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The regents hoped a union between Bulgaria and Romania would solve the crisis and be the first step towards a strongly anti-Russian wider Balkan confederation. [37] Due to the great presence nationalism had in the Balkans during this epoch, this view is regarded as questionable by some historians. [39]
During the 20th century, Bulgaria and Romania both fought on the side of Nazi Germany during the Second World War. In the cold war, both countries became communist states under the influence of the Soviet Union, but Romania formally left the sphere in 1964. The communist regimes of both countries ultimately collapsed in 1989.
Romania was a partner to the allied forces during the Gulf War, particularly during its service as president of the UN Security Council.Romania has been active in peacekeeping operations in UNAVEM in Angola, IFOR/SFOR in Bosnia, in Albania, in Afghanistan and sent 860 troops in Iraq after the invasion led by the United States.
The foreign relations of Bulgaria are overseen by the Ministry of Foreign Relations headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.Situated in Southeast Europe, Bulgaria is a member of both NATO (since 2004) and the European Union (since 2007). [1]
Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. Sweden: 1916-03-18: See Romania–Sweden relations. Romania has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Bucharest. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. Romania fully supported Sweden's application to join NATO, which resulted in membership on 7 ...
The conditions in Bulgaria's network of institutions for children and adults with mental disabilities have raised concerns. The Mental Disability Advocacy Center has launched a collective complaint under the European Committee on Social Rights regarding the failure to provide education for children in social care homes run by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy; and a case is currently ...
NATO has added 13 new members since the German reunification and the end of the Cold War. The 2004 enlargement of the European Union included the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The 2007 enlargement of the European Union included Romania and Bulgaria, and Croatia joined the EU in 2013.
Corruption in Romania is a serious systemic problem, according to the anti-corruption report of the EC. [3] Although the anti-corruption struggle has seen an upward trend in recent years, and the investigations of the National Anticorruption Directorate (NAD) have led to a former prime minister's trial in 2015 [4] [5] and other important public representatives, [6] corruption still affects ...