Romania

Pocherul geopolitic – Voronin sau R. Moldova?

„La baza [tratativelor] va sta principiul devotamentului faţă de patrie” (Mark Tkaciuk, deputat PCRM) Nero a fost acuzat de poporul său că ar fi dat foc Romei. A rămas, din această pricină, prototipul conducătorului politic care, pentru a-şi satisface dorinţele personale delirante, este în stare să sacrifice totul, inclusiv sursa …

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Turkish and Romanian foreign ministers meet in Ankara

TURKEY Turkey’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Turkey and Romania, the two most important countries in Black Sea region, were determined to turn the region into one of the most powerful and developed economic basins in the world. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and Romanian Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu …

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Romanian Defense Ministry denies involvement in ammo trafficking

ROMANIA Romania’s National Defense Minister Mihai Stanisoara stressed on Wednesday that his ministry is in no way involved in the contracts of the deliberation of ammunition. Stanisoara was referring to an operation for the neutralization and safe disposal of the military ammunition that has become unusable and dangerous.

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National holidays will be celebrated

MOLDOVA The forthcoming two national holidays – the Independence Day of August 27 and the Limba Noastra [Our Language] of August 31 – will be celebrated particularly broadly and solemnly this year in Moldova. The Independence Day program will begin in the morning, when country leadership representatives will lay flowers …

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PL wants Moldovan citizens of all ethnic origins to build European country

MOLDOVA The vice presidents of the Liberal Party (PL) Dorin Chirtoaca and Anatol Salaru refuted the Communists Party’s assertions that the PL is a radical right-wing party that does not tolerate ethnic minorities. Asked Who is to blame for the fact that the other-language speakers do not know and do …

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Romanian tourism minister faces parliament inquiry

ROMANIA Romania’s tourism minister answered questions before a parliamentary committee Tuesday and denied some allegations that she misspent government funds. Elena Udrea’s participation in the hearing was a reversal from her previous refusal to cooperate. Last week she filed a legal complaint against the committee on the grounds that it …

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Romanian ambassador in Sofia accused of collaborating with communist-era secret police

ROMANIA Romania’s council on declassifying communist-era secret police files has asked a Bucharest court to officially confirm Romania’s ambassador in Sofia, Anton Păcureţu, as a collaborator of the Securitate, Romania’s feared communist secret police. Under a ruling of Romania’s constitutional court from 2008, the National Council for Studying the Securitate …

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326,000 Romanian Public Servants to Lose Jobs

ROMANIA Romania’s public sector will shed 326,000 jobs by the 2015 deadline for the enforcement of a new pay law, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said on Tuesday. Currently, there are 1,394 million public sector employees. The firings are in response to the unitary wage law, under which the minimum wage …

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AEI leaders say they are ready for dialogue with PCRM

MOLDOVA The leaders of the Alliance for European Integration (AEI) had a meeting on Monday evening and discussed the principles of the dialogue with the Communist Party (PCRM) scheduled for August 25. But this dialogue may not take place. “We agreed on the procedure that we will follow at the …

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PCRM might vote for Marian Lupu if he is proposed for head of state by wide left-wing coalition

MOLDOVA The Communists Party formulated its offer for the formation of a left-wing coalition and the principles according to which they could vote for a head of state at a closed-door meeting on Monday. The Communists decided they will vote for the PLDM Marian Lupu if he is fielded for …

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