Romanians protest against austerity measures

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.

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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