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In a sign of growing rapprochement with neighboring EU-member Romania, Moldova's government has changed the language signs on all of its websites from "Moldovan" to "Romanian" , RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports.

A film show took place at the Taedonggang Diplomatic Corps Club on Thursday on the occasion of the national day of Romania.

Crin Antonescu, Romanian Liberal party leader, may hold the key to the presidential election run-off next month.

An opening of a new road and a short tunnel in northern Bucharest has eased the congested traffic to the capital's airport.

Staff stand outside an auxiliary building of the Cantacuzino Institute, the manufacturer of Cantgrip, a Romanian-made swine flu vaccine, in Bucharest, yesterday.

Two Israeli doctors accused of human egg trafficking in Romania were set to return home Thursday, after they were told that the court order preventing them from leaving the country would not be extended once it expired Thursday morning.

BUCHAREST: Romania's leftist leader Mircea Geoana saw his chances of winning the December 6 presidential election run-off rise yesterday when his party won the backing of a centrist grouping to jointly form a new government.

Traian Basescu, the incumbent, led by a slim margin in the first round of Romania 's presidential election on Monday, but the close results pointed to tough talks ahead to build a new government.

Electoral posters of Romania's incumbent president Traian Basescu and Mircea Geoana are seen in Bucharest Some wounds run deep in politics, as the leader of Romania's National-Liberal Party Crin Antonescu showed on November 23, the day after he found himself out of contention in the presidential election.

Romania Records 1st A/H1N1 Victim Bucharest Passengers at an airport wear masks to prevent the further spread of the swine flu A 43-years old man who died late last week is the first swine flu victim in Romania, the Health Ministry secretary of state Adrian Streinu-Cercel confirmed on Monday.

Romania's centrist president will face a socialist former foreign minister in a Dec.

Romania faces a run-off vote after no clear winner emerged in a presidential election overshadowed by a political crisis that has threatened to derail emergency international funding for the country's recession-ravaged economy.

Loading boxes are, from left, the president of Vectis Sunrise Maire Reeves, president of Newport Rotary Dereck Double, driver Roman Cornel and Vectis Sunrisea s Anne Watts.

BUCHAREST: Incumbent President Traian Basescu, who describes himself as a 'fighter', and Social-Democrat diplomat Mircea Geoana are the main contenders in the presidential race in Romania tomorrow.

The Bucharest Court of Appeals on Thursday turned down a request from NGOs to suspend a referendum called by President Traian Basescu, scheduled for Sunday, the same date as the presidential elections.

CoSoSys, a leading developer of endpoint security and portable storage device applications, announced today the distribution partnership in France with Data Secure Technology, an innovative player in the local data security consulting field.

Bucharest Romanian Press Here are the top stories in Romania's main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Subway workers are continuing their strike Wednesday for a second day.

A new survey finds room for improvement in many Balkan countries. Greece needs to take "immediate and sustained efforts" to tackle corruption, Transparency International said.

The 2009 corruption perception index released by the Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International shows that most countries in the Balkans have not improved their position in the global anti-corruption index.

The first attempt to send a rocket to the Moon via balloon hit a snag on Monday.

Romania has over 12,000 caves within its borders. This is the highest concentration of caves known to exist in one small region in the world.

Day.Az: You founded the organization in 1998. What was the reason for its creation? Igbal Hajiyev: Azerbaijan-Romania Culture and Youth Association was established in 2001 upon the initiative of the Azerbaijani embassy in Romania and the Romania-Azerbaijan Friendship Society which was also set up in 2001 two months earlier.

The fourth annual Romanian Film Festival will take place Dec. 4-6 at Tribeca Cinemas in Gotham.

Ok, so you've heard it all before voting is your democratic right, it's the only way to ensure your voice is heard, it's your duty as a good citizen, it gives you the mandate to complain when things go wrong.

Florentina Craciunescu rues the day she took out a loan during RomaniaA's boom years, when borrowers assumed huge debts believing that living standards would soon approach those of the richer European Union nations.

Basescu: The Shame of Romania is the title of a new book that charts the course of the Romanian merchant and oceanic fishing fleets as they sailed across a sea of corruption, disappearing into their own Bermuda Triangle.

The world's eyes were turned to Berlin these days. This is the line, which many journalists used to open their articles on the 20 years anniversary of the wall coming down in Berlin.

Romania denied Russia breathing space at the top of UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group 1 with Sabrin Sburlea setting them on their way to a 4-1 victory against Latvia in Buzau.

Campaigning intensified Saturday ahead of Romania's presidential election with incumbent Traian Basescu attacking the opposition and the media in his bid for a second term.

It is abundantly clear that this year's electoral campaign for Prishtina has undergone a surreal metamorphosis, moving away from the naff promises of previous years and towards hardcore acerbity full of rant and rave.

The European Commission paved the way Friday for Ford Romania SA to access a loan from the European Investment Bank , which will help finance the development of a low-emissions engine at its Craiova plant.

2-9. The visit was organized by the Heydar Aliyeg Foundation, its mission in Bucharest and Sector II of Bucharest, the foundation said in a statement.

Ok, so you've heard it all before voting is your democratic right, it's the only way to ensure your voice is heard, it's your duty as a good citizen, it gives you the mandate to complain when things go wrong.

Twenty years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, young Romanians laugh heartily at a film reminding them of the "Golden Age", as totalitarianism is commonly referred to.

Communist rule in Romania ended in 1989 when a bloody revolt removed Nicolae Ceausescu from power.

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.

Hilton Worldwide has today announced the signing of a management agreement with Calipso S.A, a listed company owned by the investment company SIF BANAT CRISANA, to open a Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Oradea, Romania.

As a boy I wept for joy when communism ended. But the din of freedom in a plundered nation has drowned out my dreams For me, the morning of 22 December 1989 went something like this: I had been at my grandmother's for the last two days, in a village in northern Romania; I was 15 years old and it would be the 15th Christmas I spent there.

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.

Serbia's Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic said that Serbs who plan to vote in Kosovo's local elections this Sunday should ask themselves whether they are helping Belgrade ''save'' Kosovo by doing so.

Romania will force 1.3 million state employees to take 8 days unpaid holiday at the end of 2009 as part of efforts to meet International Monetary Fund spending targets, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea has said.

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.

Got 48 hours to explore Bucharest, with its rare mixture of western architectural ideas, eastern imagery and 20th century totalitarian megalomania? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors map the city's shift from one of Europe's most progressive urban centres at the start of the 20th century to a chaotic maze of dusty boulevards ...

Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and this is a good time to look at the lessons we learned from it.

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 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.

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 Romanian property market is flourishing at the moment and seems highly likely to do so for a long time.

Madonna visits the 'Late Show with David Letterman' at the Ed Sullivan Theater on September 30, 2009 in New York City.

Bucharest IMF headquarters in Washington D.C. "The IMF will come to Bucharest again as soon as there will be a legitimate government in Romania.

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.

Romanian President Traian Basescuon Friday appointed Bucharest District 3 Mayor Liviu Negoita as the prime minister of the country.

Police in Romania this week swooped in on 19 members of an alleged international ring of bank-card skimmers that's been active in Switzerland, Italy, France and the United States, according to local reports.

Four new faces have been on patrol around Anglesey and Gwynedd this week, to help promote greater exchange of road safety.

UEFA have begun disciplinary proceedings against Unirea Urziceni after crowd trouble marred their Champions League clash with Rangers on Wednesday.

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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.

Team of brothers Karamyan - Romanian "Timishouara" has a chance to go to 1/16 finals of the European League 05.11.2009 15:50 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Romanian Timisuara , where the Armenian footballers Arman and Artavazd Karamyans play, now will hold a guest match with Belgian Anderlecht in European League .

Romania's opposition rejected prime minister-designate Lucian Croitoru Wednesday, feeding skepticism that the government will be able to approve a tough 2010 budget by an IMF deadline to release vital aid.

Rangers chief executive Martin Bain hascondemned the "unacceptable'' behaviour of some of the Glasgow club's travelling fans during the Champions League match against Unirea Urziceni in Bucharest.

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Prime Minister-designate Lucian Croitoru faces a vote of confidence regarding his cabinet Wednesday , after a trying week in which most of his nominees were rejected by parliamentary committees.

Two men were arrested today over the murder of a Romanian woman found stabbed to death in Dublina s Phoenix Park.

ROCK Ministries presents BedRock Falls Ranch: A vision and a future for Romania's abandoned children Details: The event will feature a silent auction of handmade items from Romania.

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 ' a proverb that applies closely to his own situation this week.

Romania's Health Ministry Monday decided to place under quarantine all hospitals in the country, announced State Secretary Adrian Streinu-Cercel. According to him, separate emergency wards will be opened to exclusively treat people with flu symptoms.

The Romanian Cultural Institute Presents "4 Years, 3 Days and 2 Decades Later" The Romanian Cultural Institute announced today the line-up for the 4th Annual Romanian Film Festival in New York City, this year entitled 4 YEARS, 3 DAYS AND 2 DECADES LATER, to take place from December 4th-6th at Tribeca Cinemas.

Romanian authorities say a hotel in the mountain resort of Sinaia was closed after 40 Romanian and foreign law students meeting for a conference caught swine flu.

A US plane named in a rendition inquiry landed in the UK last month and was met by British special forces helicopters An American plane named in an inquiry by the European parliament into alleged CIA torture flights landed at Birmingham airport last month and was met by British special forces helicopters.

How could you do it Mr. Tadic? 26 October 2009 Karadzic Trial Finally Starts BIRN Justice Fifteen months after his arrest in Belgrade, and almost 14 years after the issuance of an indictment at the Tribunal in Hague, the trail against Radovan Karadzic has started.