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Press Releases: United States Dedicates New Embassy Compound in Bucharest, Romania [Mar 22, 2012] United States Dedicates New Embassy Compound in Bucharest, Romania Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC March 22, 2012 Celebrating over 130 years of U.S.-Romanian diplomatic relations, U.S. Ambassador to Romania, Mark H. Gitenstein dedicated the new Embassy facility in Bucharest today. Romanian Senate President Vasile Blaga, Prime Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu, and Managing ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Leave a Reply [Jan 08, 2012] Mircea Lucescu, former football star, former head coach of the Romanian national team and Shakhtar Donetsk?s current head coach, was involved in a car crash on Friday on the Vasile Milea Boulevard in Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Questor Vasile Viorel, the new head of Bucharest Police [Apr 01, 2011] Questor Vasile Viorel, former head of the Department of Criminal Investigation of the Romanian Police, was yesterday appointment head of the Bucharest Police. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian govt in uproar amid austerity protests [Oct 05, 2010] Vadim Ghirda In this picture taken on Sept. 1, 2010 Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga looks on during a meeting in Bucharest, Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania minister resigns after police protest [Sep 28, 2010] BUCHAREST - Romania's Interior Minister Vasile Blaga resigned on Monday, just days after a rally by policemen protesting against International Monetary Fund-mandated pay cuts. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga resigns [Sep 27, 2010] BUCHAREST, ROMANIA : Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga on Monday morning announced his resignation during a press conference, three days after thousands of police officers took the streets to protest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian interior minister resigns over unauthorized police protest [Sep 27, 2010] Bucharest - Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said Monday he had tendered his resignation over an unauthorized protest by police officers last week. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania says it is ready for Europe's passport-free zone [Sep 01, 2010] Bucharest - Romania intends to implement "even stricter" controls than those in place for membership of European border-free Schengen zone, Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said Wednesday in Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Interior Minister: Roma Sent Back by France Aren???t Criminals [Aug 29, 2010] None of the Romanian Roma recently sent back from France have been registered with a criminal offence, said Romanian Minister of Interior Vasile Blaga. [via YahooNews] More >>

Minister: Roma migrants no threat to Romania Schengen bid - Summary [Aug 25, 2010] Bucharest - Romania has been assured that the current Roma controversy will not jeopardize the country's bid to join the bloc's border-free Schengen zone, Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga was quoted as saying Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Minister: Roma migrants are no threat to Romania's Schengen bid [Aug 25, 2010] Bucharest - Romania has been assured that the current Roma controversy will not jeopardize the country's bid to join the bloc's border-free Schengen zone, Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga was quoted as saying Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to cut 54,000 jobs [Jul 01, 2010] BUCHAREST - ROMANIA is to cut 54,000 jobs in the public sector in a move to curb its public deficit, the centre-right government announced on Thursday. '53,432 jobs will have to be cut in local administrations,' Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said after a cabinet meeting. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania requests flood aid [Jun 30, 2010] BUCHAREST (Romania) - AUTHORITIES say the death toll from a week of severe flooding in Romania has risen to 20, and they are asking for aid from the European Union's Solidarity Fund to help repair damaged roads, crops and houses. Interior Minister Vasile Blaga says there has not yet been a damage assessment as the floods are still critical, especially on the Siret River in northern and eastern ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Government announces municipality bankruptcy act [May 06, 2010] Three quarters of municipalities all over Romania are under financial strain, being unable to pay workers and suppliers with the money raised from council taxes and often resort to central government money, Administration and Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said, according to Gandul daily. [via YahooNews] More >>