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France recall Ribery to face Albania and Romania [Aug 26, 2011] PARIS, Aug 25 (Reuters) - France recalled Franck Ribery on Thursday for the Euro 2012 qualifiers in Albania and Romania along with defender Laurent Koscielny and winger Mathieu Valbuena. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania hopeful and hopeless [Aug 20, 2011] Paris ? Romania have played in every World Cup to date but unfortunately for the Oaks, they have yet to claw their way out of the group stages. [via YahooNews] More >>

To Fulfill Brancusi's Last Wish, Romanian Poet Treks Across Europe to Bring His Corpse Home [Jul 08, 2011] Poet Laurian Stanchescu is on a quest to bring Constanin Brancusi 's bones back to his native Romania. Inspired by the legendary story that Brancusi walked to Paris when emigrating there in 1904, Stanchescu is headed to Paris on foot to draw attention to his cause. Representing 84 of the sculptor's relatives, he intends to deliver a letter with his request to French president Nicolas Sarkozy ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsRomanian prince and actor dead at 70 [Jul 07, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Serban Cantacuzino, a Romanian prince and actor who starred in films, musicals and children's serials, has died. He was 70. The Uniter theater union says Cantacuzino died in Paris on Monday where he had lived since 1990. No cause of death was given in Thursday's statement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian prince and actor dead at 70 [Jul 07, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Serban Cantacuzino, a Romanian prince and actor who starred in films, musicals and children's serials, has died. He was 70. The Uniter theater union says Cantacuzino died in Paris on Monday where he had lived since 1990. No cause of death was given in Thursday's statement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Emil Cioran centenary, celebrated at Paris Book Salon [Mar 02, 2011] The 31st edition of the Paris Book Salon will take place between March 18 and 21, and Romania will be represented by a national stand organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR). The institute will also organize, in the Salon, the roundtable ?Cioran: Pessimism Triumphant?, in partnership with the National Book Centre in Romania and Bucharest?s Romanian Literature Museum. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nine O'Clock [Jan 17, 2011] Romania evaluation report not yet passed as Paris demands more time to study document. Bucharest officials say report is positive, was accepted by all other member states. [via YahooNews] More >>

Schengen accession drive faces new setback, France blocks report [Jan 17, 2011] Romania evaluation report not yet passed as Paris demands more time to study document. Bucharest officials say report is positive, was accepted by all other member states. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania attacks Franco-German 'discrimination' [Dec 22, 2010] Romania has branded a Franco-German move to block its membership of the EU?s border-free travel zone as discrimination. Paris and Berlin told the European Commission they would veto it, arguing Bucharest had not done enough to tackle crime and corruption. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania coach opts for experience against France [Oct 03, 2010] Coach Razvan Lucescu has picked an experienced squad for Romania's UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier against France in Paris next week, recalling Ianis Zicu and Stefan Radu. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian NGOs hail Reding's statement on Roma issue [Sep 15, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - A federation of Roma civic organisations in Romania hailed on Wednesday Brussels' threats to take legal action against Paris to halt the expulsions of Roma. [via YahooNews] More >>

Life in Romania after being deported from France [Sep 06, 2010] European Union immigration ministers meet in Paris on Monday to discuss migration issues, including the issue of Europe's Roma or Gypsy population. In recent weeks camps where many Roma live have been cleared and the French government has deported hundreds home, mainly to Romania and Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

France, Romania conclude talks on Roma policy [Aug 26, 2010] France and Romania have ended two days of talks with promises from Bucharest to do more to improve conditions for its large Roma community. An estimated 284 Roma boarded flights for Romania from Paris and Lyon on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

France pressures Romania with EU letter on Roma [Aug 25, 2010] PARIS, Aug 25 France called on the European Commission today to force Romania to stem the flow of Roma leaving the country, suggesting it could block Bucharests entry to the Schengen border-free zone if it fails to do so. Raising the stakes as Romanian officials arrived in Paris for talks, President Nicolas Sarkozys government defended its ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian, French Authorities to Discuss Roma Deportation [Aug 23, 2010] Two Romanian state secretaries will go to Paris in order to discuss with the French authorities the deportation of Roma citizens, the French Immigration Ministry has announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania slams France over gypsy expulsion [Aug 18, 2010] Romania's foreign minister has accused France of xenophobia as the government in Paris prepares to expel Romanian gypsies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nine O'Clock [Jun 07, 2010] PARIS - Rafael Nadal proved that when he is fit in body and mind nobody can stop him at the French Open, least of all last years tormentor Robin Soderling. [via YahooNews] More >>

Municipality to reshape Bucharest historical city centre [Apr 13, 2010] Bucharest Municipality is planning to reshape the historical centre of the capital and set up outdoor coffee shops like in Paris or Vienna. Although the idea is good, the general landscape certainly does not make one think of a western city. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gotan Project, back to Romania in June (Nine O'Clock) [Mar 29, 2010] Bucharest?s Palace Hall will welcome the Paris- band Gotan Project for the third time on June 25. The band has included Romania on ?Tango 3.0??s album launch tour. Tickets ranging from RON 120 to 250 can be bought in the Eventim network and Carturesti bookshop. [via YahooNews] More >>