Radu Bostan

Most Romanians Distrust Presidency, Parliament, Govt, Parties – Survey

17:59, 01 Oct. 2010
Romanians trust firefighters, the church and the military, while the President, Parliament, Government and political parties register the lowest level of popularity, according to a survey conducted by sociological research company CCSB and ordered by NGO “Pro Democratia.”

Un fost deputat PDL: Mai mulţi parlamentari democrat-liberali vor să demisioneze din partid

19:54, 30 Sept. 2010
Fostul deputat PDL de Alba Călin Potor, care a demisionat în august din partid, a declarat, joi, într-o conferinţă de presă, că mai mulţi parlamentari PDL intenţionează să demisioneze din formaţiune, fiind nemulţumiţi de deciziile Guvernului din ultima perioadă.

Scandal între suporteri înainte de meciul Steaua-Napoli, 12 persoane duse la Poliţie pentru audieri

19:46, 30 Sept. 2010
Mai multe persoane au fost implicate într-un scandal înainte de începerea meciului Steaua - Napoli, programat de la ora 20.00, pe Stadionul din Bulevradul Ghencea, 12 dintre suporteri fiind duşi la Secţia 22 Poliţie şi urmând să fie sancţionaţi.

Romanian Dacia Worldwide Sales Up 12.1% In 8 Mos, To 221,000 Units

19:27, 30 Sept. 2010
Romanian carmaker Dacia’s worldwide sales rose 12.1% in the first eight months of 2010, to 221,092 units, giving it a 0.6% share of the market, French group Renault, Dacia’s owner, announced Thursday.

Cea de-a 20-a ediţie a Festivalului „George Enescu”, între 1 şi 25 septembrie 2011

18:45, 30 Sept. 2010
Cea de-a 20-a ediţie a Festivalului Internaţional "George Enescu" va avea loc între 1 şi 25 septembrie 2011, în cadrul evenimentului urmând să concerteze şi London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris şi Wiener Philharmoniker, se arată pe site-ul www.festivalenescu.ro.

Romania Gets 44.7% Stake In Rompetrol After Company Passes On Cash Redemption

18:27, 30 Sept. 2010
The Romanian authorities Thursday rejoined the shareholder structure of oil refinery Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) with a 44.69% stake, after the latter failed to redeem in cash a 2.3 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2674) convertible hybrid held by the government.

Romanian Union Leaders Agree On Joint Protests Of Up To 80,000 People

16:51, 30 Sept. 2010
The leaders of Romania’s major trade union confederations decided Thursday to hold joint protests, meaning the rally planned for October 7 might be postponed to allow more time to mobilize 70,000-80,000 people.

Romanian Road Authority To Introduce Electronic Toll System On Oct 1

15:57, 30 Sept. 2010
Romania’s public road authority CNADNR will introduce the electronic road toll system on October 1 and drivers without proof of its payment will be charged compensation between EUR28 and EUR1,210, depending on the type of vehicle, and will be fined.

CE amendează Bulgaria cu peste şase milioane de euro, pentru nereguli privind fondurile SAPARD

19:00, 29 Sept. 2010
Comisia Europeană a impus Bulgariei o amendă de 13 milioane de leva (6,6 milioane de euro) pentru încălcarea unor acorduri privind fondurile SAPARD, a declarat directoarea agenţiei de plăţi a SAPARD în Bulgaria, Kalina Gheorghieva, citată de site-ul Novinite.com.

Bucharest Council Adjusts Heating Price, After VAT Hike

18:57, 29 Sept. 2010
Bucharest’s General Council approved Wednesday raising the price of heating in the city, in light of the VAT hike to 24%, from 19%.

Romanian Govt To Eliminate Minimum Tax As Of Oct 1

18:51, 29 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Government decided to eliminate the minimum tax starting October 1, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Wednesday.

EU Women Earn 20% Less Than Men, 35% Of Women Older Than 65 Live In Poverty – EP

14:17, 29 Sept. 2010
Women in the European Union earn on average 20% less than men for the same work, resulting in lower pensions, while 35% of women older than 65 live in poverty, according to a Tuesday hearing in the European Parliament.

Romanian Transp Min, Railway Unions To Continue Talks, Layoffs Possible

13:33, 29 Sept. 2010
Romanian Transport Minister Anca Boagiu met Tuesday with railway sector union leaders and the two parties agreed to continue talks towards raising the efficiency of the state-owned railway companies, through layoffs, European fund absorption and cost cuts.

Romanian Govt To Cut Heating Aid For Owners Of Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Chainsaws, Orchards

12:42, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanians who own more than three cattle, five pigs, 20 sheep or goats, or more than 15 bee families will no longer receive heating subsidies, according to a Government act cutting the number of beneficiaries of such aid.

Around 5,000 Romanian Unionists To March In Bucharest Against Austerity Measures

12:41, 28 Sept. 2010
Around 5,000 Romanian unionists affiliated with the National Union Bloc (BNS) have gathered in Bucharest’s Victoriei Square, from where they will march past the headquarters of several ministries, in protest to austerity measures including public sector layoffs and wage cuts.

Romanian Supreme Defense Council To Convene Thursday, Discuss Schengen Area Accession

18:56, 27 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Supreme Defense Council will convene Thursday at the presidential palace to discuss a series of topics, including Romania's accession to the Schengen Area.

Romanian President Calls Meeting Of Supreme Defense Council For This Week – Sources

14:11, 27 Sept. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu has called a meeting of the Supreme Defense Council (CSAT) for this week, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX on Monday.

Romanian Govt To Reduce Size Of Public Road Authority CNADNR Board

13:05, 27 Sept. 2010
Romanian public road authority CNADNR’s management board will have seven members, down from fifteen, according to a draft Government Decision drawn up by the Ministry of Transport.

Romanian ISPs Required To Publish Quality Parameters

12:11, 27 Sept. 2010
Romanian internet service providers (ISPs) will be required to publish quality parameters and the methods used to measure them on their own web sites and in their contracts with clients, according to a draft decision by communications regulator ANCOM.

Romanian PM Renounces Police Protection – Union Leader

13:34, 26 Sept. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has chosen to refuse Police and Gendarmerie protection, informing the officers of this decision upon his return from New York City, police union leader Florian Ionita said Sunday on TV station Antena 3.

Gruia: Preşedintele Băsescu încalcă legea prin renunţarea la serviciile Poliţiei Rutiere

19:06, 25 Sept. 2010
Preşedintele Federaţiei Sindicatului Naţional al Poliţiştilor şi Personalului Contractual, Marian Gruia, susţine că preşedintele încalcă legea prin renunţarea la serviciile Poliţiei Rutiere, adăugând însă că "în servcii" sunt suficienţi oameni care să înlocuiască agenţii în desfăşurarea coloanelor.

Romanian President Gives Up Police Escort After Illegal March

18:43, 25 Sept. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu has requested that Interior Ministry personnel be relieved of providing his security, as of Friday 5 p.m., after ministry employees took part in an unauthorized march on the presidential palace, said the President’s spokesman, Valeriu Turcan.

Meci demonstrativ la BCR Open România, în cinstea maestrului Radu Beligan

15:23, 25 Sept. 2010
Aproximativ 1.500 de spectatori au asistat, sâmbătă, la Arenele BNR, la un meci demonstrativ de dublu în cinstea maestrului Radu Beligan, în care au jucat Andrei Pavel, Ilie Năstase, jurnalistul Cristian Tudor Popescu şi actorul Horaţiu Mălăele.

Cel puţin şapte victime la Caracas, după trecerea furtunii tropicale Matthew

14:49, 25 Sept. 2010
Cel puţin şapte persoane au murit la Caracas, ca urmare a inundaţiilor provocate de ploile torenţiale aduse de furtuna tropicală Matthew, care a ajuns vineri în zona Americii Centrale.

Romania To Meet Medium-Term Fiscal Targets, Must Ensure Permanence Of Adjustments – IMF

14:35, 25 Sept. 2010
The recent efforts toward fiscal consolidation have put Romania on a sure path to meeting its short- and medium-term fiscal targets, but the main challenge is ensuring the permanence of these adjustments, by maintaining expenditure constraints and through structural fiscal reforms, said the IMF.

Bronislaw Komorowski participă la comemorarea masacrului de la Harkov

13:49, 25 Sept. 2010
Preşedintele polonez, Bronislaw Komorowski, a participat sâmbătă, la Harkov, în estul Ucrainei, la comemorarea masacrului comis de poliţia politică sovietică după invadarea Poloniei, soldat cu moartea a 4.000 de ofiţeri polonezi.

Romanian PM Assures USA Of Support For Southern Energy Corridor Development

13:30, 25 Sept. 2010
Romania supports the development of the Southern Energy Corridor, which will connect the European market to the gas reserves in the Caspian Sea region and Middle East, while the Nabucco project is the priority for Romania, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday in New York City.

Un virus ce cauzează infecţii respiratorii, asociat cu obezitatea infantilă

10:14, 25 Sept. 2010
Un virus ce cauzează infecţii respiratorii a fost asociat cu obezitatea infantilă, potrivit unui studiu publicat în revista medicală Pediatrics, informează bbc.co.uk.

Cinci lucruri inedite despre hamburgeri

10:12, 25 Sept. 2010
Nu există foarte multe produse alimentare în lume ce pot fi asociate cu o anumită ţară aşa cum este hamburgerul asociat cu Statele Unite, afirmă editorii site-ului askmen.com.

Incident la Alba Iulia, după ce fanii CFR-ului au dat foc la un banner

19:58, 24 Sept. 2010
Fanii echipei CFR Cluj au dat foc la un banner la finalul partidei cu Universitatea Cluj, scor 1-1, din etapa a IX-a a Ligii I, în sectorul rezervat lor pe stadionul "Cetate" din Alba Iulia, fiind nevoie de intervenţia pompierilor pentru a stinge focul, care a cuprins câteva scaune.

Adrian Mutu, dorit de gruparea SSC Napoli

19:32, 24 Sept. 2010
Preşedintele clubului SSC Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis, s-a interesat de posibilitatea unui transfer al atacantului Adrian Mutu, contactându-l în acest sens pe omologul său de la Fiorentina, Diego Della Valle, a anunţat, vineri, cotidianul Roma, citat de site-ul calciomercatonews.com.

Romania Fin Ministry Rebuked Over Insufficient Data In Fiscal Strategy

19:29, 24 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Fiscal Council Friday criticized the Finance Ministry for its lack of details regarding the revenue forecasts included in the 2011-2013 fiscal strategy and recommended the ministry present the macroeconomic fundamentals considered for each revenue category.

Union Leaders Responsible For March To Romanian Presidential Palace To Be Fined

15:37, 24 Sept. 2010
The Romanian union leaders who “organized and allowed” 8,000 Romanian public sector employees to march on Cotroceni Palace, the seat of the Presidency, on Friday, will be fined, Bucharest Gendarmerie spokesman Marius Militaru told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Agric Min Does Not Expect Food Prices To Increase

13:37, 24 Sept. 2010
Food prices in Romania will not increase significantly in the upcoming period, believes Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara, although certain raw materials, like wheat, have become more expensive.

Romanian Authorities Urge Nomadic Roma To “Get Used To Work,” Send Children To School

15:50, 23 Sept. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday, in Sofia, that Romania cannot accept restrictions on the free movement of its citizens and that a European strategy for Roma integration is necessary, but that Romanian authorities urge nomadic Roma to seek work and send their children to school.

Around 1.8 Million Tourists Were On Romanian Sea Coast This Year, Down 15% On Year

14:19, 23 Sept. 2010
Around 1.8 million tourists came to the Romanian sea coast this year, 15% fewer than in 2009, while tour operator revenue dropped by more than 25%, Corina Martin, head of the National Association of Tourism Agencies (ANAT), told MEDIAFAX.

No Of Protesters To Grow Until Romanian Govt Stops Austerity Measures – Union Leader

16:26, 22 Sept. 2010
Romanian union leader Marius Petcu said, speaking at Wednesday’s union rally in Bucharest’s Victoriei Square, that the number of protesters will be even higher Thursday, to make the Government understand it must put an end to the austerity measures.

Around 9,000 Romanian Unionists Protesting In Bucharest

13:53, 22 Sept. 2010
Around 9,000 Romanian unionists affiliated with the confederation CNSLR-Fratia are taking part in the protest in Bucharest against the Government's austerity measures.

Anastase depune plângere penală la adresa lui Ponta pentru că ar fi votat în absenţă

18:43, 21 Sept. 2010
Preşedintele Camerei Deputaţilor, Roberta Anastase, a anunţat, marţi, că împreună cu grupul parlamentar al PDL va depune plângere penală la adresa liderului PSD Victor Ponta, pentru că acesta ar fi votat succesiv la Legea pensiilor, deşi nu s-a aflat în sală.

Adrian Curaj, fost consilier al lui Tăriceanu, demis de Boc de la ANCS şi înlocuit cu Ciuparu

18:32, 21 Sept. 2010
Profesorul universitar Adrian Curaj, fost consilier guvernamental pe IT şi cercetare al lui Călin Popescu Tăriceanu, a fost eliberat de premierul Boc din funcţia de preşedinte al Autorităţii Naţionale pentru Cercetare Ştiinţifică şi înlocuit cu vicepreşedintele Dragoş Ciuparu, recent înscris în PDL.