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New Romanian Econ Min Probed In Petrom Sibiu Case In 2003, Charges Dropped

17:35, 03 Sept. 2010
Romania’s new Economy Minister, Ion Ariton, was investigated in 2003 for actionable negligence and forgery by current Prosecutor General Codruta Kovesi, causing 700,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2796) in damages to Petrom Sibiu, but the charges were dropped on lack of evidence.

Twelve Arrested In Bucharest Bogus Property Sales Case

16:40, 03 Sept. 2010
The Court of Appeals in Romania’s capital Bucharest ruled Friday in favor of placing twelve suspects in a real-estate fraud case under one-month preventive arrest, while three others have been banned from leaving town throughout the investigations.

Over 100,000 Unionists Plan To Sue Education Ministry Over 25% Cut In Vacation Bonuses

16:28, 03 Sept. 2010
Over 100,000 unionists with the Romanian Federation of Free Unions in Education (FSLI), which mainly represents teaching staff, plan to sue the Education Ministry, disgruntled with a 25% cut in vacation bonuses, the federation said in a press release Friday.

Romania’s New Econ Min Pledges To Keep The Govt Agenda On Track

15:45, 03 Sept. 2010
Romania’s new economy minister, Ion Ariton, said Friday in his first press conference as minister, that he will continue the programs started by the Government, with emphasis placed on “getting over this difficult period” of economic crisis.

Romania’s Fmr Agric Min Mihail Dumitru To Run Presidential Committee For Agric Development

13:58, 03 Sept. 2010
Romania’s former Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru on Friday was appointed head of the presidential committee of public policies for the development of agriculture in Romania, a press release reads Friday.

New Romanian Ministers Sworn In Before President

13:35, 03 Sept. 2010
Romania’s six new ministers were sworn in Friday before the President, with the heads of Parliament and the remaining members of the Cabinet in attendance.

Romania July Retail Sales Decline At Fastest Pace In EU

13:26, 03 Sept. 2010
Romanian July retail sales declined at the fastest pace in the EU, namely 10.5% on the month, while throughout the EU retail sales inched up 0.1% on the month, EU’s statistics agency Eurostat said Friday.

Romanian Prosecutors Start Criminal Investigations Against Neonatology Head In Maternity Fire Case

12:49, 03 Sept. 2010
Romanian prosecutors Friday started criminal investigations against neonatologist Adrian Ion Toma on charges of negligence, in the case involving a fire at the Bucharest Giulesti maternity hospital, which resulted in the death of five newborn infants and severe injury of six others.

Condition Of Newborns Injured In Bucharest Maternity Hospital Fire Unchanged

12:23, 03 Sept. 2010
The condition of the newborns injured in the August 16 fire in a Bucharest maternity hospital is unchanged from previous days, with one baby in critical state and the rest stable.

Romania Confirms 8 New Infections With Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus

11:06, 03 Sept. 2010
Romania has confirmed eight new infections with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 15, of which two elderly people died, the Health Ministry said Friday.

Romanian President Signs Decrees Appointing New Ministers

10:05, 03 Sept. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu Friday signed the decrees dismissing the economy, finance, labor, agriculture, communications and transport ministers, as well as the decrees appointing the ministers who will take their place.

Romanian PM Officially Announces Replacements For Shuffled Ministers

21:09, 02 Sept. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Thursday announced that ministers Adriean Videanu, Sebastian Vladescu, Mihai Seitan, Mihail Dumitru, Gabriel Sandu and Radu Berceanu would be replaced with Ion Ariton, Gheorghe Ialomitianu, Ioan-Nelu Botis, Valeriu Tabara, Valerian Vreme and Anca Boagiu.

Romanian Labor Min Mihai Seitan To Be Replaced

17:50, 02 Sept. 2010
Romanian Labor Minister Mihai Seitan said Thursday that Prime Minister Emil Boc informed him that he is among the ministers to be replaced, with a final decision expected later in the day.

Romanian Cos To Submit Fiscal Statements Online As Of Oct 1

17:48, 02 Sept. 2010
Romanian large and medium taxpayers will submit their fiscal statements online as of October 1, through the National Electronic System (SEN), the Ministry of Communications announced Thursday.

Romania August Tax Revenue Up 17% On Year To RON11B

16:26, 02 Sept. 2010
Romania’s fiscal authority ANAF collected total taxes worth 11.12 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2616) in August, up 17.25% from August last year, on higher revenues from the value added tax.

Romania Rejects All Bids In 5-Yr Bonds Sale

15:40, 02 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Finance Ministry Thursday rejected for the second straight time all bids in a 300 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2616) five-year bonds auction, citing high yields.

Romanian PM Sacks Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu

15:06, 02 Sept. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Thursday sacked Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru To Be Replaced

14:50, 02 Sept. 2010
Romanian Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru told MEDIAFAX on Thursday that he was invited by Prime Minister Emil Boc to the Government’s headquarters and informed he is among the ministers to be replaced.

Romanian President, PM Meet For Talks After Democrat Liberal MPs Vote To Reshuffle Govt

14:37, 02 Sept. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Emil Boc Thursday morning met for talks at the president’s residence in capital Bucharest, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania Must Invest In Transport Infrastructure To Become CEE Logistics Center – Pwc

13:52, 02 Sept. 2010
Romania must allot consistent amounts of money to develop transport infrastructure, despite budgetary constraints, so that it can take advantage of its natural potential to become a logistics center of Central and Eastern Europe, PricewaterhouseCoopers Romania said in a press release Thursday.

Romania 2Q GDP Growth Among Smallest In EU

13:17, 02 Sept. 2010
Romania's economy grew at one of the slowest paces in the European Union in the second quarter, below the European Union’s average growth of 1%, official data showed Thursday.

Hundreds Of Farmers Protest Across Romania Calling For State Support For Agriculture

12:29, 02 Sept. 2010
Several hundred farmers formed picket lines at prefects’ offices in towns across Romania, demanding the resignation of Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru and increased state support for agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry.

Romanian 2Q ‘10 Finalized Dwellings Dn By 2,217 To 10,689 Units

10:45, 02 Sept. 2010
The number of residential constructions finalized in the second quarter of 2010 declined by 2,217 units compared with the same interval a year earlier, to 10,689 units, the National Statistical Institute, or INS, said Thursday.

Romania 2Q Net Investment Down 9.8% On Year To RON13B

10:15, 02 Sept. 2010
Romanian net investments fell 9.8% to 12.96 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2636) in the second quarter compared with the year-earlier period, due to slow activity in all sectors, the country’s statistics institute INS said Thursday.

Romanian Liberal Leader Attacked On Street Suffers Severe Head Injuries

10:04, 02 Sept. 2010
Romanian liberal leader Cristian Olteanu Wednesday evening was attacked on a street in capital Bucharest and police are looking for the aggressors, said Bucharest Police spokesman Christian Ciocan.

Romanian Democrat Liberal MPs Vote To Reshuffle Govt

10:01, 02 Sept. 2010
Romanian democrat liberal lawmakers Wednesday evening voted for reshuffling the Government, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX, adding that 12 democrat liberal lawmakers abstained from voting.

Romanian Education Union FSLI To Sue Authorities Over Non-Teacher Layoffs

18:21, 01 Sept. 2010
The Romanian Federation of Free Education Unions (FSLI) announced Wednesday that it will take school inspectorates to court, after an August 24 ministerial order laid off hundreds of the education system’s non-teaching employees effective September 1.

Romanian Employers To Pay Social Security Contributions For Copyright Income – Minister

16:33, 01 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Government will change the applicationnorms for Ordinance 58/2010, regarding social security contributions from copyright, so that the employer, and not the employee, will be required to file the statement and pay the contribution, Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Wednesday.

Romanian Social Democrats, Conservatives To File Motion On Agriculture In Lower Chamber

15:40, 01 Sept. 2010
Romanian Social Democratic Party MP Victor Surdu and Conservative Party president Dan Constantin announced Wednesday that the two parties will submit a simple motion on agriculture in the Chamber of Deputies.

Romanian Opposition Parties Team Up For New No-Confidence Motion Against Govt

15:27, 01 Sept. 2010
Romania’s opposition Liberal Party head Crin Antonescu said Wednesday, after a meeting with opposition social democrats, that the two parties will jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the Government, during the Parliament session this fall.

Romanian Carmaker Dacia Might Raise Duster Output To Over 650 Units Per Day

14:49, 01 Sept. 2010
The production of Dacia Duster, the first SUV made by Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia, might soon reach or even top the production of the Dacia Sandero model, which stands at 650 units per day, Renault Romania general manager Jerome Olive said Wednesday.

Turkish Ship Carrying Scrap Iron Sinks Off Romanian Black-Sea Coast, Crew Rescued

14:16, 01 Sept. 2010
Istanbul-bound Turkish ship Medy, carrying scrap iron, sank Tuesday around noon off the Romanian Black Sea Coast despite rescue teams’ efforts to save it after the entire crew had been rescued.

Romania Leu Loses Gains Vs Euro, Exch Rate At 4.2636

13:50, 01 Sept. 2010
Romania’s leu lost part of its early gains versus the euro mid trade Wednesday and the central bank’s reference weakened to 4.2636 units, a new five weeks low.

Romanian Forex Reserves Fall To EUR31.55B In August

13:40, 01 Sept. 2010
Romanian foreign exchange reserves decreased by EUR26 million on the month to EUR31.55 billion in August, central bank data showed Monday.

Romania Wants Fair, Even Stricter Treatment Regarding Schengen Accession – Interior Min

12:45, 01 Sept. 2010
Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said joining the Schengen Area has purely technical conditions and Romania wants to be treated fairly and even expected to meet higher requirements, since it will make up the EU’s eastern border.

Romania’s 1H Household Goods Consumption Falls 4% – Survey

12:24, 01 Sept. 2010
Romania’s consumption of household goods dropped 4% year-on-year expressed in the local currency, leu, in the first half of 2010, the first fall in the past 10 years, according to a survey conducted by market researching company GfK.

Romania PM Calls For Solidarity In Europe For Roma Social Inclusion

12:08, 01 Sept. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Wednesday called for solidarity at European level to make possible the social inclusion of Roma people, including those of Romanian origin, and stressed the Romanian Government is working on a strategy that will be part of the European measures to this end.

Romania 2Q GDP Growth Fueled By Industry

11:04, 01 Sept. 2010
Romanian second quarter gross domestic product grew by 0.3% in seasonally adjusted terms compared with the previous three months, supported by a 4.2% increase in industry, the country’s statistics institute INS said Wednesday.

Romanian Senate To Ask Venice Commission For Help Revising Constitution – Chairman

20:35, 31 Aug. 2010
Romanian Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana met Tuesday with Mevlut Cavusoglu, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and said the Senate will ask for the Venice Commission’s support in revising Romania’s Constitution and reforming its judicial system.

Romanian President Basescu Promulgates New Law On National Integrity Agency

20:13, 31 Aug. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu signed Tuesday the decree promulgating the Law on the National Integrity Agency, as revised recently by the Parliament.