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Romania PM sacks foreign minister for protest remarks [Jan 23, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc sacked his foreign minister Monday for calling anti-government protesters "inept and violent slum-dwellers" following more than a week of sometimes violent demonstrations. Protesters in the capital Bucharest and some other cities have pelted police with bricks and Molotov cocktails during 11 days of rallies demanding Boc and President Traian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian anti-government protests enter 10th day [Jan 23, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Protests demanding the Romanian government resign over its austerity measures continued for a tenth successive day in the capital Bucharest Sunday and in some other cities around the country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian protesters brave the snow [Jan 23, 2012] Bucharest - Protests demanding the Romanian government resign over its austerity measures continued for a tenth successive day in the capital Bucharest on Sunday and in some other cities around the country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian anti-government protests enter 10th day [Jan 22, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Protests demanding the Romanian government resign over its austerity measures continued for a tenth successive day in the capital Bucharest Sunday and in some other cities around the country. The occasionally violent demonstrations were initially sparked by the resignation of a popular deputy health minister but quickly spread to demand President Traian Basescu and Prime ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Protests marred by violence in Romania [Jan 16, 2012] ROMANIA'S capital Bucharest was rocked by violent protests against the government's austerity measures at the weekend, leaving 60 people injured and dozens of banks and stores damaged. [via YahooNews] More >>

Protests marred by violence in Romania [Jan 16, 2012] ROMANIA'S capital Bucharest was rocked by violent protests against the government's austerity measures at the weekend, leaving 60 people injured and dozens of banks and stores damaged. [via YahooNews] More >>

Violence in Romania [Jan 16, 2012] Romania's capital Bucharest was rocked by violent protests against the government at the weekend. [via YahooNews] More >>

Protesters, police clash in Bucharest, 59 hurt [Jan 16, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters clashed with riot police in the Romanian capital Bucharest at the weekend and 59 people were injured, paramedics said on Monday. Analysts said the unrest, the worst in the Balkan country for more than a decade, could resume this week but was unlikely to affect the government's austerity programme, one of the protesters' grievances, at this stage ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Several hurt in Bucharest clashes [Jan 15, 2012] At least nine people are injured as Romanian riot police fire tear gas during clashes with anti-austerity demonstrators in the capital, Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

'CIA prison' found in Bucharest [Dec 09, 2011] The CIA operated a secret prison in the Romanian capital Bucharest where terrorism suspects were interrogated, a German media investigation claims. [via YahooNews] More >>

Could Bucharest Old Town become a property investment hotspot? [Nov 09, 2011] The Old Town district of Romania's capital Bucharest is in need of refurbishment, with foreign investors showing an increasing interest in properties in this area of Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Prosecutors appeal against allowing Ionescu out of Bucharest [Feb 02, 2011] The Prosecution Office of Romania has decided to appeal against the decision of the Court to allow Dr Silviu Ionescu to travel outside of Bucharest. Last week, a Romanian court decided to allow Ionescu to travel out of the Romanian capital, Bucharest, after the former diplomat appealed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ionescu appeals to travel out of Bucharest [Feb 01, 2011] SINGAPORE: The Romanian Prosecution Office has decided to appeal against the decision of the court to allow former diplomat Silviu Ionescu to travel outside of the Romanian capital, Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dogs maul Romanian to death [Jan 28, 2011] A woman in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, dies in hospital after being mauled by stray dogs. [via YahooNews] More >>

MFA on Romanian court, Ionescu allowed to travel [Jan 28, 2011] THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will respect a Romanian court's decision to allow Silviu Ionescu to travel out of the Romanian capital, Bucharest, after the former diplomat appealed, a spokesman said on Friday. 'We are obliged to respect the decision of the Court,' the spokesman said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Romanian diplomat can travel out of Bucharest [Jan 27, 2011] BUCHAREST : Former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu is free to travel outside the capital, Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Rezidor [Dec 01, 2010] The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, has increased their portfolio in the Romanian capital Bucharest to 718 rooms: Besides the Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest (424 rooms) which opened in 2008 Rezidor has ? [via YahooNews] More >>

Rezidor's portfolio in Bucharest increases to more than 700 rooms [Nov 30, 2010] The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, has increased their portfolio in the Romanian capital Bucharest to 718 rooms: Besides the Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest (424 rooms) which opened in 2008 Rezidor has now signed an agreement to also manage 294 apartments adjacent to the hotel. Approximately 62 of the apartments will be re-branded in December 2010, with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Targets Romanian Tourists at Bucharest Fair [Oct 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Economy Ministry is planning to present the country as a destination at the Romanian Tourism Fair 2010. The international tourist expo will take place in the Romanian capital Bucharest on October 21-24, 2010. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU searches for answers in Roma integration debate [Oct 12, 2010] Integrating Roma in European countries has proven to be difficult, but experts at an EU conference are trying to find solutions. The two-day conference is being held in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>