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The EC has activated the infringement procedure against Romania, because of illegal logging

13:40, 12 Feb. 2020
The European Commission has announced that it has activated the infringement procedure against our country on Wednesday, due to faulty legislation that does not allow the Romanian authorities to manage and verify the large quantities of illegally cut wood from Romania's forests.

The appeal to the sentence filed by Liviu Dragnea at the Bucharest Tribunal, judged on 18 February

12:29, 12 Feb. 2020
The appeal against the prison sentence filed by Liviu Dragnea at the Bucharest Tribunal, which had a trial set for Wednesday, has been postponed to 18 February, as the lawyer of the former PSD leader could not appear in court due to medical issues.

Isarescu: Gold Reserve Repatriation Entails Massive Costs

14:37, 11 Feb. 2020
“We will observe the law but we have stated our point of view,” he said, speaking of a document the central bank recently sent to the government and parliament assessing the costs of gold repatriation. He added the ultimate decision belongs to the parliament. Isarescu did not give an amount but said the central bank’s […]

Carturesti Opens Bookstore in Timisoara

14:19, 11 Feb. 2020
Bookstore chain Carturesti, owned by Nicoleta Dumitru and Serban Radu, has opened a new unit in downtown Timisoara, western Romania, reaching a total of 37 bookstores in Romania.

CCR: Until 14 February, the parties in the Presidency-Parliament conflict are to express their views

12:28, 11 Feb. 2020
The Constitutional Court (CCR) has decided that, until 14 February, the parties involved in the conflict between president Klaus Iohannis and Parliament on the appointment of Ludovic Orban as prime minister are to express their views. The deadline for the deliberative session will be set later.

Ludovic Orban meets the leaders of the parliamentary parties to discuss about early elections

12:19, 11 Feb. 2020
Ludovic Orban is meeting parliamentary leaders on Tuesday to discuss about calling early elections. So far, only PNL and USR have announced their support for the idea.

Romania Central Bank Lowers Inflation Forecast to 3% in 2020 from 3.1%

11:49, 11 Feb. 2020
Romania's central bank sees year-end inflation at 3% in 2020 from a previous projection of 3.1%, central bank governor said Tuesday at a briefing on the February Inflation Report.

EC to Launch Excessive Deficit Procedure on Romania in March, Says Finance Minister

10:10, 11 Feb. 2020
Romania will be placed under excessive deficit procedures in March at the earliest, outgoing finance minister undergo Florin Citu said Monday evening on TV station Realitatea Plus.

Romania Net Average Salary Grows 5.1% on Month in December 2019

09:47, 11 Feb. 2020
The average net salary in Romania grew 5.1% in nominal terms in December 2019 compared with November, to 3,340 lei (around EUR700), mainly due to end of the year bonuses, data from the country's statistics board showed Tuesday.

Marcel Ciolacu: I have browsed the Government program that no one will vote for. Copy-paste from PSD

18:31, 10 Feb. 2020
PSD's acting head Marcel Ciolacu on Monday has ironized the government's program of Ludovic Orban, saying that it "continues to be copy-paste from the PSD program". Ciolacu has branded Orban Cabinet 2 as "the government that no one will vote for".

Orban: The government will have the same composition. I am pleased with the work of each minister

13:30, 10 Feb. 2020
Ludovic Orban has announced, at the PNL Executive Bureau meeting, the ministers' list of the new Government was approved and is the same composition as the old Cabinet, noting that he was satisfied with the activity to each minister.

Sources: The governance program and the list of ministers are to be submitted on Monday

12:48, 10 Feb. 2020
Ludovic Orban will present on Monday, at the PNL meeting, the list of ministers and the government program, according to some liberal sources and the new Cabinet is to be similar to the old one. Later on Monday the list of ministers and the government program will be submitted to Parliament.

Teacher from Suceava who returned from China, hospitalized with suspected coronavirus

19:29, 07 Feb. 2020
A 32 year old Romanian citizen, an English teacher who returned from China on 1 February, has gone to the hospital with flu symptoms on Friday.

Orban announces he will send the government’s program and list of ministers to Parliament on Monday

18:42, 07 Feb. 2020
Ludovic Orban has announced that he will send to Parliament on Monday the updated governance program and the list of ministerial proposals. Earlier, the liberals will have a meeting to approve the governing program.

Central Bank Sees Annual Inflation Declining In Early Months of 2020

15:59, 07 Feb. 2020
Romania's central bank expects the annual inflation rate declining significantly in the early months of 2020 and staying in the upper half of the variation band of 1.5%-3.5% until the end of the forecast horizon.

Iohannis: Romania agrees with granting European funds depending on the rule of law

15:31, 07 Feb. 2020
Romania agrees with the project on granting European funds for an EU state depending on the observance of the rule of law, Klaus Iohannis has said in Brussels on Friday. The president added that the specialists "have more work to do" for developing practical criteria.

Ara Shoes To Shut Down Romanian Factory in Salaj in April

15:26, 07 Feb. 2020
German footwear manufacturer Ara Shoes is set to close its Romanian factory in Salaj county, in April and lay off some of its employees in Bihor county, sources told Ziarul Financiar.

De’Longhi Acquires New Production Plant in Romania

13:06, 07 Feb. 2020
Italian household appliances manufacturing group De'Longhi on Friday announced the acquisition of a production plant in Romania in Madaras, Bihor county.

Klaus Iohannis announces he is proposing Ludovic Orban again for the position of prime minister

18:23, 06 Feb. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis has announced, on Thursday evening, that he will nominate Ludovic Orban again for the position of prime minister.

Romania, Bulgaria Have Lowest Work from Home Rates in EU

13:07, 06 Feb. 2020
Romania and Bulgaria had the fewest number of people working from home in 2018, of 0.4% and 0.3% respectively, compared with a European average of 5.2%, Eurostat data showed Thursday.

Kelemen: A new nomination of Orban as prime minister means the president wants early elections

12:39, 06 Feb. 2020
A new nomination of Ludovic Orban as prime minister by president Klaus Iohannis means the head of state wants to direct things towards early elections, says Kelemen Hunor. UDMR does not support forming a majority around the Social-Democratic Party (PSD), nor a prime minister supported by PSD.

PNL is going to consultations with the same formula of ministers and Orban as prime minister-sources

12:09, 06 Feb. 2020
PNL has decided to go to the Cotroceni consultations with the same formula of ministers, liberal sources have said on Thursday for MEDIAFAX. Ludovic Orban will be the Liberals' proposal to be nominated by President Klaus Iohannis, both in the first and at a possible second round of consultations.

MAE: 17 Romanians are aboard the cruise ship which is in quarantine in Japan

11:37, 06 Feb. 2020
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) has announced on Thursday that 17 Romanian citizens are aboard the cruise ship which is in quarantine in Japan.

Orban: A Parliament dominated by retrograde forces decided to dismiss the Cabinet. I lost one battle

16:37, 05 Feb. 2020
Ludovic Orban has said on Wednesday, after the no-confidence motion, that the Government "stands still" and that the parliamentarians who voted the censorship motion are dominated by "retrograde forces". He claims he is proud of what he has been able to achieve in three months of ruling.

Revolut Tops 1 Million Users in Romania

16:34, 05 Feb. 2020
British fintech Revolut has more than one million users in Romania after 400% growth in the second half of 2019, making Romania its biggest market after UK, it said in a statement Wednesday.

Barna,about the 25 decrees:It is a reaction of prevention for the significant risk the motion passes

13:35, 05 Feb. 2020
Dan Barna has told MEDIAFAX on Wednesday that the 25 emergency decrees adopted by the Government are "a reaction to prevent the significant risk the motion passes". He has also said that many of the measures should have been adopted "a long time ago, to get out of the crisis".

Emergency decree for the organizing early parliamentary elections, adopted by the Government

12:43, 05 Feb. 2020
The Government has adopted, on Tuesday evening, an emergency ordinance for organizing early parliamentary elections, providing, among other things, the possibility of voting in any section, regardless of the main residency, but also doubling the number of parliamentarians in diaspora.

Orban, about the decree for early elections:There is such a project.The situation must be regulated

16:28, 04 Feb. 2020
Prime minister Ludovic Orban has said on Tuesday that the draft emergency decree for organizing early elections will regulate the situation in which early parliamentary elections are held, because in Romania there is no exact regulation.

The Government might adopt on Tuesday an emergency decree for early elections – sources

13:37, 04 Feb. 2020
The Government might adopt an emergency decree for calling early elections, sources have said for MEDIAFAX. The Executive would make this decision because, in case of dismissal by a no-confidence vote, it could no longer issue an emergency decree, as it would have an interim status.

MJ: The draft law for SIIJ dissolution will be published on Tuesday. Later, it will be sent to CSM

12:54, 04 Feb. 2020
On the website of the Ministry of Justice the draft Law for dissolution of the Section for the Investigation of Offences in the Justice System (SIIJ) will be published on Tuesday and afterwards the document will be submitted to the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM), for the approval procedure.

Ludovic Orban: PNL will not support any other government, even if the president designates me again

19:05, 03 Feb. 2020
Ludovic Orban has said on Monday that the PNL members of Parliament will not vote for another Government, not even if president Klaus Iohannis would designate him again as prime minister.

Teodor Melescanu: I have decided to retire from the position of Senate chairman

17:28, 03 Feb. 2020
Teodor Meleşcanu has announced on Monday that he decided to retire from the position of Senate chairman, even though has not been published yet the decision of the Constitutional Court admitting the unconstitutionality of his election as the head of the Senate.

Orban, about coronavirus: We are adopting a decree for stocks. I have found nothing in the reserves

15:25, 03 Feb. 2020
The Government will adopt a normative act on Tuesday for making the necessary stocks on all categories of materials in order to prevent the coronavirus, Ludovic Orban has announced. The prime minister has added that the PSD Government had not left the necessary money in the reserve fund.

Romania Forex Reserves Grow to EUR35.5B in January

13:50, 03 Feb. 2020
Romania's foreign exchange reserves grew to EUR35.505 billion at the end of January from EUR32.926 billion at the end of December, central bank data showed Monday.

Klaus Iohannis meets European Council President Charles Michel on Friday

12:56, 03 Feb. 2020
President Klaus Iohannis will have a meeting, in Brussels, on Friday with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, with the agenda of talks to be dedicated to the negotiations on the European Union budget for 2021-2027 period, the Presidential Administration has announced.

MFA: Repatriation procedures are underway for four Romanian citizens from China

18:38, 31 Ian. 2020
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated on Friday, at the request of MEDIAFAX, that procedures are currently underway for the repatriation of four Romanian citizens from the Chinese province of Hubei, in the context of the coronavirus epidemic.

Otopeni Airport announces measures against coronavirus: Disinfection of passenger flows

15:33, 31 Ian. 2020
Every four hours, the passenger flow areas of the Otopeni airport will be disinfected and in the Arrivals terminal have been placed hand disinfection gel devices to prevent the spread of the virus from China.

Eurostat: Romania Had Highest In-Work Poverty Risk in EU in 2018

13:30, 31 Ian. 2020
Romania was the EU country with the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate in the European Union in 2018, with 15.3% of its employed population at risk, Eurostat data showed Friday.

Ion Ştefan: I went to DNA on my own initiative. I give up immunity, I am willing to be investigated

12:28, 31 Ian. 2020
The minister of Development, Ion Ştefan, has told MEDIAFAX that he presented himself to the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) as a result of accusations launched at him on a television show, according to which he had illegally allocated money for the purchase of a library in Satu Mare.

Health Ministry: „Matei Balş” Institute is equipped with all the kits for diagnosing coronavirus

19:14, 30 Ian. 2020
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases "Matei Balş" is equipped with all the necessary kits for the rapid diagnosis of coronavirus infections, in Romania no case of illness with this virus having been confirmed, the Health Ministry (HM) has announced on Thursday.