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European Commission takes Romania to court over wild birds

European Commission takes Romania to court over wild birds

Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:07

The European Commission said on October 8 that it was bringing Romania before the European Court of Justice for the country's repeated failure to provide adequate protection for wild birds. Home to 12 species that are globally threatened, Romania had to ...

Danube Delta Police

Danube Delta Police

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 17:39

The setting up of a Danube Delta Police will be started this Monday, so that the unit will become operational next week, Vice-premier Dan Nica, Minister of Administration and Interior, present in Marului Valley, Galati County (east), told. The official stressed ...

First sturgeon fitted with satellite transmitter, back into Danube

First sturgeon fitted with satellite transmitter, back into Danube

Sunday, May 24, 2009 16:51

The first wild sturgeon fitted with a satellite transmitter is back into the Danube on Friday, as part of protection activities promoted by a group of Romanian researchers, headed by Radu Suciu and Norwegian researchers, headed by Caroline Knight. Radu Suciu, ...

Birds protected on Danube

Birds protected on Danube

Friday, April 17, 2009 10:24

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Romania started a public-private partnership project Life Nature, estimated at 1.3 million euros, to help preserve two endangered bird species on the Danube river, the red duck and the small cormorant, declared for NewsIn ...

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Romanian politicians campaigning for Danube Delta

Romanian politicians campaigning for Danube Delta

Friday, April 10, 2009 7:02

European Socialist MEPs on the European Parliament's committee on development and committee on environment and three Romanian Social-Democratic MEPs are campaigning for the promotion of the Danube Delta in ...

Danube Delta, a priority with Environment Ministry

Danube Delta, a priority with Environment Ministry

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 18:10

The Danube Delta is one of the main priorities of my ministry, Environment Minister Nicolae Nemirschi said on Tuesday. Nemirschi is attending a symposium on the conservation of the Danube Delta through regional and environmental protection polices of the European ...

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Francine Cousteau, official ambassador of Danube Delta

Francine Cousteau, official ambassador of Danube Delta

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 12:49

Francine Cousteau, head of Cousteau Society, received on Tuesday, in Tulcea, north-east of Bucharest, the diploma of ambassador of the Danube Delta for her merits in the international promotion of the region. Francine Cousteau received the diploma of ambassador of the ...

Danube Delta flora

Danube Delta flora

Thursday, March 12, 2009 6:18

The Delta's flora, totaling 955 species and 64 subspecies, is representing 1/3 of the total known number of species from the whole Romanian flora. The dominance of the aquatic element has as a result the development of puddle's vegetation, especially of ...

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Danube Delta Governor Liviu Mihaiu Dismissed

Danube Delta Governor Liviu Mihaiu Dismissed

Monday, February 23, 2009 21:15

Journalist Liviu Mihaiu will no longer be the Governor of Romania’s Danube Delta, environment minister Nicolae Nemirschi said Wednesday, after the Government meeting. Nemirschi said that deputy manager of the Administration of the Danube Delta ...

Celic Dere Monastery

Celic Dere Monastery

Monday, February 9, 2009 18:15

The Celic Dere Monastery is situated in Frecatei Village, in Tulcea County and is one of the most well known monasteries in Dobrogea, considered the center of Orthodoxism of the area. It is named after the nearby river, which translated from ...