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No positive consequence for Romania in case Greece leaves the Euro Area. Romanian authorities should pay close ... [May 18, 2012] European Affairs Minister Leonard Orban stated yesterday that the scenario of a controlled exit from the Euro Area in the case of Greece will be taken into account for the first time by the European Council during its informal meeting on May 23 in Brussels, Mediafax informs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Snow dampens Romania anti-government protests [Jan 21, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanians protested against austerity measures on Saturday but heavy snow deterred some from pressing a week of occasionally violent demonstrations demanding the government resign. Romania had suffered little of the unrest seen in other austerity-hit European countries like Greece until now. While the protests have been relatively small, they have marked the country's worst ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Snow dampens Romania anti-government protests [Jan 21, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Hundreds of Romanians protested against the government's austerity measures on Saturday, but heavy snow deterred many from pressing a week of occasionally violent demonstrations demanding the government resign. Romania had suffered little of the unrest seen in other austerity-hit European countries like Greece until now and while the protests have been relatively small ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania end Greece's 17 match unbeaten run in friendly [Nov 17, 2011] Romania ended Greece's 17 match unbeaten run dating back to last year with a 3-1 friendly win on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece 1 Romania 3 - friendly result [Nov 16, 2011] Greece 1 Romania 3 - international friendly result [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania end impressive Greece run [Nov 16, 2011] Greece 1-3 Romania Fernando Santos's Greece side suffered their first defeat in 18 matches, since the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as they lost 3-1 to Romania in Altach. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania end Greece's 17 match unbeaten run in friendly [Nov 16, 2011] Romania ended Greece's 17 match unbeaten run dating back to last year with a 3-1 friendly win on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bucharest will name two honorary consuls in the Republic of Macedonia to represent the Romanian and Vlach communities. [Oct 06, 2011] President Traian Basescu yesterday called for a bilateral solution to the name dispute between the Republic of Macedonia and Greece, underlining that this is the only way to end a deadlock in ties between the two countries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Sofia Turns Romania-Bulgaria-Greece Dream Road into Priority Project [Aug 25, 2011] Bulgaria's Cabinet has declared the road from the Danube city of Ruse on the Romanian border to the Makaza Pass on the Greece border to be a project "of national importance" in a long-awaited move. The Ruse-Makaza road linking Romania and Greece through Central Bulgaria is supposed to be part of the Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 9 leading from Helsinki, the Baltic states, Moscow, Kiev, and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Fortounis keeps Greece in semi-final contention [Jul 23, 2011] Romania 0-1 Greece Kostas Fortounis scored the only goal against the tournament hosts to ensure Greece kept alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek President Karolos Papoulias visits Romania as unions strike at home [Jun 29, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Greek President Karolos Papoulias has arrived in Romania for a two-day visit and has met Romania's President Traian Basescu. Papoulias' visit takes place on the day of a general strike in Greece to protest against a new austerity package needed to get crucial bailout funds. [via YahooNews] More >>

Subscribe to RSS [May 31, 2011] Four of the banks that have the largest exposure to Greece?s sovereign debt have a presence in Romania too. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek tourism reels from fuel shortage, strikes [Aug 01, 2010] Disaster has struck Greece's crucial tourism industry at the peak of a summer season badly needed by its recession-hit economy with a national fuel shortage compounding weeks of on-off work unrest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nine O'Clock [Jun 01, 2010] Difficulties in Greece have had no powerful direct effects on local banking sector. Hellenic banks in Romania report total profits of over EUR 32.5 M in Q1 of 2010, Hotnews reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania, Bulgaria, Greece back Balkans' EU accession [May 21, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - Romania, Bulgaria and Greece on Friday adopted a joint statement expressing their support for the Western Balkans' EU accession, Romanian foreign minister Teodor Baconschi said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nine O'Clock [May 10, 2010] We must prevent Romania from turning into Greece, says Basescu. IMF mission to present final conclusions today, before leaving Bucharest. Government keeps silent. Opposition declines wage and pension cuts, accusing Boc Cabinet of incompetence. Unions threaten with street protests. [via YahooNews] More >>

IMF - Veni, Vidi, Vici [May 10, 2010] We must prevent Romania from turning into Greece, says Basescu. IMF mission to present final conclusions today, before leaving Bucharest. Government keeps silent. Opposition declines wage and pension cuts, accusing Boc Cabinet of incompetence. Unions threaten with street protests. [via YahooNews] More >>