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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 >>

Romania president names justice minister interim PM [Feb 06, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's President Traian Basescu nominated Catalin Predoiu as interim prime minister, replacing Emil Boc who stepped down earlier on Monday. The 43-year-old lawyer was Boc's justice minister. Predoiu was previously a member of the opposition Liberal Party, from which he resigned to sit as an independent lawmaker after he took the justice post in 2008. (Reporting by Sam ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Basescu Angered by Dutch 'Abuse' against Romania, Bulgaria [Feb 02, 2012] Romanian President Traian Basescu has criticized the Netherlands' "abuse" against Romania and Bulgaria, answering the Dutch stance against the two EU newcomers' Schengen bids. During a press conference in Brussels dedicated to his country's fifth anniversary as a EU member, Basescu revealed that he has tackled the Dutch stance on Bulgaria and Romania's Schengen entry bids at the recent European ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian anti-government protests enter 10th day [Jan 22, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Protests demanding the Romanian government resign over its austerity measures continued for a tenth successive day in the capital Bucharest Sunday and in some other cities around the country. The occasionally violent demonstrations were initially sparked by the resignation of a popular deputy health minister but quickly spread to demand President Traian Basescu and Prime ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania opposition supporters stage mass protest [Jan 21, 2012] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Around 7,000 people joined a mass opposition demonstration in Bucharest on Thursday calling on Romanian President Traian Basescu to step down, one of a number of protests held across the nation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bucharest Rally Marks 8th Day of Anti-Govt Protests in Romania [Jan 20, 2012] Hundreds of people have gathered in Romania's capital for the eighth day late on Friday, raising fears of more violence that has tarred anti-government protests leaving more than 60 people injured. According to international media, about 500 demonstrators demanded the resignation of President Traian Basescu's government and early elections Friday night. They say they've had enough of austerity ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania opposition supporters stage mass protest [Jan 20, 2012] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Around 7,000 people joined a mass opposition demonstration in Bucharest on Thursday calling on Romanian President Traian Basescu to step down, one of a number of protests held across the nation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Schengen, removing the labour restrictions against Romanian workers, Nabucco, AGRI and consolidating relations with ... [Jan 19, 2012] President Traian Basescu criticised yesterday, during the annual meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions in Bucharest, the delay of a decision on Romania?s accession to the Schengen Zone, and the labour restrictions still kept in place by some EU countries against Romanian workers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanians protests over austerity cuts, corruption [Jan 19, 2012] Protests continued for a sixth day across Romania, as hundreds gathered in the capital city Bucharest and in about 40 other cities, calling for President Traian Basescu?s resignation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Protesters gather for fourth straight day in Romania [Jan 16, 2012] Protesters seeking the ouster of Romanian President Traian Basescu and early elections gathered for a fourth straight day Sunday in a main square of Bucharest, the capital, and 18 other cities in the Eastern European nation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Protesters gather for fourth straight day in Romania [Jan 15, 2012] Protesters seeking the ouster of Romanian President Traian Basescu and early elections gathered for a fourth straight day Sunday in a main square of Bucharest, the capital, and 18 other cities in the Eastern European nation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Protests continue in Romania for 4th day [Jan 15, 2012] ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Protests continued in Romanian cities Sunday reflecting widespread anger against austerity measures and an unpopular government. The protests, in their fourth day, are the most serious since President Traian Basescu came to power in 2004. They are the result of frustration against public wage cuts, slashed benefits, higher taxes, cronyism in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

The President of Romania had signed the agreement ABOUT the United States [Dec 17, 2011] President Traian Basescu has promulgated a law on the ratification of the agreement between Romania and the United States on missile defense elements of Romanian territory. The reported 16 December, the Romanian State News Agency Agerpres. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's president doesn't like Dutch vegetables [Dec 13, 2011] Romanian President Traian Basescu has called for a boycott of Dutch vegetables because of the Netherlands' decision to block Romania's entry into the Schengen open border area, news agency AP reported on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania proposes boycott of Dutch vegetables [Dec 12, 2011] Romanian President Traian Basescu has called for a boycott of Dutch vegetables because of Netherlands' decision to block his nation's entry into Europe's border-free area. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania backs EU treaty changes to save eurozone [Dec 07, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - Romania's president Traian Basescu said on Wednesday that his country supports changes in the European Union treaty in order to put an end to the debt crisis in the eurozone. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's President slams banks' greed [Nov 24, 2011] Romania's President Traian Basescu criticized European banks Thursday, saying he hopes his country will not pay for their "greed." [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's President criticizes banks' greed [Nov 24, 2011] Romania's President Traian Basescu has criticized European banks, saying he hopes his country will not pay for their "greed." [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania wants to join the eurozone - despite crisis [Nov 11, 2011] Romanian President Traian Basescu has affirmed his country aims to join the eurozone by 2015. A strict austerity program should pave the way. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Firm on Making the Euro Zone in 2015 [Nov 10, 2011] Romania remains firmly focused on its target of joining the eurozone in 2015, Romanian President Traian Basescu said in an interview with Thursday's edition of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The 2015 target is "realistic" and an "incentive," said Basescu, on a visit to Berlin and with meetings scheduled Thursday with President German Christian Wulff and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as ... [via YahooNews] More >>