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Five years on Romania, Bulgaria cash in on EU membership [Dec 29, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - Five years after joining the European Union, Bulgaria and Romania are cashing in billions of euros in aid and their citizens can earn a living in the bloc's more fortunate members, even if obstacles persist. [via YahooNews] More >>

Five years on Romania, Bulgaria cash in on EU membership [Dec 29, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - Five years after joining the European Union, Bulgaria and Romania are cashing in billions of euros in aid and their citizens can earn a living in the bloc's more fortunate members, even if obstacles persist. [via YahooNews] More >>

Spend our money faster, EU tells Romania [Sep 24, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - Romania has no time to waste if it wants to spend billions of euros in European aid placed at its disposal until 2013, EU commissioner for Regional policy Johannes Hahn said Friday in Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsForget austerity: Romanians fixate on the IMF shoe [May 10, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - In Romania this week, it's all about the shoe. Romania has borrowed billions from the International Monetary Fund but some are wondering whether IMF envoy Jeffery Franks needs a loan himself after he was seen wearing shoes with a hole to visit President Traian Basescu. [via YahooNews] More >>

Forget austerity: Romanians fixate on the IMF shoe [May 10, 2011] In this picture taken on May 5, 2011 Jeffrey Franks, head of the IMF mission to Romania is seen during a meeting with Romanian President Traian Basescu, not seen, in Bucharest, Romania. In Romania this week, it's all about the shoe. Romania has borrowed billions from the International Monetary Fund but some are wondering whether IMF envoy Jeffrey Franks needs a loan himself after he was seen ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Forget austerity: Romanians fixate on the IMF shoe [May 10, 2011] ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania In Romania this week, it's all about the shoe. Romania has borrowed billions from the International Monetary Fund but some are wondering whether IMF envoy Jeffrey Franks needs a loan himself after he was seen wearing shoes with a hole on a visit with President Traian Basescu. The image on Saturday has eclipsed any of Franks' comments about public ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Forget austerity: Romanians fixate on the IMF shoe [May 10, 2011] (05-10) 05:42 PDT BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- In Romania this week, it's all about the shoe. Romania has borrowed billions from the International Monetary Fund but some are wondering whether IMF envoy Jeffery Franks... [via YahooNews] More >>

Forget budget deficits, inflation, austerity: Romanians obsess over hole in IMF envoy?s shoe [May 10, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania ? In Romania this week, it?s all about the shoe. Romania has borrowed billions from the International Monetary Fund but some are wondering whether IMF envoy Jeffrey Franks needs a loan himself after he was seen wearing shoes with a hole on a visit with President Traian Basescu. The image on Saturday has eclipsed any of Franks? comments about public spending, layoffs or ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Forget austerity: Romanians fixate on the IMF shoe [May 10, 2011] In Romania this week, it's all about the shoe. Romania has borrowed billions from the International Monetary Fund but some are wondering whether IMF envoy Jeffery Franks needs a loan himself after he was seen wearing shoes with a hole to visit President Traian Basescu. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania needs to borrow $11b [Sep 23, 2010] BUCHAREST (Romania) - ROMANIA needs to borrow almost euro6 billions (S$10.6 billion) next year to cover its budget deficit and plans to sign a new deal with the International Monetary Fund in 2011 to shore up the ailing economy, President Traian Basescu said. On Wednesday, at least 10,000 protested in Bucharest against wage cuts and other austerity measures, authorities said. Angry protesters ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania needs to borrow $7.9 billion in 2011 [Sep 22, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romania needs to borrow almost euro6 billions ($7.9 billion) next year to cover its budget deficit and plans to sign a new deal with the International Monetary Fund in 2011 to shore up the ailing economy, President Traian Basescu said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania needs to borrow $7.9 billion in 2011 [Sep 22, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romania needs to borrow almost euro6 billions ($7.9 billion) next year to cover its budget deficit and plans to sign a new deal with the International Monetary Fund in 2011 to shore up the ailing economy, President Traian Basescu said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania needs to borrow $7.9 billion in 2011, will sign new IMF deal in 2011 [Sep 22, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania needs to borrow almost euro6 billions ($7.9 billion) next year to cover its budget deficit and plans to sign a new deal with the International Monetary Fund in 2011 to shore up the ailing economy, the president said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania needs to borrow $7.9 billion in 2011 [Sep 22, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romania needs to borrow almost euro6 billions ($7.9 billion) next year to cover its budget deficit and plans to sign a new deal with the International Monetary Fund in 2011 to shore up the ailing economy, the president said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanias demographics dropping [Jul 12, 2010] UN estimates the world population will reach 7 billions this year, according to data released by the National tatistics Institute (INS) on the occasion of the World Population Day. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian PM survives vote of no confidence [Jun 16, 2010] ROMANIAS GOVERNMENT has narrowly survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote over plans to slash state pay and benefits, as it tries to revive the nations economy and secure billions of euros in international aid. [via YahooNews] More >>