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PSD calls on IMF to replace Jeffrey Franks as envoy to Bucharest [Jan 31, 2012] Moving on to another topic, Social-Democrat Party (PSD) vice-president Corina Cretu sent an open letter to the IMF director-general Christine Lagarde, requesting that Jeffrey Franks be relieved of his duties as chief-negotiator for Romania after the latter attended a party ?in a luxury resort? alongside Romanian civil servants, Mediafax reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Finance minister offers concessions as civil servants continue protests across Romania [Oct 17, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's finance minister made some concessions to trade union leaders Thursday in an effort to appease workers as civil servants around the country again protested over government wage cuts in the public sector. [via YahooNews] More >>

Finance minister offers concessions as civil servants continue protests across Romania [Oct 17, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's finance minister made some concessions to trade union leaders Thursday in an effort to appease workers as civil servants around the country again protested over government wage cuts in the public sector. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian finance minister meets unions [Oct 15, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romania's finance minister made some concessions to trade union leaders Thursday in an effort to appease workers as civil servants around the country again protested over government wage cuts in the public sector. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian finance minister meets unions [Oct 14, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's finance minister made some concessions to trade union leaders Thursday in an effort to appease workers as civil servants around the country again protested over government wage cuts in the public sector. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian finance minister meets unions [Oct 14, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romania's finance minister made some concessions to trade union leaders Thursday in an effort to appease workers as civil servants around the country again protested over government wage cuts in the public sector. [via YahooNews] More >>

Finance minister to meet unions [Oct 14, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romania's finance minister is to meet trade unions as civil servants around Romania Thursday continued their protest over government wage cuts in the public sector. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Finance Ministry staff protest wage cuts [Oct 13, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romania's finance minister was temporarily trapped in his office when civil servants staged a rowdy demonstration inside the Finance Ministry on Wednesday that sparked a wave of protests across the country against government wage cuts. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Finance Ministry staff protest wage cuts [Oct 13, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romanian civil servants staged a rowdy spontaneous demonstration at the Finance Ministry on Wednesday, sparking a wave of protests across the country against government wage cuts. [via YahooNews] More >>

Austerity protests break out across Romania [Sep 15, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Anti-government demonstrations swept across Romania on Wednesday, with medical workers, taxi drivers and civil servants protesting cuts in salaries, bonuses and jobs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian civil servants sacked for AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' [Jun 29, 2010] Romania has sanctioned five civil servants after Australian rockers AC/DC got stuck on a "Highway to Hell" and were asked to pay to leave the country. [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 >>

Romanian civil servants sacked for AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' [Jun 27, 2010] BUCHAREST: 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian PM says pensions of highest earners to be cut in effort to meet budget targets [Jun 11, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's prime minister says he's slashed the pensions of former generals, scientists and other top civil servants to reduce this central European country's burgeoning budget deficit. [via YahooNews] More >>