Traian Basescu
Romania presses EU on Moldova membership hopes
January 19, 2010German news agency DPA recently posted a news story about Romanian President Traian Basescu's meeting with European Union President Herman van Rompuy on Monday. During the conversation, Mr. Basescu brought up Moldova, asked the E.U. to provide clear...
Romanian Constitutional Court says Basescu wins presidential vote
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December 15, 2009Romania's Constitutional Court has validated the results of a closely fought presidential runoff, handing incumbent Traian Basescu a second term and heralding an end to protracted political and economic crises. The court unanimously rejected a complaint...
Vlad Filat meets Ukrainian, Polish, Dutch counterparts in Germany
December 11, 2009Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat has met Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko during his visit to Bonn, Germany, where he was participating in a congress of the European People's Party, the Moldovan news agency Infotag reported on 10 December...
Presidential election: Record turnout of Romanians living abroad
December 08, 2009The vote of the Romanians living abroad is very important considering that the difference among the two candidates is so tight. Romania's Foreign Affairs ministry declared on Monday that by 10PM, Romania time, in the 294 voting sections, 138,000 Romanians...
Both Candidates - Basescu and Geoana - claim win in Romania vote
December 06, 2009Both candidates in Romania's presidential election have claimed victory after early exit polls showed leftist challenger Mircea Geoana with a slim lead over center-right incumbent Traian Basescu. "Together, we won," Geoana told supporters....
Romanian presidential candidates seek votes in neighboring Moldova
November 10, 2009Romanian presidential candidates running ads on Moldovan news site to reach out to Romanian citizens living in the country Romanian presidential candidate Mircea Geoana (put forth by the Social Democratic Party and the Conservative Party) is now running...
Romanian presidential candidate makes statement about Moldova
November 04, 2009Crin Antonescu, the Romanian National Liberal Party's presidential candidate, recently made a statement about Romania's foreign policy toward Moldova. "I think that Moldova can join the European Union quicker than Belarus and Ukraine. I think we...
Moldovan PM to meet with Romanian President, Russian counterpart
November 03, 2009Prime Minister Vlad Filat was on ProTV tonight, speaking about the current political situation in Moldova and about the various loans that Moldova is seeking abroad. Mr. Filat spoke about the possibility of getting a one-billion-dollar loan from China...
Moldova becomes electoral topic in Romanian presidential election
November 03, 2009Mircea Geoana, the Social Democratic Party's presidential candidate, said during an energy forum on Monday that he would like a "strategic partnership" with Moldova, which would include "a very important economic accent." Mr. Geoana...
Biden Urges Central Europe To Help Guide Fledgling Democracies
October 23, 2009It was the key speech of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's tour to three Central and Eastern European countries this week. Speaking at the University of Bucharest’s Central Library, which was heavily damaged by fire during Romania's anticommunist...