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New General Prosecutor Selection to Run Until May 8

Romania’s Justice Ministry announced on Wednesday that its second selection for a new general prosecutor will begin on April 12 and will take place until May 8, after all candidates interviewed in the first selection during the day were rejected.

Romania Can Halt Rosia Montana Mining Project Unless Developer Invests $70M In Preservation Works

Romania can halt the gold mining project at Rosia Montana anytime unless the joint venture developing it, Rosia Montana Gold Corporation, invests $70 million in preservation works in the area, Culture Minister Kelemen Hunor told MEDIAFAX in an interview.

President Says Romania Isn’t Prepared To Accept Schengen Accession Delays

Romania is not prepared to accept postponement of the date of accession in the Schengen area, President Traian Basescu told the Financial Times in an interview, which also touched on Romania’s role in the EU, its relations with Russia and the Republic of Moldova and the anti-missile shield.

INTERVIEW: Salman Rushdie: Writing Is My Way Of Responding To The World

Indian-born British writer Salman Rushdie, on a three-day visit to Romania, told MEDIAFAX in an interview that writing is his way of responding to the world, to things that disturb, interest or confuse him.

Moldovan President Says Romania Cannot Discard Expansionist Plans

Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin said Romania cannot discard its expansionist plans and doesn’t understand it is a member of the European Union and needs to observe certain rules and refuses to sign the border treaty, Spanish Paper El Pais reported Monday in its online edition.

Moldovan President Says Serbians, Romanian Security Agents Behind Violent Protests In Chisinau

Nine Serbians and agents of security services in Romania staged the violent protests of April 7 in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin said in an interview for Spanish paper El Pais, published in its online edition Monday.

Why did Romanians give a new mandate to people we know bad things about? – Romanian president

Speaking about Sunday’s vote, Romanian President Traian Basescu asked rhetorically in an interview broadcast Monday by the public radio RRA why would Romanians choose to give a new mandate to a party they know is tainted.

Romanian President Reiterates His Impeachment In ’07 Was Coup D’etat

Romanian president Traian Basescu reiterated, in an interview for BBC, the idea that his impeachment in 2007 was a coup d’etat, adding this is a simple statement and not an obsession.

U.S. President Bush Grants Exclusive Interview To Romanian Public Television

Romania’s public television network TVR 1 broadcasts Thursday on the evening news an exclusive interview with U.S. president George W. Bush, before the official’s visit to Bucharest.

Romanian President Says Romanians Not Treated As Europeans – El Pais

Romanian President Traian Basescu told Spanish paper El Pais in an interview that Romanians are not treated as European citizens, and the feeling is the same for both Romanians working abroad and those who stayed in the country.