Home
RSS
French President Nicolas Sarkozy stunned a European summit Thursday, clashing with top officials and tripping up on a claim that Germany was about to copy controversial Roma deportations.
Sarkozy angrily rejected suggestions by the European...
Stories
Most Recent
Most Popular
Most Commented
13
Star It 
(3)
Roma groups protested at France’s expulsion policy and threatened to take Paris to the European court Saturday, as another top EU official took aim at President...
made popular Sep 20 2010
A row over France’s crackdown on Roma (Gypsy) migrants from Romania and Bulgaria looks set to dominate a summit of EU leaders in Brussels.
President Nicolas...
made popular Sep 17 2010
The EU Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, says the European Commission is considering legal action against France over its deportations of Roma (Gypsies).
Ms Reding...
made popular Sep 14 2010
France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy faced new pressure on Thursday, including fresh criticism of his recent law-and-order drive and a police search of his ruling...
made popular Sep 10 2010
A Romanian Gypsy leader on Wednesday compared French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Romania’s pro-Nazi wartime leader, following the expulsion of hundreds of Gypsies...
made popular Sep 9 2010
During a debate in the European parliament, MEPs expressed grave concerns over Mr Sarkozy’s policy or returning the Roma from illegal camps to Eastern...
made popular Sep 8 2010
France’s high-profile deportations have put one of Europe’s oldest and most vulnerable groups in a rare spotlight. They may also be a miscalculation for President...
made popular Sep 4 2010
France, which has been sharply criticized for deporting hundreds of Roma, defended its actions on Tuesday and accused Romania of not doing enough to integrate members...
made popular Sep 1 2010
France was set to repatriate nearly 140 more Roma on Friday, a day after scores were flown back to Romania under a controversial crackdown ordered by President Nicolas...
made popular Aug 20 2010
Romania’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday evening the expulsion of a Russian diplomat in Bucharest.
According to a press release of the ministry, the...
made popular Aug 18 2010
France is preparing to deport hundreds of foreign Gypsies as part of a drive to clamp down on lawbreaking by Roma, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Tuesday.
The...
made popular Aug 18 2010
One element of the film “Slumdog Millionaire” dealt with the horrific use of children to fill the pockets of some rich pimp, gang lord. In the film, he...
made popular Apr 12 2010
A new car concept wich keeps the environment at the forefront and has the best interest at its core for urban life is how Streamlife can be described. It is a concept...
made popular Aug 28 2008
Roman temple ruins from the 2nd century A.D. have emerged from excavations at the ancient Jewish capital of the Galilee in Israel.
made popular Aug 13 2008
An 11-year-old Romanian girl who is 21 weeks pregnant after being raped by an uncle will be able to have an abortion, even though it is forbidden by law. A government...
made popular Jun 27 2008
Diplomatc relations between the US and Romania have hit rock bottom after it emerged that an apparent UFO mid-air collision with a MIG 21 fighter jet was nothing more...
made popular Jun 11 2008
Far less known to the world then Dracula, stand an impressive number of stones which quite literally grow by themselves. This may be a great subject for the next...
made popular Jun 3 2008
For many, the only exposure to Ancient Rome comes from what they have seen in the movies or on television. Unfortunately, films like Gladiator, Spartacus, Barabbas, and...
made popular May 7 2008
Stories
Most Recent
Most Popular
Most Commented
A Romanian man has lodged an official complaint with the local trading standards agency after he got drunk on a single can of beer.
made popular May 5 2008
If there’s one question that Cynthia Biggs, Commercial Attaché for the U.S. Commercial Service in Bucharest, Romania, gets more often than not, it’s ‘Why...
made popular May 2 2008
A Romanian man has been fined for making 6,442 profane phone calls to an emergency number, police said Thursday. The 24-year-old man, who lives in a village in southern...
made popular Apr 19 2008
It was meant to be a playful gesture welcoming the world’s most powerful man.
But the move appeared to have backfired spectacularly today, after the Australian...
made popular Apr 7 2008
NATO is set to take in two new members, Croatia and Albania, but alliance leaders on Wednesday sidestepped a confrontation with Russia by leaving Ukraine and Georgia...
made popular Apr 3 2008
George W. Bush is enjoying a week in the half of Europe that welcomes him without clenched teeth. But the President had better be ready to spoil the valedictory tour...
made popular Apr 2 2008
The NATO summit comes to Southeastern Europe this week, and Greece is looking forward to it. The choice of Bucharest as the summit’s host holds stark symbolism....
made popular Apr 1 2008
The political noose is tightening on Serbia as regional neighbours begin to increasingly recognise the independence of Kosovo. Serbia’s hangmen, the United States...
made popular Mar 20 2008
Financial Times makes an analysis of the serious political impasse faced by Romania. In its effort to fight wide-spread high-level corruption, the public decision...
made popular Mar 18 2008
South Stream, the Black Sea cousin to Russia’s clever Nordstream gas pipeline, may not be the unstoppable fait accompli many seem to think it is, according to...
made popular Mar 14 2008
Images
Bucharest:
A building carries a sign that indicates risk of collapse in the case of an earthquake in Bucharest, Romania, April 21, 2009. If a quake with a magnitude of 7 or higher were to strike, 6,500 people could die and 1,900 buildings could collapse, warns the..
© Copyright 2009 Instablogs. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Powered by InstaPress