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Romania parliament set to back new leftist government [May 07, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's new prime minister said he was condident his leftist government would win parliamentary approval on Monday and finalise a deal with international lenders to restore public wages to their previous levels. Romania's left-leaning opposition ousted Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu's cabinet last month after a wave of public anger against plans for spending cuts ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania seals deal with IMF to raise public wages [May 06, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania has sealed an agreement with international lenders to restore public wages to their previous levels, a senior official said, as part of the government's efforts to ease an unpopular austerity program. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Romania has some space to ease austerity, which included a 25 percent cut in public sector salaries in 2010. Some have ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Analysis: Central Europe walks austerity tightrope [May 04, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - When Romania's government cut salaries by a quarter in 1931, it collapsed and the country ran through 22 different cabinets in a decade and slid into dictatorship and war. Eight decades later, another government introduced a similar austerity measure under an International Monetary Fund-led bailout. It fell and parliament threw out its successor after just two months ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Howls Of Derision In Bucharest As Romania Statue Unveiled [May 03, 2012] A statue representing the birth of the Romanian nation has been greeted with derision by the public and critics. The sculpture, unveiled outside Bucharest's National History Museum, portrays a naked Roman emperor Trajan carrying a wolf. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's junior party says to back new government [May 01, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A former ally of Romania's toppled government said on Sunday it would back a new left-led alliance in a confidence vote expected in the next 10 days, saying political stability was crucial as the country seeks to emerge from an economic crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ally of ousted cabinet to back new Romania government [May 01, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A former ally of Romania's toppled government said on Sunday it would back a new left-led alliance in a confidence vote expected in the next 10 days, saying political stability was crucial as the country seeks to emerge from an economic crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's junior party says to back new government [May 01, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A former ally of Romania's toppled government said on Sunday it would back a new left-led alliance in a confidence vote expected in the next 10 days, saying political stability was crucial as the country seeks to emerge from an economic crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Won?t Cut Rates as Political Turmoil Sinks Leu [Apr 30, 2012] Romania?s central bank will probably refrain from cutting its benchmark interest rate for a fifth consecutive meeting after the government collapsed for a second time this year, weakening the leu, analysts from London to Bucharest said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ally of ousted cabinet to back new Romania government [Apr 30, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A former ally of Romania's toppled government said on Sunday it would back a new left-led alliance in a confidence vote expected in the next 10 days, saying political stability was crucial as the country seeks to emerge from an economic crisis. Eugen Nicolicea, vice president in the National Union for Romania Progress (UNPR), said his party had attached no strings to its ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ally of ousted cabinet to back new Romania government [Apr 29, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A former ally of Romania's toppled government said on Sunday it would back a new left-led alliance in a confidence vote expected in the next 10 days, saying political stability was crucial as the country seeks to emerge from an economic crisis. Eugen Nicolicea, vice president in the National Union for Romania Progress (UNPR), said his party had attached no strings to its ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's junior party says to back new government [Apr 29, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A former ally of Romania's toppled government said on Sunday it would back a new left-led alliance in a confidence vote expected in the next 10 days, saying political stability was crucial as the country seeks to emerge from an economic crisis. Eugen Nicolicea, vice president in the National Union for Romania Progress (UNPR), said his party had attached no strings to its ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ally of ousted cabinet to back new Romania government [Apr 29, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A former ally of Romania's toppled government said on Sunday it would back a new left-led alliance in a confidence vote expected in the next 10 days, saying political stability was crucial as the country seeks to emerge from an economic crisis. Related Stories French journalist missing after Colombia FARC battle Sarkozy says Socialists using Gaddafi as distraction Saleh to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ally of ousted cabinet to back new Romania government [Apr 29, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A former ally of Romania's toppled government said on Sunday it would back a new left-led alliance in a confidence vote expected in the next 10 days, saying political stability was crucial as the country seeks to emerge from an economic crisis. Eugen Nicolicea, vice president in the National Union for Romania Progress (UNPR), said his party had attached no strings to its ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's junior party says to back new government [Apr 29, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A former ally of Romania's toppled government said on Sunday it would back a new left-led alliance in a confidence vote expected in the next 10 days, saying political stability was crucial as the country seeks to emerge from an economic crisis. Eugen Nicolicea, vice president in the National Union for Romania Progress (UNPR), said his party had attached no strings to its ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania left-wing opposition leader named PM [Apr 29, 2012] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romanian President Traian Basescu wasted no time Friday naming a left-wing opposition leader to succeed the toppled centre-right prime minister in a bid to reassure financial markets. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian government toppled, Czechs face test too [Apr 28, 2012] BUCHAREST/PRAGUE (Reuters) - Romania's opposition torpedoed the centre-right cabinet in a confidence vote on Friday, raising the prospect of months of political turmoil and questions over a belt-tightening campaign that has caused a wave of protests against IMF-backed reforms. Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu's two-month-old government is the latest in a string of austerity-minded ruling ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania left-wing opposition leader named PM [Apr 28, 2012] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romanian President Traian Basescu wasted no time Friday naming a left-wing opposition leader to succeed the toppled centre-right prime minister in a bid to reassure financial markets. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian government toppled, Czechs face test too [Apr 27, 2012] BUCHAREST/PRAGUE (Reuters) - Romania's opposition torpedoed the centre-right cabinet in a confidence vote on Friday, raising the prospect of months of political turmoil and questions over a belt-tightening campaign that has caused a wave of protests against IMF-backed reforms. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania president nominates opposition leader as PM [Apr 27, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's President Traian Basescu nominated leftist opposition leader Victor Ponta as new prime minister on Friday, to form a government after parliament torpedoed a two-month old centre-right cabinet in a no-confidence vote. "Victor Ponta is the prime minister designate. He was the only proposition made by three political parties," Basescu told a news briefing. "I do hope ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Instant View: Confidence vote topples Romania government [Apr 27, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's government lost a confidence vote on Friday just two months after it took office, raising the prospect of months of political turmoil and questions over its austerity programme. Here is some reaction to the news: MARKET REACTION Romania's leu hit an all-time low at 4.4010 per euro after the news and traded 0.4 percent lower on the day. DAN BUCSA, UNICREDIT TIRIAC ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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