Topic: Traian Basescu

An international rights group on Friday called on Romanian authorities to investigate allegations of police violence against demonstrators during ...
The Constitutional Court of Romania on Wednesday ruled that a law allowing local and parliamentary elections to be held at the same time is...
This post originally appeared at GlobalPost After nearly two weeks of anti-government protests, Romania's President took to national television to...

Romanians again protest as US urges peace

Hundreds of people gathered in Romania's capital for the eighth day Friday as a U.S. official urged Romanians to avoid the violence that has tarred...

Anger management

Tweet . ROMANIANS are not often thought of as combustible folk. That may change after the country was overrun by street protests that show no sign...

Romanian cuts protests continue

Protests have continued in Romanian cities reflecting widespread anger against austerity measures and an unpopular government.. . The ...
Romanian President Traian Basescu believes that the government's recent failed attempt to sell a minority stake in the Petrom oil corporation via a...
The tapped phone calls feature Sorin Ovidiu Vantu, owner of an influential media group including Realitatea television station, allegedly telling his subordinates what he expected from them."What I need today is an organization that carries out my orders.... You are not ...
Romania's interior minister resigns, govt in uproar after protests over austerity measuresThe Romanian government is in an uproar — the interior minister has resigned, the opposition is demanding that the prime minister join him and top police officials are holding emergency talks ...
Romanian president gives up police protection after 6000 officers protest wage cutsRomania's president says he has withdrawn police protection to response to an "illegal" protest by 6,000 officers facing wage cuts.Traian Basescu accused officers of staging an illegal march ...