World news about “Traian Basescu” published by euronews.
EU and Romania impeachment referendum Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta has pledged not to continue his efforts to oust president Traian Basescu, after he survived an impeachment referendum… 30/07/2012
EU accuses Romania of failing to respect rule of law The European Commission has accused Romania of failing to respect democratic values. Its damning verdict on the state of the rule of law there follows the… 18/07/2012
Victor Ponta re-appointed prime minister of RomaniaRomania’s president has appointed as prime minister the man who tried to have him impeached in July – Victor Ponta. The Social Liberal Union leader won a two… 17/12/2012
Romania president finally reappoints rival Ponta as PMRomania’s president Traian Basescu has appointed as prime minister the man who tried to have him impeached in July – Victor Ponta. Leader of the left-wing… 17/12/2012
Ponta’s centre-left heading for Romania election winPreliminary results in Romania’s general election suggest the centre-left coalition has won a clear victory – opening a new chapter in the bitter rivalry… 10/12/2012
Romania marks National DayRomania celebrated its National Day with a huge military parade in Bucharest on Saturday. Recently re-instated President Traian Basescu was among the 15,000… 02/12/2012
Romania reinstates presidentThe Romanian parliament has upheld a court decision to reinstate the country’s President Traian Basescu. Basescu was suspended after a political row and… 27/08/2012
Basescu poised for comeback after Romania referendum rulingRomania’s suspended President Traian Basescu is set to return to office within days after judges ruled an impeachment vote against him was invalid. The… 22/08/2012
Romania’s political battles set to rage on after Basescu rulingThe European Commission has called on Romania to respect the legal procedure to reinstate Traian Basescu as president. The US says Tuesday’s… 21/08/2012
Basescu reinstated as Romanian presidentRomania’s reinstated president Traian Basescu has appealed for unity after the constitutional court overturned the results of last month’s impeachment… 21/08/2012
Romanian president likely to be reinstatedA ruling over the validity of a referendum to impeach Romania’s president is due today. The constitutional court is expected to reject the vote on the… 21/08/2012
Ponta reshuffles Romanian cabinetRomania’s Prime Minister has reshuffled his cabinet after his interior minister resigned. Victor Ponta also replaced his justice and foreign ministers along… 06/08/2012
Romania brings forward impeachment hearingRomania’s constitutional court is to decide if a referendum to impeach the president is valid on August 31st – two weeks earlier than originally stated… 03/08/2012
Fresh attempts made to oust Romanian presidentMembers of Romania’s ruling coalition are challenging official results, which confirm that the country’s president, Traian Basescu, has survived a referendum… 01/08/2012
Romania referendum: Basescu row far from overRomania’s president may have survived a referendum on his impeachment, but there is a prediction of further political turbulence ahead. Traian Basescu… 30/07/2012
Romanian president survives impeachment voteRomanian President Traian Basescu has vowed to unify his country after surviving his second impeachment referendum in five years. Figures from the… 30/07/2012
Calls for Romanian president to go despite voteThroughout the night demonstrators in Bucharest voiced their opposition to Romanian president Traian Basescu. He appears to have survived a referendum on… 30/07/2012
Ponta calls on Basescu to step downDespite initial estimates suggesting Romania’s President Triane Basescu had escaped impeachment in the country’s referendum his political foe, Prime Minister… 30/07/2012
Romanian president ‘survives’ crucial voteIn Romania, suspended President Traian Basescu has declared victory following a referendum to oust him from office. Speaking to jubilant supporters, the… 30/07/2012
Romania’s Basescu vote set to go down to the wireRomania’s suspended centre-right President Triane Basescu’s political future was finely balanced on Sunday as the country held a referendum over whether to… 29/07/2012
Bitter feud that has shaken Romania and the EUA turbulent spring and summer in Romanian politics left Traian Basescu badly in need of friends. On July 6 his lack of support in parliament cost him… 29/07/2012
Basescu fate in balance as Romania votesThe fate of Romania’s suspended President Traian Basescu hangs in the balance as people vote in a referendum on whether to remove him from office. The… 29/07/2012
Romanians decide whether to impeach their presidentRomanians are voting in a referendum today that will decide the fate of the country’s president. Traian Basescu was suspended by Prime Minister Victor… 29/07/2012
Romania to vote on presidential impeachmentIn the run-up to Romania’s referendum on whether or not to impeach the president, both Prime Minister Victor Ponta and President Traian Basescu are… 27/07/2012
Brussels slams Romania over rule of lawThe EU has publicly slammed Romania’s new centre-left government over what it says is its lack of respect for democratic values. In a new report summing up… 19/07/2012
Five years after EU dream, Romania and Bulgaria behind on reformFive years after they achieved their European dream, Romania and Bulgaria are still lagging behind on democratic reform. The European Commission has just… 18/07/2012
Romania referendum – questions growingIn Romania, campaigning continues ahead of a referendum on the impeachment of suspended president Traian Basescu amid growing concern over the ballot. With… 16/07/2012
Court ruling gives suspended Romania’s president Basescu hopeSuspended Romanian president Traian Basescu could hang onto his job if there is a turnout of less than 50 per cent for the referendum aimed at ousting him… 10/07/2012
Romanian court approves Basescu suspensionLast week’s suspension of Romania’s president which was passed by parliament has now been upheld by the country’s Constitutional Court. The vote and the… 10/07/2012
Romania voters to decide president’s futureRomania is planning a crucial referendum to decide its President Traian Bascescu’s future after parliament approved impeachment proceedings. The decision… 07/07/2012
Suspended Romania leader denies wrongdoingThe Romanian parliament has voted to suspend President Traian Basescu from office after the ruling coalition accused him of violating the constitution and… 06/07/2012
Romania parliament votes to suspend President BasescuThe Romanian parliament has voted to suspend President Basescu from office after the ruling coalition accused him of violating the constitution and exceeding… 06/07/2012
Romania’s president accuses government of power grabRomania’s ceremonial president has hit back at the government over attempts to impeach him. Traian Basescu is accused by the ruling leftist Social-Liberal… 05/07/2012
Romanian government warns against more violenceAs anti-austerity protesters turned out in Romania for a fifth day, the government warned that further violence would not be tolerated. Thousands had been… 17/01/2012
Romania to host US missile defence shieldRomania has agreed to host rocket interceptors in what appears to be a revamped version of the US missile defence shield. Romania’s President Trian Basescu… 05/02/2010
Basescu survives recount and court challengeRomanian President Traian Basescu has had his December 6th election victory confirmed. The recount of some 137,000 annulled votes was completed early on… 14/12/2009
Scrapper Basescu lives to fight another dayTraian Basescu describes himself as a battler, a scrapper, and has picked many a fight with Romania’s political class. He has fostered an image of a… 07/12/2009
Romanian opposition cries election foulRomania is split down the middle following Sunday’s presidential election, which was won by the incumbent Traian Besescu by a hair’s breadth. Exit polls… 07/12/2009
Romanian Presidential poll is too close to callExit polls in the Romanian Presidential Election are pointing to narrrow victory for left wing challenger Mircea Geoana – but incumbent president Traian… 06/12/2009
Romanian presidential election: Mircea Geoana ahead in exit pollsExit polls: Mircea Geoana is accredited with 50.8% of the votes; Traian Basescu is accredited with 49.2% of the votes. 06/12/2009
Romanians choose their presidentRomanians are voting for a president today in a ballot expected to unseat incumbent Traian Basescu. Leftist challenger Mircea Geoana, the Social Democrat… 06/12/2009
