“I have urged the Prime Minister to take immediate measures to solve the issues that led to the interruption of payments,” EU commission chief Barroso said after meeting Romanian PM Ponta. Romania has used less than 10% of the €20bn earmarked until 2013, with payments currently frozen due to irregularities. … Read More
Failed power grab puts Romanian PM in tight spot
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – After four months in power and a failed attempt to oust the president, Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta is under fire at home and abroad, with his coalition under strain before an election in December when victory is now far from assured.
Romania PM plagiarized thesis: university academics
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta plagiarized much of his doctoral thesis, a panel of Bucharest University academics said on Friday, raising tensions before a referendum on impeaching the country’s president, a rival of the premier. … Read More
Romania PM seeks to take heat out of EU dispute
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta pledged on Wednesday to respect the powers of the Constitutional Court, bowing to EU pressure and taking some heat out of a dispute that has raised fears of political deadlock and financial disruption. … Read More
Romania president likely to be impeached: poll
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian president Traian Basescu is likely to be impeached by voters in a referendum on July 29, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday, providing turnout is high enough to make the vote valid. … Read More
Romania PM sees political paralysis if Basescu survives
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta said he expected political paralysis in policymaking if suspended President Traian Basescu survives a referendum on his impeachment set for July 29. … Read More
Romania ruling could save leader from ouster
Court rules that a majority must vote in a referendum in order to remove impeached President Basescu from office. … Read More
