa Mica, a small industrial town deep in a valley in Transylvania, I could feel the pollution in my eyes and nose. I could even

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Where are Dracula’s roots?By NitwitA look at one of literature’s most fascinating figuresFor as long as I can remember I have always had a fascination with Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The later movie Dracula 2000 put out a theory that was interesting yet a little disappointing.The character Dracula was always associated with the darker side of seduction, which held the viewers attention.In the movie,

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Dracula castle too expensive for RomaniaBUCHAREST, Romania, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Romania's culture minister said he won't pay $78 million for the Hapsburg royal family's so-called "Dracula's castle," Mediafax reported Monday.Culture Minister Mircea Iorgulescu said the ministry will give up its option to buy the Bran castle, one of Romania's top tourist sights in central Transylvania, Mediafax

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Sibiu Turns European Capital of Overpriced Construction Work14 Ianuarie 2007 de Dan ConstantinSibiu city, in central Romania, shares with Luxembourg the status of cultural city of Europe this year. But the joy that fills Romanians’ hearts should not drain their pockets clean.For instance, the price paid for a pole went to 1,000 RON ssome 285 eurost, and to 1,350 RON ssome 385 eurost for a

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N.Y. Man May Sell Childhood Home - Dracula's CastleBy DAVID LOMBINOStaff Reporter of the SunJanuary 9, 2007A Westchester County man who is a descendant of the royal family of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Dominic von Habsburg, could soon sell Dracula's Castle — the 13th-century palace where he grew up before the property was seized by communists — to the local Romanian government for more than $78

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Romania sinks its teeth into the tourist tradeCHRIS STEPHEN IN SIGHISOARAROMANIANS have gone Dracula crazy, hoping that the country's association with the fictional vampire will trigger a tourist boom.Tourism officials have long marketed Dracula to visitors, but EU membership and visa-less travel have seen the cottage industry hit the big time.Hotels and restaurants across the northern province

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Old goldPreserving the historical to the artisanalBy Tom Haines, Globe Staff January 7, 2007SIBIU -- During the past 40 years, as communism and then capitalism descended upon Romania's rural villages, Corneliu Bucur preserved the details of life tied to the land.It was natural enough, then, that as he wandered wooded trails in an outdoor museum he helped create, passing a woolen mill transported

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Initiative: Cristian Chivu Clothing Line05 Ianuarie 2007 de Marcel Raducanu, Delia GomoescuAfter opening a store in Timisoara, Cristi Chivu is to launch his own clothing line, which will mostly regard casual outfits. The clothes will be manufactured in Romania with Italian fabrics.Cristi Chivu is known for his fine taste when it comes to choosing the clothes he wears, managing to avoid being

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Hermannstadt: Kür auf europäischem Parkett PortraitSibiu: Freestyle in the European arenaThe Romanian city of Sibiu, in the Transylvania region, is making waves alongside Luxembourg as joint European Capitals of Culture 2007It was Richard Wagner, a Romanian-born German author, who first made news with this year’s European cultural capital as the ‘wonder of Sibiu’ in the Neue Züricher Zeitung.

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Theatre and film, January’s main cultural events in Sibiu“Carnavalul Lolelor” also takes place this month, over 900 masked characters to attend itpublished in issue 3842 page 12 at 2007-01-04SIBIU - Theatre and film shows will continue the series of events prepared for January within the “Sibiu – 2007 European Cultural Capital” programme, which was inaugurated on Monday. One of the most important

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Fighting Over Gold in the Land of DraculaBy CRAIG S. SMITHPublished: January 3, 2007ROSIA MONTANA, Romania — Eugen David, a small-time farmer with a chipped tooth and muddy boots in this obscure wrinkle of Transylvania, is an unlikely man to attract the attention of movie stars and moguls. But he counts Vanessa Redgrave, George Soros and Teddy Goldsmith among his backers in a land battle with a

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Mass Celebrations as Bulgaria and Romania Join European UnionNew Year's Eve marked the entrance of Romania and Bulgaria into the European Union, with people celebrating with fireworks and street parties. A Romanian town with German heritage will also be an EU "capital of culture" in 2007.Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union at midnight on New Year's Eve, bringing the number of EU

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Fireworks and cheers bring Romania and Bulgaria into EURomania becomes 7th-largest in UnionInternational Herald Tribune, The Associated PressPublished: January 1, 2007BUCHAREST: Blue and gold EU flags fluttered across Bucharest and fireworks thundered through the sky in Romania and Bulgaria as the two former Communist nations loudly and joyously joined the European Union."We arrived in Europe,"

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Revolution Orphan, USA Scholar20 Decembrie 2006 de Ionela GavriliuVinerian Badoi was among the first that shouted “Down with Ceausescu!”. The first that woke up, the first that got killed. People say Vinerian Badoi was the first victim of the Revolution in Bucharest. He got out on the streets just to fulfill his dream of getting to America and live a better life. This year, his daughter has

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New gold mine draws fireBy Mike Wooldridge BBC world affairs correspondent, RomaniaAs Romania prepares to enter the EU, a long-running controversy has sharpened over plans for a new gold mine. A Canadian company is promising "salvation" to a community suffering from soaring unemployment but has met local resistance from environmentalists.For a man who has played a large part in holding up a

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Transylvania offers this real estate biteBy TIMES WIRESPublished December 15, 2006Dracula's castle may change hands again after the U.S.-based owner, a descendant of the Romanian royal family, offered to sell the 800-year-old Transylvanian fortress to the local government. The building was returned by Romanian authorities to Dominic von Habsburg in May after the government nationalized property,

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Defence Minister inaugurates the new camp of Romanian soldiers in Iraqpublished in issue 3830 page 11 at 2006-12-13Defence Minister Sorin Frunzaverde inaugurated on Tuesday, at Tallil, in Iraq, the military camp Dracula and visited the soldiers from Battalion 811 infantry Transylvanian Dragons, established close to An Nassiryah, Iraq, but who are in the process of transfer to the new camp.

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Romania's "Hawks of Carpathians" leave for new Afghanistan missionRomania's Defense Minister Sorin Frunzaverde on Monday attended in Bistrita, northern Romania, the ceremony that marked the departure of the 812nd Infantry Battalion "Hawks of the Carpathians" on a new international mission in Afghanistan.In the coming six months, the 480 Romanian troops deployed in Qalat, capital of Zabul province

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Berceanu promises 250 km of highways per yearpublished in issue 3828 page 9 at 2006-12-11On Friday, Minister of Transports, Radu Berceanu, promised, in a press conference in Timisoara, that the construction schedules for the highway will be reanalysed.“Over the next 10 years, Romania will have to build 2,500 km of European roads”, according to Minister Berceanu, after having returned from Arad,

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Romania's Sibiu Becomes Europe's Next Capital of CultureAthens was Europe's first Culture Capital in 1985. In 2007, there will be two cultural capitals -- Luxembourg and Sibiu in Romania. Sibiu's old town is currently being renovated to bring it back to its former glory.Sibiu, which is called Hermannstadt in German, was founded by Transylvanian Saxons in the late twelfth century and rapidly

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Bridge between nationsBy Andreea AncaRomania raises its cultural profile here in Budapest Romania used the occasion of its national day to try to raise its cultural profile in Budapest and begin its final countdown to European Union accession on Jan 1. Last Wednesday (Nov 29) the renowned violinist Sherban Lupu joined a group of three peasant musicians to treat listeners to a repertoire of

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Romania to buy back 2000-year-old bracelets07 December 2006BUCHAREST: Romania is set to pay an American art collector 800,000 lei ($NZ454,600) for four 2000-year-old gold bracelets stolen from an archaeological site six years ago, authorities said.The 24-carat bracelets, each weighing around one kilogram, are part of a collection of 15 believed to have been dug up by thieves from the site in

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When does the day begin?published in issue 3824 page 4 at 2006-12-05Analyzing the approaches to remove the Orthodox icons from the Romanian schools and making a comparison with the recent Western legislation which bans the religious insignia from public spaces, some people have reached the conclusion that the Western-European “original” would be justified, while the Romanian ”copy” would be

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Transylvania's Targu Mures a gemTucson, Arizona Published: 12.03.2006By Robert ReidMost travelers heading to Transylvania envisioning wing-flapping vampires first think of Brasov, the cobbled Saxon town near the so-called Dracula Castle at Bran. Or Sighisoara, where the real Dracula (Vlad Tepes, or Vlad the Impaler) cut his teeth in the 15th century.But lesser-known Targu Mures is Transylvania's

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Andras SutoWriter banned under CeausescuPublished: 04 December 2006András Süto was already known to most Hungarians in Romania in 1970 when his new book, Anyám könnyu álmot igér ("Mother Promises a Light Dream"), became an instant success. The book dealt with the recent past of the author's birthplace, the Transylvanian village of Pusztakamarás, discussing the anomalies of the collectivisation of

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US computers hackedp2pnet.net News:- Victor Faur, 26, of Arad, Romania, has been charged with hacking into US government computers, says Associated Press.Faur, said to have led the "WhiteHat Team" whose main goal was to, "break into U.S. government computers because they are some of the most secure in the world, faces up to 54 years in prison if convicted on nine counts of computer intrusion and

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Discrimination in Cluj and BratislavaScandals at the Hungarian universities2006. november 30. 11:20Scandals surrounding the University of Cluj in Transylvania and the Slovakian government's decision to award development grants in a way that discriminates against Hungarians underpin our concern that the situation of Hungarians beyond the border is getting worse. Even though there are levers we can

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Magyar organisations want ‘unitary national state’ notion eliminated from ConstitutionThe organisations also want autonomy for the Magyars from Transylvania, and request the Romanian authorities to not prevent the organisation of the referendum.published in issue 3821 page 5 at 2006-11-30Sfantu Gheorghe - The Magyar Civic Union (UCM), the National Szeklers’ Council (CNS) and the Association of

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Event: Official Launch of Sibiu at UNESCO29 Noiebrie 2006 de Sebastian S. EduardCorrespondence from ParisYesterday, the UNESCO Maison hosted the event for the presentation of the “Sibiu – the European Cultural Capital in 2007” project, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Cults in collaboration with the Romanian Permanent Delegation at UNESCO.More than 250 members of the permanent delegations

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Training on interethnic communication27. 11. 2006Ludus - Over 75 ethnic Roma, Hungarian and Romanian citizens took part on November 18th, Ludus, Mures county, in the training sessions organized by Foundation Freedom House Romania and Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, on the issue of inter-ethnic communication.The courses targeted the medics and teachers, the servants and the staff with the

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Hungarian cultural institute opens in Transylvania28 Nov 2006bbj.huA new Hungarian cultural institute will be opened by the undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Culture in Sfantu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy), the director of the institution said on Tuesday.Katalin Bogyai will open the Cultural Co-ordination Centre on Wednesday, two years after the institute was completed, said Miklós

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Defence Minister inspects military units in Har-Cov and Mures countiesThe visit might be connected to the referendum for autonomy ethnic Hungarian communities in the area are planning to hold, as a central newspaper suggests.published in issue 3818 page 3 at 2006-11-27Defence Minister Sorin Frunzaverde and Army Chief of Staff Gheorghe Marin began an official two-day visit to military units in

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Gypsies Vow To Impale Borat StarMonday November 27, 09:24 AMFurious gypsy villagers have vowed to impale the star of hit film Borat for poking fun at them. They want revenge on creator Sacha Baron Cohen for portraying them as rapists and prostitutes. In the film, scenes said to depict Borat's Kazakhstan home were filmed in the Romanian community of Glod.Gheorgie Pascu - who sold Baron Cohen a cow

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Romanian HolidayNeverfail Group's offshore adventureby Jason TurcotteNovember 2006More than Eastern European charm drew executives from a small disaster recovery start-up to the narrow streets of Cluj, Romania, in their search for a new locale for their development team. The city's vigorous energy and ready supply of technical talent helped pique the interest of key executives at Neverfail Group

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Acceding expectationsOn January 1, Romania will join the European Union. Matthew Tempest went to Sibiu in the Carpathian mountains to see if the former communist state is ready to join Brussels - and whether the EU is ready for Romania.Listen to Matthew Tempest's podcast from Romania here (8 mins, 44s)Tuesday November 21, 2006Guardian UnlimitedThere is a joke Romanians tell about themselves: "

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A new era for Romania's Roma20/11/2006According to official estimates, Roma account for some 2.5% of the country's population, and the actual number could be much higher. They also are one of the most disadvantaged groups in Romania, with 74% in poverty. As the country prepares to join the EU, efforts are under way to better the quality of their lives.By Paul Ciocoiu for Southeast European Times

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Fighting fire with fire in RomaniaWhen Gabriel Resources CEO Alan Hill found his company's $638-million (U.S.) Romanian mining project under siege by an aggressive environmental group, he launched an attack of his own, with a $1-million trilogy of TV commercials and a Michael Moore-style documentary touting the benefits of the developmentANDY HOFFMANFrom Monday's Globe and MailA fury over a

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Saad El-Din Ibrahim to Receive 2006 Ion Ratiu Democracy AwardWed Nov 15, 10:51 AM ETContact: Sharon McCarter of the Woodrow Wilson Center, 202-691-4016, or sharon.mccarter@wilsoncenter.orgSaad El-Din Ibrahim, professor of Political Sociology and chairman of the board, Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies of the American University in Cairo, will be presented with the 2006 Ion Ratiu

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Hungary says it's "full of concerns" about gold mine project in RomaniaThe Associated PressPublished: November 16, 2006BUDAPEST, Hungary: Hungary is still worried that a planned gold mine in neighboring Romania could lead to the repeat of an environmental disaster caused by a cyanide leak at a similar mine in 2000, the Hungarian prime minister said Thursday.The proposed mine at Rosia Montana, 190

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MPs discuss preparations for Hungarian-Romanian gov't session (adds details)Budapest, November 14 (MTI)- The governments of Hungary and Romania will focus on coordinating economic development plans -- particularly in regions near their common border -- at their upcoming joint session. The two countries could earmark 733 million euros for the purpose, a gov't official told Parliament's Foreign

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From Brasov with Bwahahahaha!!!!A Personal Random Walk to TransylvaniaKrisztina Kohlhaas, '08Issue date: 11/9/06Did you notice there were practically no 3rd round admits on the Random Walks? That's because we slackers got shut out. We are the waitlistees and procrastinators, the people to watch out for as you form your study groups. Usually we are pretty good bs'ers, too, as this tactic has often

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Romanians Bar Entry of Traitorous Hungarian Book (Until 2007)As super Hungarian Pákó Fekete knows only too well, the magyarok in Erdély (Transylvania) are far more Hungarian than most of us actually living within the borders of "little" Hungary. Unfortunately for them, the Romanians don't see it that way and like to show everyone who's boss from time to time. According to the Erdélyi Kronika, a

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Homage to TransylvaniaAlfred Hickling, Elena Seymenliyska and Laura Wilson on Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories Incidences Midnight Cactus Big Breasts and Wide Hips Gagged & Bound Saturday November 11, 2006The GuardianDracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories by Bram Stoker (Penguin, £8.99)Bram Stoker did not just write Dracula: there were also 13 other novels, a couple of biographies,

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Baroque ensemble “Transylvania”in Rome, from 26/11/2006 The Romanian Cultural Institute will host a concert by the baroque ensemble “Transylvania” on Sun 26 Nov at 20.45 at the Basilica Parrocchiale S. Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio. Istvan Nagy (flute), Zoltan Majo (flute), Ciprian Campean (cello) and Wilhelm (harpsichord), with special guest soprano Mihaela Maxim, will perform Bach,

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Hungary’s celluloid heroes return from exileBy Andreea AncaAndreea Anca looks at an exhibition celebrating five of the world’s finest photographers, all of the same Magyar generation, and all of whom found fame overseas.Budapest is about to celebrate five of the world’s greatest modern photographers, who fled the turmoil of post-World War I Hungary and found an outlet for their creativity and

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Bram Stoker is honoured for services to tourism in TransylvaniaFrom Bojan Pancevski in ViennaA bust of the writer Bram Stoker was unveiled yesterday in the area made notorious by his immortal literary creation — Count Dracula.Even though Stoker never visited Transylvania, his effect on the tourist trade in the Carpathian mountains of central Romania has been incalculable.“Romanians hope to fly on

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The heads of the historical Magyar Churches also want autonomypublished in issue 3805 page 5 at 2006-11-08The bishops of the historical Magyar Churches adopted a declaration in which they express their support for the aspirations of the Magyar community from Transylvania to accomplish the autonomy, backing at the same time the organisation of referendums over the autonomy of the Szeklers’ County.

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Marko Bela, Laszlo Tokes join forces in quest for autonomyThe two decided not only to carry on, but also to strengthen dialogue, stating that during their Friday meeting topics were only outlined, to be extensively discussed in the next meeting due in December.published in issue 3803 page 2 at 2006-11-06CLUJ-NAPOCA – UDMR President Marko Bela and Laszlo Tokes, President of the National Council of

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Bölöni looks set to replace BozsikBy Márton VajdaRomanian-Hungarian coach László Bölöni is the front runner for the position of Hungary’s national team coach, following the resignation of Péter Bozsik last Thursday (Oct 26). Bozsik was forced to step down just seven matches into his tenure after the presidium of the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSz) rejected his report on the shameful defeat

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Romania Tours and VacationsOffering customized tour packages & private guides, Dracula tours, Transylvania, Medieval Europe, adventure holidays, Black Sea vacations and a detailed destination guide of Romania...[ClickPress, Wed Nov 01 2006] Romania is rapidly becoming a new destination for vacationers wanting to see old Europe. And now with Romania being elected to enter the EU in January of 2007

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Transylvanian tour: Beyond the stereotypesBy Jane BurnsTo be certain, there are things to fear while walking down an unpaved lane around midnight under a nearly full moon on an October night in Transylvania.Cow pies, mostly.Oh sure, it was a little creepy to open and close a giant, creaky manor house gate that looked as if it could have come out of any horror movie. This one, however, was

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Deep in Transylvania, Dracula is big business at this time of yearBy EMERY P. DALESIOAssociated PressBRAN, Romania — Tour companies call it Dracula's castle, this sentinel built on a mountain pass connecting the flatlands of southern Romania with the hills and forests of Transylvania.But this isn't the bloodsucking vampire that roams at night and sleeps in his coffin by day. There was a real-life

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They vant to suck your walletOctober 31, 2006In Transylvania, Dracula is big business. asap looks at the tourism the fictional bloodsucker inspires.RelatedTour companies call it Dracula's castle, this sentinel built on a mountain pass connecting the flatlands of southern Romania with the hills and forests of Transylvania.But this isn't the bloodsucking vampire that roams at night and sleeps in

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A BLOODY FUN TIMETAKE A BITE OUT OF TRANSYLVANIABy GRETCHEN KELLYOctober 31, 2006 -- I ARRIVE in Sighisoara, Romania in the middle of the night.What better time to enter the medieval city where the real Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, was born? A huge white moon hangs over the cobblestone streets and the silent, winding alleyways seem bare without a crowd of peasants carrying torches and clamoring for

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Transylvania demystifiedFabled region of Romania greets visitors with the cultural and architectural charm of a bygone eraBy Julia Lyon The Salt Lake TribuneArticle Last Updated:10/30/2006 11:46:34 AM MSTTRANSYLVANIA, Romania - Blood-sucking men with fangs could be what you expect to pop out of a castle window in Transylvania, but if that's your impression, you haven't been there. A region that

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Student returns from Transylvania changedImpale Dracula's heart. That's how you kill him. Everybody knows that.But when Bram Stoker made Transylvania the setting for history's most creative literary execution, he didn't know 24-year-old literature student Bethany Benoche would have her own heart pricked on a pilgrimage to that land.She returned last month to Bourbonnais from a nine-month Study

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Want to Build a Team? Try Building a HouseBusinesses and charity find common ground on a Romanian construction siteBy JESSICA CARSEN / CLUJ-NAPOCATuesday, Sep. 26, 2006Along a rundown track on the outskirts of Cluj-Napoca, a small city in rural Transylvania, a construction site teems with laborers sawing wood, hammering nails and measuring angles. The tools are basic and the building plans simple

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President of National Szeklars’ Council resignedCsapo Joszef did not motivate his decision. CNS affirms that they would continue the fight for autonomy and they ask for local referendums to be initiated.published in issue 3798 page 5 at 2006-10-30Sfantu Gheorghe – The president of National Szeklars’ Council, Csapo Joszef (photo), resigned from the office of Council leader, without motivating his

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“Was The Army Really With Us?”What can we learn from the Romanian revolutionKRASNIIWhat's in the name?Giving a name to something or somebody reflects the idea of the name-giver. This is certainly the case vis-à-vis a political party, civil groups, and also NGOs. Particularly interesting cases can be found in a temporary established group that is formed to overthrow an authority that is in power –

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2007's wildest destinationsOctober 28, 2006 11:00pmMANY tourists want little more than to spend their holiday sitting on a beach. But why not get off the beaten track and explore places that are a bit more remote and sometimes even a little risky?Travelling off the map will do wonderful things for your understanding of the planet and its diverse cultures.It can also do wonderful things for the

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Young ethnic Romas ask for state univerzity in mother tongue20. 10. 2006Cluj-Napoca - Various ethnic Roma youngsters' lit candles Tuesday, October 17, in Matei Corvin piazza, the position of the candles accounting for the word "Bolyai-Egyetemet (Bolyai University)".They ask for the setting up of a state university in ethnic Hungarian language and for the financing from Romania's state budget of

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NIGHT OUT: TRANSYLVANIA-- No werewolves here By EMERY P. DALESIOCLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania — It's the end of October, and I'm in Transylvania, the Holy Land of Halloween. The epicenter of spookiness.Nah. What passes for scary in this region of Romania is traffic. I wish I had a string of garlic to keep away the speeding vehicles that are supposed to come to a dead stop when you set foot into a marked

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Count me in, TransylvaniaBy Greg RobertsTHE Romanians of Transylvania were a bloodthirsty lot.Museums and historic sites throughout this rugged, mountainous region of central Romania are replete with gory details of executions and torture. They are a reminder that whatever the woes of the world, at least huge numbers of people are no longer impaled on stakes or sawn in half after being strung up

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Targu Mures new Transylvania hot spotMountainous city sports flamboyant Culture Palace, home to museums and stunningstained-glass hallwayBy Robert ReidLONELY PLANETMost travelers heading to Transylvania envisioning wing-flapping vampires first think of Brasov, the cobbled Saxon town near the so-called Dracula Castle at Bran. Or Sighisoara, where the real Dracula (Vlad Tepes) cut his teeth in the

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Marko Bela wants Szeklers’ County autonomy, not agreeing on referendumUDMR leader and the leader of National Szeklers’ Council had a first meeting in Targu Mures where they discussed on common aspects as well as on those divergent.published in issue 3793 page 2 at 2006-10-23UDMR leader, Marko Bela, and the President of National Szeklers’ County (CNS), Csapo Jozsef, decided, on Friday, in Targu

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Who was Count Dracula?Scottish writer Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 tale of the bloodthirsty vampire Count Dracula is one of the most famous stories ever told, spawning scores of stage and screen adaptations. In particular, Stoker’s portrayal of the Count is now seen by many as the definitive understanding of vampire mythologyHowever, Stoker did not actually invent the vampire myth; rather he drew

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Basescu: At Odorheiu Secuiesc there will be as much autonomy as in CaracalPresident Traian Basescu declared yesterday at Targu Mures that at Odorheiu Secuiesc there will be as much autonomy as in any commune from Mures, Harghita or Covasna, because one cannot ignore the Constitution of Romania.published in issue 3790 page 3 at 2006-10-18Asked by the journalists how he comments the declarations of

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Saxons Fade Away in TransylvaniaOld community dies on its feet - just as its heritage comes back into vogue.By Marcus Tanner in Sibiu (Balkan Insight, 11 Oct 06)When the sun sets on the village of Grossau - or Cristian, in Romanian - the Carpathians to the south look smoky blue in the haze. The pitched red roofs of the village houses turn flame red, while storks nesting on telegraph poles stand

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Romania: More Mutual Funds for Trading on Sibiu Stock Exchange12:25 - 13 October 2006More and more mutual funds have been turning to the Sibiu Monetary-Financial and Commodities Exchange over recent months, due to good profit margins and the growth of liquidity, according to Ziarul Financiar.ro At the beginning of the year, Transilvania was the only fund investing on the futures market, now there

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Hungarians celebrated 500 years since the adoption of the National Szeckler Constitutionpublished in issue 3788 page 15 at 2006-10-16UDMR leader Marko Bela (photo) again spoke to the Hungarians gathered at Lutita yesterday about the Szeckerls’ autonomy, and stressed, in his speech, that they would only have a better life after their autonomy has been carried out, Mediafax reports. ‘Bucharest,

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Bucharest Daily News: U.S. soldiers involved in bar fightAndreea PocotilaSeveral U.S. military personnel on a mission in Romania were involved Thursday evening in an altercation that broke out in a bar in the northern city of Bistrita. A Romanian and an American suffered slight injuries during the scuffle, according to the spokeswoman of the General Police Inspectorate in Bistrita, Raluca Petrean

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Great blog about the peasant market at Negreni(HU: Feketetó) this last weekend:http://horinca.blogspot.com/2006/10/negreni.htmlhttp://horinca.blogspot.com/2006/10/negreni-excuse-me-is-your-name-gabor.htmlhttp://horinca.blogspot.com/2006/10/negreni-ii-mici.html

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Scare fare - Halloween cuisine from Dracula's homelandBy Marty MeitusScripps Howard News ServiceRocky Mountain NewsChicken in Garlic Sour Cream is sure to ward off hunger, as well as any vampires in the neighborhood. Make the dish vertically dramatic with a green-onion fan or herb sprig.For those who would like an authentic touch of Dracula's homeland at a Halloween party, consider preparing some

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World: Wiesel 'Shouts' To Make A DifferenceElie Wiesel at Forum 2000 on October 9(RFE/RL)PRAGUE, October 10, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel is the author of more than 40 books of fiction and nonfiction and the founder, along with his wife Marion, of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. RFE/RL's Golnaz Esfandiari and Romania-Moldova Service

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Romania Enters EU With Strong Showing in Strategic IT InvestmentsRomania’s IT sector strengthens position as target for foreign direct investment and new business opportunities in 2006, as global IT leaders announce plans for further growth, expansion and acquisitionsGartner Symposium/ITxpoORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Romania’s IT sector will end 2006 with a strengthened track record of

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Hungarian minority wants autonomy vote in RomaniaBy Marius ZahariaReutersSunday, October 8, 2006; 8:50 AMBUCHAREST (Reuters) - A group of ethnic Hungarians in Romania said it wanted to hold a referendum later this year on territorial autonomy within the Black Sea state which joins the European Union next year.The so-called Szeklers, who make up about a third of Romania's 1.4 million Hungarian

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The Herald: Andras SutoOctober 03 2006Hungarian writer and playwright and opponent of Ceausescu;born June 17, 1927;died September 30, 2006.Andras Suto, a writer and human rights advocate for his fellow ethnic Hungarians in Romania who was persecuted by the Ceausescu regime there, has died. He was 79.Suto died on Saturday night at a Budapest hospital where he was being treated for cancer, said

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Washington Post: Ethnic Hungarian Writer and Activist Andras Suto, 79By Pablo GorondiAssociated PressThursday, October 5, 2006; Page B07BUDAPEST -- Andras Suto, 79, a writer and human rights advocate for his fellow ethnic Hungarians in Romania who was persecuted by Nicolae Ceausescu's regime, died Sept. 30 at a Budapest hospital. He was being treated for cancer, said Laszlo Cselenyi, Mr. Suto's

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International Herald Tribune: In Transylvania, a count's hideaway beckons travelersBy Nicholas Wood The New York TimesPublished: August 29, 2006The road to Miklosvar seems almost designed to keep visitors away. People hoping to make their way to this village deep in the center of Romania must brave potholes and gravel that pummel the bones of passengers in even the most luxurious of vehicles.The

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