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Romanian police deliver food in snowy weather - Buzau

Police begin a humanitarian mission through the snowy roads of Buzau to carry supplies to several old homes in the county where residents have no...

by Ciprian STERIAN in Romania on 08/02/2012

Politics

Romania PM Emil Boc resigns after austerity protests

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has left office to "defuse political and social tension" after protests against austerity measures hit the...

by georgecalin in Romania on 06/02/2012

Environment

20 Romanian counties in state of emergency due to weather conditions

After a week of negative temperatures down to -27 degrees, 19 counties and Bucharest will be under orange code weather warning of snow and blizzards...

by Ciprian STERIAN in Romania on 05/02/2012

BREAKING NEWS

08/02/2012 - Romanian police deliver food in snowy weather - Buzau - Romania - Police begin a humanitarian mission...
06/02/2012 - Romania PM Emil Boc resigns after austerity protests - Romania - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has...
06/02/2012 - Romania PM Emil Boc resigns after austerity protests - Romania - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has...
05/02/2012 - 20 Romanian counties in state of emergency due to weather conditions - Romania - After a week of negative temperatures...
26/01/2012 - Traffic at a standstill at entrance to E85 road due to snow - Romania - Hundreds of trucks, cars and buses are...
26/01/2012 - National and European roads in Romania close due to snow - Romania - Snow falling in the last 24hr over...
24/01/2012 - Anniversary of 153 years Union of Romanian Principalities - Romania - Roughly 5,000 people celebrate the...
22/01/2012 - Romanian austerity cuts protest at London embassy - United Kingdom - Around 200 Romanian nationals protested...
21/01/2012 - Global Forum for food and agriculture - Germany - Berlin Agriculture Ministers'...
20/01/2012 - Seventh day of protests turn violent - Bucharest - Romania - A seventh day of protests in the...

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Romanian police deliver food in snowy weather - Buzau
Police begin a humanitarian mission through the snowy roads of Buzau to carry supplies to several old homes in the county where residents have no access to the city for food and water. ...
Romania PM Emil Boc resigns after austerity protests
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has left office to "defuse political and social tension" after protests against austerity measures hit the country in the recent month. Buchar...
20 Romanian counties in state of emergency due to weather conditions
After a week of negative temperatures down to -27 degrees, 19 counties and Bucharest will be under orange code weather warning of snow and blizzards. Bucharest, Romania. 5th February 20...
Traffic at a standstill at entrance to E85 road due to snow
Hundreds of trucks, cars and buses are stuck at the exit of Buzau to Moldova since fallen snow on the European road E85 does not allow the resumption of traffic. Romania. 26th January 2...
National and European roads in Romania close due to snow
Snow falling in the last 24hr over south-eastern Romania led to the closure of numerous national and European roads. Hundreds of people trapped in the drifts were saved by the military ...
Anniversary of 153 years Union of Romanian Principalities
Roughly 5,000 people celebrate the anniversary of 153 years Union of Romanian Principalities in Focsani. At the end a group of protesters started chanting slogans against the president ...
Romanian austerity cuts protest at London embassy
Around 200 Romanian nationals protested outside their embassy in Kensington to demonstrate their anger and frustration at recent austerity cuts imposed on the Romanian people by the gov...
Global Forum for food and agriculture
Berlin Agriculture Ministers' Summit of Food Security through Sustainable Growth - Farming with limited Resources met. The meeting was in the Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Am...
Romania Demonstrations continue against austerity measures
Thousands of protesters protest in Universiti Square, Bucharest. Police clashed with a small contingent of protesters in the capital, after seven days of demonstrations against austerit...
Bucharest experiences seventh day of protests
Protests took place against government imposed austerity measures for a seventh day in University square in central Bucharest. Some outbreaks of violence took place as demonstrators cla...
Seventh day of protests turn violent - Bucharest
A seventh day of protests in the capital turned violent after clashes with riot police following further demonstrations over austerity measures imposed by the government. Romania. 19th ...
Romanian protests continue in the Capital
Over 20,000 people protested in the capital's University Square on what was the seventh consecutive day of demonstrations against harsh government imposed austerity measures and de...
Seventh day of protests hit Bucharest
Thousands of Romanians march through Bucharest to demand the resignation of their government for imposing harsh austerity measures, making cuts and against a strong police force. Romani...
Day 6 of massive protests in romania - Bucharest
Seven thousand people come out in Bucharest on the sixth day of protests in the city. The demonstrators seeking the ouster Romanian President Traian Basescu. 18th January 2012
Fifth day of Demonstrations in Bucharest
A profile of some of the people who have been involved in a fifth day of protests in the Romanian capital against austerity cuts and declining standards of living. Romania. 17th January...
Fifth day of protests against austerity cuts in Bucharest
The fifth day of protests in Bucharest against austerity cuts and falling living standards in the country. Hungary. 17th January 2012
Romanian President Traian Basescu speaks at a press conference
Romania's President Traian Basescu holds a press conference in Bucharest. Traian also served as the mayor of Bucharest from June 2000 until December 2004. 30th October 2011
Former Romanian Health ministry official Raed Arafat
Palestinian born Raed Arafat, a former Romanian Health ministry official who designed and organized the SMURD, Romania's post communist medical emergency services, shows some medic...
Romanian police clash with protesters during austerity cuts protests
Romanian police clashed with protesters during an anti-government protest. It was the fourth consecutive day of demonstrations against austerity cuts and falling living standards. Bucha...
Romanian police clash with protesters during austerity cuts protests
Romanian police clashed with protesters during an anti-government protest. It was the third consecutive day of demonstrations against austerity cuts and falling living standards. Buchar...