Romania Opens Coalition Government Talks
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President-elect Traian Basescu opened talks Tuesday to form a coalition government with a party formerly allied with his opponent and one representing ethnic Hungarians.
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Prime minister-designate Calin Tariceanu called on parliament to approve his center-right government in former communist Romania and accept anti-corruption reforms to clear the way to joining the European Union.
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Romaniaâs new prime minister vowed to bring press freedoms, an independent justice system and a working market economy today as his centrist government was sworn in.
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Nato ministers begin a second day of talks, after getting more resources for security efforts in Afghanistan.
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BUDAPEST - Hungarian prime minister-elect Ferenc Gyurcsany, who has pledged a policy of fiscal discipline, on Thursday met with the country&#39;s finance minister ahead of coalition talks to consolidate his political power base.
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BUCHAREST, Aug 20 (IPS) - Monica Macovei is at the centre of a national  dispute over cleaning up the Romanian government.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today asked the leader of the Labor Party to begin talks on forming a coalition government.
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LISBON, Dec 9  Portugal's president met party leaders today to discuss snap elections seen as likely to replace the months-old coalition government.
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The winner of Romania's presidential election has warned he may call a new parliamentary election if the alliance he leads fails to form a government.
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The opposition Labour Party in Israel has begun coalition talks with the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud Party. Labour leader Shimon Peres says negotiations to establish a coalition government could be completed within a few days.
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Interior ministers from Italy, France, Germany, Britain and Spain began informal talks Sunday, searching for ways to improve cooperation across the continent in fighting terror and illegal immigration.
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The Italian president consulted with political leaders Friday in talks on the formation of a new government following the resignation of Premier Romano Prodi's nine-month-old Cabinet.Comment
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Documents purported to be transcripts of top-level ruling party meetings with ministers discussing intimidating opposition leaders and rigging votes in the Senate have surfaced ahead of Romania's Sunday ...
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Israel's opposition Labour party starts late-night coalition talks with the governing Likud party.
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Head of the European Commission Delegation in Romania Jonathan Scheele held a meeting on Tuesday in Bucharest with Foreign Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu and highlighted that Romania should seriously prepare ...
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BUCHAREST Romania&#39;s new centrist government was sworn in on Wednesday and immediately set out to overhaul the tax system, fight corruption and boost investment in the country.
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Romania's Conservative Party left a ruling coalition Monday, raising fears the government could be left without a parliamentary majority.Comment