Citizen Courier Welcomes Gary Stolworthy!

12 December 2008, 10:10 am

Editor Found!!

The Citizen Courier's Romania Buzz website (www.romaniabuzz.com) is pleased to welcome Gary Stolworthy, our new editor and contributing blogger from Cluj, Romania! Gary will be a valuable addition to our ever-growing team of local news contributors and we look forward to his unique perspective on... Read More »

Romania PM Boc quits after protests

6 February 2012, 3:04 am

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, giving way to mass protests against IMF-backed austerity measures and joining leaders of other European Union states felled by soaring debts. President Traian Basescu named Boc's justice minister, Catalin Predoiu, to repl... Read More »

Romania's PM resigns amid protests, winter deaths

6 February 2012, 2:46 am

Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned Monday, following weeks of public protests against austerity measures, and in the wake of at least 34 deaths due to cold weather.... Read More »

Romania president names justice minister interim PM

6 February 2012, 2:40 am

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's President Traian Basescu nominated Catalin Predoiu as interim prime minister, replacing Emil Boc who stepped down earlier on Monday. The 43-year-old lawyer was Boc's justice minister. Predoiu was previously a member of the opposition Liberal Party, from which ... Read More »

Romania's PM Boc resigns amid austerity measures

6 February 2012, 2:35 am

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Romania's prime minister, Emil Boc, on Monday said he would step down following nationwide protests against government austerity measures, according to media reports. In a statement, media reports said, Boc announced that he was stepping down, and disbanding his governmen... Read More »

IMF sees Romania deal continuing after PM resigns

6 February 2012, 2:19 am

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund expects Romania's aid deal to continue after its prime minister resigned, its mission chief told Reuters on Monday. "I see no reason necessarily for this to have a material effect on the aid agreement. We have every expectation the agreement ... Read More »

Romania's prime minister resigns

6 February 2012, 1:21 am

ROMANIA'S centre-right Prime Minister Emil Boc has resigned after days of street protests against his government.... Read More »

IMF, EU trim Romania's growth forecast

5 February 2012, 11:36 am

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union on Sunday said they had trimmed Romania's 2012 growth forecast to 1.5-2.0 percent, due to international economic turbulence.... Read More »

IMF official in Romania rejects criticism

5 February 2012, 11:05 am

The head of the IMF mission in Romania has criticized politicians and media for accusing him of misconduct for having attended a party held by government officials at a time of harsh austerity measures.... Read More »

Rivera tells Romania not to fear Spain

5 February 2012, 10:54 am

Sito Rivera admits his Romania side "could be thrashed" by his Spanish compatriots in Monday's quarter-final but believes they can cause an upset and the holders are not complacent.... Read More »