Adrian Nastase is in a stable situation after trying to shoot himself in the neck, but he will have to stay some weeks in hospital, doctors have said.Former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase, who shot himself on June 20 evening in an attempt to avoid being arrested, underwent surgery on Thursday …
Read More »Facing Jail, Romanian Ex-PM Tries to Kill Himself
Adrian Nastase is now in hospital, after a two-year jail sentence for siphoning off state funds apparently drove him to try to take his own life.Adrian Nastase is now in hospital, after a two-year jail sentence for siphoning off state funds apparently drove him to try to take his own …
Read More »Romanian PM Denies Plagiarising Thesis
Prime Minister Victor Ponta has denied accusations that he copied parts of his PhD thesis, claiming it is all part of a political plot against him.“I never copied large parts of my doctoral thesis without clear attribution and I am ready to undergo any kind of checks to prove this …
Read More »‘Takeover’ of Romanian Cultural Institute Condemned
Well-known artists accuse the government of trying to take over the institute charged with promoting Romania’s country’s culture abroad.omania’s new centre-left government has courted a row with the arts world after abruptly adopting changes to the running of the Romanian Cultural Institute. Modelled on the British Council and France’s Institut …
Read More »Romania’s Ex-Ruling Party to Elect New Leader
The former ruling Democratic Liberal Party has decided to elect its new president on June 30With less than six months before crucial parliamentary elections, the members of the former ruling centre-right Democratic Liberal Party, PDL, has decided to vote for a new leadership in an extraordinary congress scheduled for June …
Read More »Romanian MPs Demand TV Chief’s Head
Head of public television has to resign after parliament’s hostile scrutiny of last year’s activity report for TVR.
Read More »Schengen entry for Bulgaria and Romania to be priority for Cypruss
Bulgaria and Romania’s accession to the Schengen Agreement is expected to be a key priority for the upcoming Cypriot EU Presidency, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry announced. He discussed about Schengen his counterparts from Romania and Cyprus. The three
Read More »Romania green lights Iasi-Ungheni gas pipeline with Moldova
Romania has approved the Iasi-Ungheni gas pipeline which will allow gas transport between Romania and Moldova. Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta classified this project as strategic for political cooperation between the two sides. “It is about a draft law agreed for longer time at the principle, political
Read More »Bulgarian PM and delegation participate on cohesion policy forum in Romania
An international conference “Challenges and Opportunities for EU’s Future Budget – Friends of Cohesion Policy” will be held on June 1, in Bucharest, Romania. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and his delegation comprised of Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Lilyana Pavlova and Minister of European Funds Management Tomislav …
Read More »Romania hosted celebration dedicated to Armenia’s First Republic Day
On May 27, Romania hosted in Bucharest events dedicated to Armenia’s First Republic Day. Armenian Ambassador to Romania Hamlet Gasparyan, head of Romanian
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