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Romanian Hanescu storms off court after spitting incident
Romania's Victor Hanescu stormed out of his Wimbledon third-round match after appearing to spit at the crowd in chaotic scenes on Friday.
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Romania prepares options to cut deficit: PM
Romania is working on "alternative measures" with IMF and EU officials to cut the public deficit after the country's austerity plan was ruled partly "unconstitutional" on Friday, Prime minister Emil Boc said.
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Romania prepares options to cut deficit: PM
BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania is working on & quot;alternative measures & quot; with IMF and EU officials to cut the public deficit after the country's austerity plan was ruled partly & quot;unconstitutional & quot; on Friday, Prime minister Emil Boc said.
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Amid Romania protests, court KOs cutbacks
A top Romanian court ruled Friday that sweeping austerity measures proposed by the government are unconstitutional, a move that will likely delay a crucial multibillion loan from the International Monetary Fund. International Monetary Fund - Government - Austerity - Romania - Romanian language
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-25 11:08 Romania court rules pension cuts illegal - judge
BUCHAREST, June 25 (Reuters) - Romania's Constitutional Court ruled planned pension cuts, part of a key austerity package, were unconstitutional, court judge Acsinte Gaspar told Reuters on Friday. Disbursement of about 2 billion euros in aid from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union depended on the court's approval of a government move to slash state wages by a quarter and cut ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-25 10:12 INSTANT VIEW 4-Romania court rules some cuts illegal-agency
BUCHAREST, June 25 (Reuters) - Romania's Constitutional Court rejected some parts of a key austerity package related to pensions on Friday, endangering a vital IMF-led aid deal, local news agency Agerpres reported, citing judicial sources. Disbursement of about 2 billion euros in aid from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union depended on the court's approval of a government move ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-25 09:52 INSTANT VIEW 1-Romania court rules some cuts illegal
BUCHAREST, June 25 (Reuters) - Romania's Constitutional Court rejected some parts of a key austerity package related to pensions on Friday, endangering a vital IMF-led aid deal, local news agency Agerpres reported, citing judicial sources. The court said an official announcement would follow shortly.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-25 09:49 Romania leu, stocks fall after austerity decision
BUCHAREST, June 25 (Reuters) - Romania's leu and blue-chip stocks fell on Friday after local press reported the country's top court rejected some of the government's austerity measures related to pensions. The leu was down 0.5 percent on the day at 4.26 per euro by 0931 GMT and the blue-chip BET index was 2.1 percent lower at 5,029.51 points.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-25 09:40 Romania court rules some cuts illegal - agency
BUCHAREST, June 25 (Reuters) - Romania's Constitutional Court rejected some parts of a key austerity package related to pensions on Friday, endangering a vital IMF-led aid deal, local news agency Agerpres reported, citing judicial sources. The court said an official announcement would follow shortly. Disbursement of about 2 billion euros in aid from the International Monetary Fund and the ...
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Romania media criticized as a security threat
Romania's Supreme Defense Council says the media, along with terrorism, corruption and organized crime, are posing a threat to the country's national security.
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Romania: Media pressure as weakness
BUCHAREST -- Romanias National Defense Strategy states that Romania faces some weak points which affect the image of state institutions and hinder the enforcement of laws.
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Romania has EU's deadliest roads, study reveals
EU newcomers Romania and Malta are the only member states in which the number of deaths road traffic accidents in 2009 was greater than in 2001, a study published on 22 June reveals. EurActiv Romania reports.
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Gazprom plays South Stream map games
Romania's economy ministry announced on June 16 that it had persuaded Gazprom to include Romania, instead of Bulgaria, in South Stream and other gas projects on Romanian territory.
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Romanian journalist arrested on blackmail charges
Romania's most notorious television journalist and his producer were formally arrested early Wednesday and detained for 29 days on charges of blackmailing and threatening a mayor. Romania - Blackmail - Television - Journalist - Government
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Gazprom play map games in the Balkans with South Stream
by Vladimir Socor Romanias economy ministry announced on June 16 that it had persuaded Gazprom to include Romania, instead of Bulgaria, in South Stream and other gas projects on Romanian territory. The Romanian ministry sounded self-congratulatory about replacing Bulgaria, following Sofias suspension of South Stream and other Russian projects involving Bulgaria (EDM, June 14, 18). Moscow ...
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Romania Korea: 20 years of diplomatic relations
The two countries are celebrating in 2010 a landmark moment in the history of their relations, namely 20 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties. Since March 30 1990, Romania and Korea have developed good political and economic relations as well as an extensive international co-operation.
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Wimbledon women's singles first round results
Wimbledon women's singles first round results on Tuesday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result). * Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 6-2 6-2 * Edina Gallovits (Romania) beat Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) 4-6 7-5 6-3 * Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat Gisela Dulko (Argentina) 6-3 6-2 Alberta Brianti (Italy) beat Jill Craybas (U.S.) 6-2 7-5 Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) beat 6 ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-22 08:05 Romania govt may introduce bank tax - report
BUCHAREST, June 22 (Reuters) - Romania's centrist coalition government may introduce a banking sector tax as part of measures to pull the economy out of recession, Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely was quoted as saying on Tuesday. "We have decided that next week the government will meet central bank representatives to discuss measures for economic recovery that we are considering proposing ...
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Twilight fans - calling for their favourite stars presence in Romania
Diehard fans of the Twilight phenomenon now have a chance to see their dream come true, as, on July 1st, starting 17:00, on the Unirii Blvd. in Bucharest, theyre expected to come, in as large a number as possible, to the Twilight convention, to shoot the most vocal plea for the artists coming to Romania.
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Armenia, Romania to develop cooperation in different spheres
Armenian Ambassador to Romania Hamlet Gasparyan met with Gherla Mayor Ovidiu Ioan Dragan.
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