Romanians protest against austerity measures

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Series Details 20.5.10
Publication Date 20/05/2010
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Thousands of Romanian trade unionists and pensioners took to the streets to protest against public sector wage and benefit cuts on the 19 May 2010 in a test of Bucharest’s resolve to pass austerity measures required by international lenders.

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EurActiv, 21.5.10: Austerity measures spark mass protests in Romania http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/austerity-measures-spark-mass-pr-news-494361
BBC News, 19.5.10: Thousands protest over Romania austerity measures http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10127366.stm
IMF: Romania and the IMF http://www.imf.org/external/country/ROU/index.htm
ESO: Background information: Romania to tighten belt for IMF credit http://www.europeansources.info/record/romania-to-tighten-belt-for-imf-credit/
Deutsche Welle, 19.5.10: Angry Romanians call on leaders to step down http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5588866,00.html
Gandul, 20.5.10: Bucharest sees mass demo against austerity (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/255391-bucharest-sees-mass-demo-against-austerity
România Liberă, 1.6.10: For sale: crisis stricken country (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/263551-sale-crisis-stricken-country

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