Romania Press Review - Feb 10
Bucharest | 10 February 2009Here are the top stories in Romania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has
not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy
Romanians Livid At Murder Of Handball Star
Bucharest | 09 February 2009The fatal stabbing of a Romanian handball star by what the police say are three Hungarians of Roma ethnicity has caused an outpouring of anger against Roma in Romanian media forums, with hundreds blaming them for a rise in violent crime and asking authorities to punish "the gypsy mafia".
Romania Press Review - Feb 9
Bucharest | 09 February 2009Here are the top stories in Romania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
Romania Miners Remain in Dark about Future
| 08 December 2008 | By Andreea Gheorghe in Anina, Harworth and Sofia.While prospects look bright for coal workers in Bulgaria, the fate of their once powerful counterparts in Romania is more uncertain.
Lacklustre Election Fuels Romanian Disenchantment
| 03 December 2008 | By Marian Chiriac in Bucharest
Romanians wait to vote
A revamped electoral system brought expectations of change but the November 30 polls show Romanians are stuck with the same old politicians.
Anxious Romania Awaits Impact of Recession
| 19 November 2008 | By Marian Chiriac in Bucharest
Romania Central bank
After years of high growth and unbridled consumer spending, uncertainty is now hovering over the economy.
Balkan Leaders Praise Obama Victory
| 05 November 2008 | By BIRN staffBarack Obama
Belgrade hopes Obama will turn a chapter in US-Serbia relations, while Macedonians worry about a pro-Greek tilt in US foreign relations. For others, its business as usual.
Romania's Political Drama is Losing an Audience
By Catalin Dimofte in Bucharest30 April 2007 Once popular president may be deluding himself if he thinks the masses are still engaged in his political squabbles.
Romania Forecasts '09 Inflation At 4.5 Pct
06 February 2009 Romania's central bank bank is keeping its forecast for 2009 inflation at 4.5 percent, markedly down compared to the estimated 6.7 percent posted last year, governor Mugur Isarescu said on Friday.