Traian Basescu
Romania Ex-President Faces Money-Laundering Charge
Romania's ex-president Traian Basescu on Wednesday said the Public Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, PICCJ, had accused him of money laundering.
"I have been officially informed by PICCJ that I am suspected of money laundering? related to the purchase of a land plot and a house in 2000 and 2002," he wrote on Facebook.
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Romanians Fear Living Near Refugees, Poll Says
Few refugees have reached Romania from the Middle East - but that does not stop Madalin Dumitrescu from worrying.
Living in Bucharest with his wife and their four-year-old daughter, he believes the risks of a terrorist attack in Romania are growing thanks to the recent influx of migrants to Europe.
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Politico.eu: Bulgaria Lags Behind Romania in Its Efforts to Tackle Corruption
In an article published on Friday, Politico.eu notes the divergent paths Bulgaria and Romania have taken in their efforts to fight corruption, with Bucharest making progress and Sofia lagging behind.
The articles focuses on the role of Romania's National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA), which has made a deep impact in a country known for public malfeasance and mismanagement.
Romanian Ex-President Seeks Moldovan Citizenship
While many Moldovans are seeking Romanian citizenship to gain entry to EU countries, Romania's former president, Traian Basescu, and his wife, have taken the opposite course and are seeking Moldovan citizenship.
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Romania's Former President Basescu Seeks Moldovan Citizenship
Traian Basescu, Romania's President between 2004 and 2014, is applying for Moldovan citizenship, local media say.
Mediafax, citing sources close to Basescu, reports application of both him and his wife Maria were submitted on March 08, their requests pending approval, according to Romania Insider.
Romanian Ex-President Basescu Returns to Politics
With less than one year before crucial local and parliamentary elections, members of the opposition centre-right Popular Movement, MP, overwhelmingly voted for Basescu as the party's new leader on Saturday.
Basescu, who was president for 10 years from December 2004 until December 2014, said he wanted to continue the work he started when he was in office.
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Romania's Ruling Party Elects New Leader
With less than one year before crucial local and parliamentary elections, members of the ruling centre-left Social Democratic Party, PSD, overwhelmingly voted for Dragnea as the party's new leader on Sunday.
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Romanians Split Over Anti-Communist Cross
Romania's Senate last week adopted adopt a new law condemning communist totalitarianism, which includes the drafting of a report and the establishment of the National Museum of Communist Totalitarianism in Bucharest, early next year.
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Romanians Argue Over Taking in Migrants
The first immigrants that Romania has agreed to take in at the EU's request will arrive in November, presidential adviser Leonard Orban, has said, although the government promptly declined to confirm this.
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Romanian Mufti Eases Concerns Over Huge Mosque
"Our plan is to build a mosque with a capacity to hold 1,000 people, a small park for kids, a fountain, a place for ablution and a small summer school for the study of the Koran. Nothing more," Mufti Iusuf Murat, head of the Islamic community in Romania, said on Tuesday.
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