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Two of the most important and active NGOs in Romania, the Asociatia Pro Democratia and the Media Monitoring Agency, filed a public petition with the Bucharest Court of Appeals on Wednesday , asking for the suspension of a referendum called by President Traian Basescu.

Gheorghe Dinica, a Romanian actor who delighted his country by portraying characters such as villainous politicians and defiant Gypsies in dozens of plays and movies, died Tuesday.

Four Romanian NGOs say the president is unfairly using a referendum to boost his chances of re-election. By Paul Ciocoiu for Southeast European Times in Bucharest -- 09/11/09 A group of four NGOs -- Transparency International Romania, Asociatia Pro Democratia, The Centre for Juridical Resources and the Media Monitoring Agency -- asked Romania's ...

Basescu disliked his presidency but he wants another term, Geoana received an icon, with the mission to 'take it to Cotroceni', Antonescu critic of both the incumbent president and the Social-Democrat leader.

Opinion polls in Romania present such different results about the candidates' chances in the presidential elections that almost nobody trusts the information they provide.

While most candidates continued their trips across the country, including President Basescu, who celebrated his birthday among Dacia-Renault workers, the most high-profile visit was scored by independent candidate Sorin Oprescu, who travelled to the Vatican and met Pope Benedict XVI.

Diplomats Gather from East and West on Bosnia 06 November 2009 Less than 24 hours after the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Bosnia, his British counterpart David Miliband is expected to arrive and add his voice to the diplomatic efforts aimed at breaking the country's political deadlock.

The million-dollar question that's been puzzling me for a while is whether our Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, is really considering a compromise with Greece over Macedonia's name or just bluffing.

The Serbian government painted an upbeat picture of the latest visit to Belgrade by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, ICTY, Serge Brammertz.

's opposition yesterday rejected prime minister-designate Lucian Croitoru and his proposed cabinet, deepening a political crisis and putting at risk a 20bn euro IMF-led rescue package.

No man is a prophet in his own country. As a keen churchgoer and Catholic convert, Tony Blair must be familiar with those words from the Bible - " a proverb that applies closely to his own situation this week.

More Blogs>> 03 November 2009 Bojana Barlovac Serbian President Boris Tadic is convinced that the decision of the International Court of Justice, ICJ, on whether Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence went against international law will be made in favor of Serbia.

The Fund's most important requirement is the adoption of the 2010 Budget Law before the potential talks on the Board on December 14-15. published in issue 4550 page 1 at 2009-11-02 EUR 1.5 bn for the 2010 budget.

Turkish-Cypriot leader expects the West to push for an end to 35-year conflict ANKARA A- Turkish-Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat said yesterday he expected Western powers to make a push for the settlement of the 35-year Cyprus conflict at the end of the year.

Front row left to right, Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias, Romania's President Traian Basescu, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

Parliamentary committees started hearings Wednesday on nominees to the new cabinet proposed by Prime Minister-designate Lucian Croitoru.

The daily "Gardianul" published last Friday the transcript of a discussion from September 2005 between Omar Hayssam and General Constantin Degeratu, adviser on security problems at the Presidency.

BUCHAREST, Romania - An International Monetary Fund delegation heads for Romania on Wednesday to evaluate the country's economic performance, with President Traian Basescu saying the country will not be able to honor all the requirements of its bailout loan agreements.

Twelve candidates are vying for the top position. The four runners best ranked in the polls - Basescu, Geoana, Antonescu and Oprescu - have started their campaign in force, with accusations, promises and electoral rallies across the country.

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