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Romania grants citizenship to 17,000 Moldovans [Aug 16, 2010] Romania has granted citizenship to 17,000?Moldovans in the course of this year, Romanian President Traian Basescu announced. More than half a million Moldovans work in EU countries, most of them on the black labour market, he admitted. EurActiv Romania contributed to this article. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania grants 17,000 Moldovans citizenship in 2010: Basescu [Aug 13, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - Some 17,000 Moldovans have received Romanian citizenship this year, a reparation for an "abuse" dating from the Soviet era, Romanian president Traian Basescu said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian president defends passports for Moldovans [Aug 13, 2010] Bucharest - Romanian President Traian Basescu on Friday defended his country's policy of granting passports to people from the former Soviet republic of Moldova. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania pledges partnership with Israel, after helicopter crash [Aug 12, 2010] Bucharest - Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday pledged his country would be a "loyal partner" to Israel, in the wake of last month's fatal training crash of an Israeli helicopter in his country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Israeli President Shimon Peres arrives in Romania for a two-day visit [Aug 12, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Israeli President Shimon Peres has arrived in Romania for a two-day official visit. Peres is meeting Romania's President Traian Basescu on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian leader in cotton bud mishap [Aug 06, 2010] Romanian President Traian Basescu accidently rammed a cotton bud in his ear. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian leader in cotton bud mishap [Aug 05, 2010] Romanian President Traian Basescu accidently rammed a cotton bud in his ear. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian leader visits hospital for errant swab [Aug 05, 2010] The mystery of the Romanian president's unscheduled hospital visit has now been explained. News that President Traian Basescu had to see an ear, nose and throat specialist at the Military Hospital quickly became the top news story of the day Wednesday. Television crews rushed to the hospital and speculation ran rampant, with political rival Claudiu Saftoiu hinting that the 58-year-old ... Traian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian president's reason for surprise health check; Cotton swap in his ear 'the wrong way' [Aug 05, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - The mystery of the Romanian president's unscheduled hospital visit has now been explained. News that President Traian Basescu had to see an ear, nose and throat specialist at the Military Hospital quickly became the top news story of the day Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian president praises expatriate workers for not coming home [Aug 05, 2010] Bucharest - Romanian President Traian Basescu has thanked expatriates working in Western Europe for not returning home, the private news agency Mediafax reported Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania will stick to EU commitments: president [Jul 21, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday announced a special parliamentary session in August to speed up anti-corruption legislation, as he responded to criticism from Brussels. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian court rules anti-graft law unconstitutional [Jul 19, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - Romania's Constitutional Court said Monday it had rejected a controversial law altering the powers of Romania's anti-graft agency. Its judges ruled the law unconstitutional after President Traian Basescu brought it before them for a ruling. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania on Kosovo and Serbia's EU bid [Jul 15, 2010] BUCHAREST -- Romanian President Traian Basescu says Belgrade's decision not to recognize Kosovo should not influence Serbia's EU integration. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania encourages resumption of Palestine-Israel direct negotiations: president [Jul 13, 2010] Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday that Romania encourages and supports the resumption of direct negotiations between Palestine and Israel. [via YahooNews] More >>

Abbas in Bucharest: Scholarships in Romanian universities for Palestinian students [Jul 12, 2010] National Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, on an official two-day visit to Romania, was received at Cotroceni Palace by President Traian Basescu yesterday. During talks between the two delegations, officials signed a cooperation agreement on education, science and culture. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania says new IMF deal is needed [Jul 07, 2010] Romania needs a new deal with the International Monetary Fund, a standby loan to draw upon in case of need once the current loans expire, President Traian Basescu said Wednesday. International Monetary Fund - Romania - President of the United States - Economic - International [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania says new IMF deal is needed [Jul 07, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romania needs a new deal with the International Monetary Fund, a standby loan to draw upon in case of need once the current loans expire, President Traian Basescu said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania promulgates austerity laws to keep IMF loan on track [Jun 30, 2010] Romanian President Traian Basescu promulgated Tuesday evening the austerity law package, after the parliament eliminated those articles ruled unconstitutional by the country's Constitutional Court. The parliament adopted Tuesday the austerity law package aimed at cutting the budget deficit, in a bid to keep the rescue loan led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on track. Earlier, the joint ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian president urges lawmakers to adopt justice reforms [Jun 21, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - Romanian President Traian Basescu called on lawmakers on Monday to adopt several bills on the justice system, including one reforming the anti-graft agency, prior to an EU report coming this summer. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania sees Georgia extremely important for EU energy security [Jun 03, 2010] Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Wednesday that Georgia can become an extremely important country for the European Union energy security. Georgia, through its position, doubled by a wise policy related to the transit costs, can become an extremely important country for the creation of alternative solutions in the field of the EU energy supplies, either natural gas, or crude oil, said ... [via YahooNews] More >>