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Romanian Foreign Minister Axed for Insulting Protesters [Jan 23, 2012] Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi has been fired by the country's PM Emil Boc for his inappropriate remarks on protesters in Bucharest. "I have taken the decision to recall Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi and have forwarded a proposal to the Romanian president to remove him from his functions for the comments he made," Boc declared on Monday. Boc made the announcement about Baconschi ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Europa Nostra Urges the Romanian Government to Save Rosia Montana Area [May 25, 2011] More specifically, Europa Nostra recommends that Romanian Minister of Culture Keleman Hunor, formally include Rosia Montana in the country?s Tentative List for World Heritage Sites and forwards this proposal to UNESCO in time to be considered by this year?s meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Paris in June. [via YahooNews] More >>

US likely to make new bid to sell F16s to Romania [Mar 04, 2011] The United States will send Romania a document mapping out a possible payment in instalments for the purchase of used F16 jets, military sources told Mediafax news agency. If the Romanian side agrees to the proposal, a new official offer will be made. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's Government Moves to Rename the Roma [Dec 09, 2010] In a move that has outraged Romania's gypsy community, the government has accepted a proposal to change the name of the Roma to the pejorative Tigan [via YahooNews] More >>

Roma Name Change: Romanian Government Aim Outrages Gypsies [Dec 09, 2010] In a move that has outraged Romania's Gypsy community, the government has accepted a proposal to change the name of the Roma to the pejorative Tigan [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's Government Moves to Rename the Roma [Dec 09, 2010] In a move that has outraged Romania's gypsy community, the government has accepted a proposal to change the name of the Roma to the pejorative Tigan [via YahooNews] More >>

Roma protest in Romania over 'Gypsy' name [Nov 30, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - About 100 Roma have protested a proposal to use the term "Gypsy" in official documents in Romania when referring to their ethnic group. [via YahooNews] More >>

National News More>> [Sep 28, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads! That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. [via YahooNews] More >>

On the Lighter Side [Sep 14, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads! That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Abracadabra! Romania Witches Win Tax Fight for Now [Sep 10, 2010] Romanian senators may have feared curse when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Abracadabra! Romania Witches Win Tax Fight [Sep 10, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania -- Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads! That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Witch Tax Plans Were Real! [Sep 10, 2010] A Romanian Witch Tax was nearly enacted into law before a group of Romanian senators rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. Lawmakers Alin Popoviciu and Cristi Dugulescu of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party drafted a law where witches and fortune tellers would have to produce receipts, and would also be held liable for wrong predictions. Romania's Senate voted down the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Abracadabra! Romania witches win tax fight for now [Sep 09, 2010] Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads! That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. Romanian language - Romania - Tax - Business and Economy - Organizations [via YahooNews] More >>

Abracadabra! Romania witches win tax fight for now [Sep 09, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads! That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Abracadabra. Romanian witches win tax fight [Sep 09, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania -- Abracadabra, well turn all of you into toads. Thats what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. Lawmakers Alin Popoviciu and Cristi Dugulescu of the ruling Democra... [via YahooNews] More >>

Toil and trouble: Romania rejects witches' tax [Sep 09, 2010] Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads! That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. Romania - Romanian language - Tax - Democratic Liberal Party - Government [via YahooNews] More >>

Abracadabra! Romania witches win tax fight for now [Sep 09, 2010] "Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads!" That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. Romania - Romanian language - Business and Economy - Tax - Accounting [via YahooNews] More >>

Banish the tax! Romanian witches 'frighten' lawmakers into voting against levy [Sep 09, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - "Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads!" That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Banish the tax! Romanian witches 'frighten' lawmakers into voting against levy [Sep 09, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - "Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads!" That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. [via YahooNews] More >>

IMF backs Romania deficit relax plan [Jul 26, 2010] The International Monetary Fund on Friday said it supported Romanias proposal to relax the 2010 deficit target. [via YahooNews] More >>