Eurasia Press & News
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday fired the country’s Interior Minister Dan Nica citing “poor results in his post”, a move that has heightened tensions between the ruling coalition. “I’ve informed our partners in the ruling coalition about my intention for the replacement of Interior Minister and have asked …
Read More »Moldova Wants Treaty With Romania
Moldova’s newly elected Western-leaning government said Friday that it wants to sign a political treaty with neighboring Romania, Radio Free Europe reports. Chisinau’s new liberal-led government has said it wants to improve ties with Romania, after relations between the two countries reached a nadir following demonstrations in April which the …
Read More »Agentul integrării europene este… poştaşul!
„Eu sunt sigur că avem capacitatea de a asigura oamenii cu salarii, pensii şi, în general, cu asistenţa socială, pe care o vor avea în premieră”. (Vlad Filat, TIMPUL, 17.08.2009) Dezbaterile din jurul viitorului AIE păcătuiesc, deseori, prin lipsa perspectivei. Se va alege sau nu se va alege preşedintele? Vor …
Read More »Romania President Calls for Referendum
Romania’s President Traian Basescu late Thursday called for a referendum that would pave the way for the introduction of single chamber parliament, arguing that the current system is too cumbersome and slow. He suggested that the referendum should take place on 22 November, the same day the presidential elections are …
Read More »Romania will support Moldova in its effort to sign new association agreement with EU, Titus Corlatean
MOLDOVA “Romania will assist Moldova in negotiating and signing a new association agreement with the EU,” the chairman of the Romanian Senate’s Foreign Policy Commission Titus Corlatean told a news conference in Chisinau on September 23. Titus Corlatean is visiting Moldova at the invitation of Igor Corman, the head of …
Read More »Romania hopes for fruitful activity as NATO coordinator to Azerbaijan: ambassador
The Romanian Embassy hopes to continue Turkey’s fruitful activity as the NATO coordinator to Azerbaijan, the Romanian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Nicolae Ureke said at the seminar in the NATO school on Sept. 23.
Read More »Despre unionism, cu calm (2)
„Nimic nu este nerezonabil, dacă este util” (Tucidide) (continuare din numărul trecut al Ediţiei de vineri) Tratatul de bază dintre România şi R. Moldova, parafat la 28 aprilie, niciodată semnat, a fost, practic, ultimul prilej de manifestare plenară şi concretă a aspiraţiilor politice unioniste. După anul 2000, „chestiunea unionistă” intră …
Read More »Romanian PM threatens to sack education minister unless she pulls school management order
ROMANIA Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday he asked Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu to cancel the order she passed recently entitling her to replace and appoint school principals, and said he would dismiss her if the act is applied.
Read More »Romanian PM meets Pope Benedict XVI in first day of official visit to Italy
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc and Pope Benedict XVI had a short meeting on Wednesday, part of his two-day official visit to Italy. The Government issued a press release stating that Boc thanked the pope for Catholic Church’s support to Romanian communities living outside Romania, especially in Italy. Boc said …
Read More »Moldova has no plans to join Romania or NATO, acting president says
MOLDOVA Moldova’s acting president Mihai Gimpu on Wednesday said the new ruling coalition would neither attempt to join NATO, nor try to return the country to Romanian control. He made the comments to Moldova’s PROTV television channel. Gimpu, who is also speaker of parliament, took over as acting president after …
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