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European avant-garde in Romanian theatre festival [Oct 31, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - The national theatre festival of Romania, one of the main events in the Balkans, opened its doors on Saturday hosting world premieres by avant-garde directors Matthias Langhoff and Rodrigo Garcia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania probe Euro 2012 corruption claims [Oct 29, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania's anti-corruption court on Friday opened an inquiry into accusations of corruption made by a member of the Cypriot Football Federation (CFA) over the awarding of the right to host Euro 2012. [via YahooNews] More >>

Chela completes Romania Open tennis sweep [Sep 27, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Fourth seeded Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela completed a double sweep in Bucharest Sunday as he defeated Spanish qualifier Pablo Andujar 7-5, 6-1 in the singles final at the Romania Open. [via YahooNews] More >>

IMF to release 900 million dollars for Romania: official [Sep 25, 2010] The International Monetary Fund has agreed to release 900 million dollars to Romania, as part of a loan to help the country weather the economic crisis, a Romanian official told AFP Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania sticks to austerity plan, could delay eurozone entry: Basescu [Sep 22, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania will stick to an unpopular austerity plan despite protests and could delay eurozone entry to avoid a Greek-style crisis, President Traian Basescu said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Under-fire France to support Romania integration push [Sep 09, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - France agreed on Thursday to support Romanian integration of its Roma community, but took flak from the European Parliament for forcing members of the minority to return home. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian finance minister's sacking raises fears for reform [Sep 03, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - The replacement of the Romanian finance minister by an obscure politician has raised fears in financial circles that Romania's reform drive could be imperilled as the country grapples with a deep economic crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poverty forces Roma to leave Bulgaria and Romania [Aug 21, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Europe's Roma communities, at the centre of an immigration row in France, are often driven out by poverty from their homes in Romania and Bulgaria, the European Union's two most impoverished members. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poverty forces Roma to leave Bulgaria and Romania [Aug 21, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Europe's Roma communities, at the centre of an immigration row in France, are often driven out by poverty from their homes in Romania and Bulgaria, the European Union's two most impoverished members. [via YahooNews] More >>

US envoy slams central bank over 'antisemitic' Romanian coin [Aug 20, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - The US ambassador in Romania on Friday slammed a central bank decision to go on selling a coin depicting an inter-war leader with anti-Semitic views despite criticism from the Holocaust Museum in Washington. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania orders tit-for-tat expulsion of Russian diplomat [Aug 17, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania ordered the tit-for-tat expulsion of a Russian diplomat on Tuesday, a day after a Romanian embassy official was told by Moscow to leave Russia for spying. [via YahooNews] More >>

Jewish group blasts Israel's Peres over Holocaust in Romania [Aug 13, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights organization, on Friday criticized Israeli President Shimon Peres who paid tribute to Romania for "rescuing 400,000 Jews" during World War II. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ford to start building new small car in 2011 in Romania [Aug 11, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Leading US automaker Ford will start to produce a new small car next year at its Romanian plant and it stands by its investment in the country, the company said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

IMF says Romania on track to access aid funds [Aug 04, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Recession-hit Romania is on track to be granted the latest tranche of a 20-billion-euro aid package after government moves to curb the deficit, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian dictator's remains exhumed for DNA tests [Jul 21, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena's remains were exhumed Wednesday for DNA tests, a move meant to dispel one of the mysteries surrounding the communist regime's 1989 fall. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian diplomat to be tried over Singapore road death in Romania [Jul 02, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - A Romanian diplomat will be tried in his native country over a hit-and-run crash in Singapore in December that killed a Malaysian national, prosecutors said on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania flood death toll climbs to 16 [Jun 29, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - The death toll in floods in Romania has climbed to 16, with another nine people listed as missing, the emergency situations inspectorate said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian civil servants sacked for AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' [Jun 27, 2010] BUCHAREST, June 27, 2010 (AFP) - - Romania has sanctioned five civil servants after Australian rockers AC/DC got stuck on a "Highway to Hell" and were unduly asked to pay to leave the country, news agency Mediafax reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to raise VAT to 24 pct to curb deficit [Jun 26, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania will raise the VAT tax levied on goods and services to 24 percent from 19 percent to curb the public deficit and obtain a crucial IMF loan disbursement, Prime Minister Emil Boc said on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to raise VAT to 24 pct to curb deficit: PM [Jun 26, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania will raise the VAT tax to 24 percent from 19 percent in order to curb the public deficit and obtain a crucial IMF loan disbursement, Prime Minister Emil Boc said on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>