Thursday, March 12, 2009

Oprescu Does Something Sensible

by Craig Turp March 12, 2009 Bucharest

 Here’s the story, in Evenimentul Zilei. In allowing Madonna to sing in Parcul Eroilor on August 26, Bucharest Mayor Sorin Oprescu has to all intents and purposes told Bucharest Ring – the organisers of the disastrous Formula 3 races around Casa Poporului which nobody turned up to yet which caused so much chaos in 2007 [...]

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Just Fancy That!

by Craig Turp March 12, 2009 Business

 “The last thing Romania will do is take a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). We can finance the budget deficit with money set aside by the European Union for non-euro countries.” Romanian President Traian Basescu, January 16, 2009 “We are taking a loan from the IMF because we have no idea how the [...]

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