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            <title><![CDATA[Political Drama Returns to Romania and Sinks Its Currency]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Is the country becoming ungovernable?]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andra Timu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 04:30:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania Allows Currency to Weaken as Politics Fuel Selloff]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romanian Government Falls, Sowing Doubts Over Fiscal Reforms]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:23:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania Set to Oust Premier Without Plan for the Day After]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Ilie Bolojan Photographer: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania Finance Chief Urges Continued Reforms to Avert Junk Risk]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:04:38 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Alexandru Nazare Photographer: Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania Sets Stage for Premier’s Ouster With No Confidence Bid]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andra Timu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:49:03 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Ilie Bolojan Photographer: John Thys/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romanian Ex-Ruling Party Joins Far-Right Bid to Oust Premier]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andra Timu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:05:24 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Ilie Bolojan Photographer: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top Party Withdrawal Leaves Romania With Minority Government]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:40:46 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description> Ilie Bolojan</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moldovan Tycoon Gets 19 Years in Prison in $1B Bank Fraud Case]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/moldovan-tycoon-gets-19-years-in-prison-in-1b-bank-fraud-case</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andra Timu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:23:49 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Vladimir Plahotniuc</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania Heads for Minority Government After Top Party Quits]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andra Timu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:14:53 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Romania&apos;s President Nicusor Dan </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania’s Premier Faces Ultimatum to Quit in Escalating Crisis]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/romania-coalition-nears-collapse-as-top-party-spurns-premier</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andra Timu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:26:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania Faces Fresh Political Crisis With Premier Under Fire]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Irina Vilcu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania Premier Vows to Stay as Top Party Pushes for Ouster]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andra Timu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:08:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania’s Top Coalition Party to Push for Prime Minister to Quit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andra Timu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:11:49 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Designated Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan gives a joint press statement with the Romanian President at Cotroceni Palace, the Romanian Presidency&apos;s headquarters, in Bucharest June 20, 2025.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Surging Oil Prices to Keep Romania’s Interest Rates Unchanged]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andra Timu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romanian Leaders Seek to Revive Euro Goal to Weather Austerity]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andra Timu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:38:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania Spent €1 Billion to Defend Currency in March Global Rout]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andra Timu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:13:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NATO Worries Trump Will Weaken Alliance as US Threatens Exit]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:47:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Raiffeisen Buys BBVA’s Romanian Garanti Unit for €591 Million]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:03:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Tower Transylvania Beckons With Plans for Cluj Golf Hotel]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Irina Vilcu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:15:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>ROMANIA - NOVEMBER 10: St Michael&apos;s church, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania. Romania, 15th century. </media:description>
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