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Romanian education minister resigns amid plagiarism scandal [May 15, 2012] Bucharest (dpa) - Romanian Education Minister Ioan Mang resigned Tuesday, just a week after taking the office, following allegations that he had plagiarized a scientific article.Mang had asked to be dismissed, Prime Minister victor Ponta told a press conference.Ponta?s cabinet was sworn in on May 7, after the parliament ousted the previous cabinet of Mihai Razvan Ungureanu in a no-confidence ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian parliament picks new interim government [May 07, 2012] Bucharest (dpa) - The Romanian parliament agreed on a new government under the leadership of the Socialist leader Victor Ponta in Bucharest late Monday.The new governing coalition of Socialists (PSD), Liberals (PNL) and independents is to rule until parliamentary elections in November.The conservative predecessor government of Mihai Razvan Ungureanu failed a vote of confidence 11 days ago over a ... [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 >>

Romania's PM censured, government falls [Apr 30, 2012] Romania's government collapsed Friday and a new prime minister was appointed after a censure motion filed by the opposition won approval in Parliament. It is the second time this year a Romanian government has crashed. This time it fell less than three months after Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu took office. The censure motion passed with 235 votes, four more than the minimum required by ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's government falls after Parliament vote [Apr 28, 2012] Romania's government collapsed Friday after a censure motion filed by the opposition won approval in Parliament. [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 >>

Romania reforms at risk as government collapses [Apr 27, 2012] Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu (bottom left) stands next to government members in the parliament in Bucharest. Romania's centre-right government has collapsed after a no-confidence vote, ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's government falls after Parliament vote [Apr 27, 2012] Romania's government collapsed Friday after a censure motion filed by the opposition won approval in Parliament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Defections hit Romania government before censure vote [Apr 24, 2012] BUCHAREST - A wave of defections is quickly eroding the majority of Romania's centrist coalition government, though it should still retain enough backing in parliament to survive a no-confidence vote on April 27. [via YahooNews] More >>

Lankan Parliamentary delegation visits Romania [Mar 31, 2012] A five-member delegation of the Sri Lanka-Romania Parliamentary Friendship Association headed by Deputy Minister of External Affairs Neomal Perera who is also the President of the Association, visited Romania from March 25 - 27 at the invitation of Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Romanian Parliament, Chamber of Deputies Attila Korodi. [via YahooNews] More >>

In the Romanian Parliament will discuss ?European way? Elimination of Moldova [Mar 27, 2012] Tuesday, March 27, in the Parliament of Romania will be a public debate on the Union of two Romanian States, European way to eliminate the effects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and stabilizing the borders of NATO and EU ?, devoted to the 10th anniversary of the 94 occupation of Bessarabia with Romania in 1918. According to the Romanian edition of the Romanian Global News, the event is organized ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Leave a Reply [Mar 17, 2012] The President of Meridian National Trade Union Confederation publicly expresses his regret that a UK Member of the European Parliament (MEP) was offended by the president of the Romanian Social-Democrats from the UK, being considered ?superficial? for having expressed a position in support of a large industrial project in Romania, the mining project at Rosia Montana, a press release informs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian, Romanian MPs discuss "minority issues" [Feb 24, 2012] BELGRADE -- Members of the Serbian parliament friendship group with Romania visited Bucharest and discussed to talk "improved cooperation between the two countries". [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Parliament Approves New Cabinet [Feb 10, 2012] The cabinet named by Romania's new Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu was approved by the country's Parliament on Thursday. A total of 237 Romanian lawmakers supported the new cabinet versus 232 needed for a majority. Two MPs voted against, while the left-wing oppositional Social Liberal Alliance boycotted the vote ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Parliament approves new Romania government [Feb 10, 2012] BUCHAREST, Feb 9 ? Romania's parliament approved a new government of Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu today, giving him a chance to make a clean break from his predecessor who quit after street protests against austerity, ahead of election due in November. A number of 237 deputies voted in favour of Ungureanu's coalition cabinet versus 232 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's appointed government passes Parliament vote [Feb 10, 2012] The new Romanian government passed a confidence vote in Parliament on Thursday, with 237 votes for and two against. Opposition members of Parliament refused to vote. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian parliament approves new government [Feb 09, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romania's Parliament on Thursday approved a government led by former spy chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, which the ruling coalition hopes will improve its popularity ahead of parliamentary elections this year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Parliament approves new Romania government [Feb 09, 2012] BUCHAREST, Feb 9 ? Romania's parliament approved a new government of Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu today, giving him a chance to make a clean break from his predecessor who quit after street protests against austerity, ahead of election due in November. A number of 237 deputies voted in favour of Ungureanu's coalition cabinet versus 232 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian parliament approves new government [Feb 09, 2012] Romania's Parliament has approved the government of foreign espionage chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, which the ruling coalition hopes will improve its popularity ahead of parliamentary elections this year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian President asks Intelligence head to form new government [Feb 06, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's President Traian Basescu said on Monday he asked foreign intelligence service head Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu to form a new government and seek parliament's vote of confidence. The nomination comes after Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned earlier on Monday, seeking to soften the anger of thousands of Romanians who have protested against sharp austerity measures for ... [via YahooNews] More >>