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Bucharest’s Election Bureau Rejects Remus Cernea’s Candidacy For Lawmaker Seat

14:05, 06 Apr. 2010
Bucharest's central election bureau Tuesday rejected Romanian Green Party member Remus Cernea’s candidacy for a lawmaker seat in a by-election to be held on April 25.

Romanian Leu In Ranges, Exch Rate At 4.0967 Vs Euro

13:21, 06 Apr. 2010
Romanian leu traded in ranges against the euro in mid session Tuesday, tracking regional markets, and the central bank’s reference won 0.16% on the day at 4.0967 to the European currency.

Romanian Former Presidential Candidate To Run For Lawmaker Seat

09:23, 06 Apr. 2010
Romanian Green Party member Remus Cernea, a candidate in the 2009 presidential elections, filed Monday evening his candidacy for a lawmaker seat in a by-election on April 25.

Singapore’s Foreign Ministry Gives Romania Documents Regarding Hit-And-Run Case

19:51, 05 Apr. 2010
Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Monday provided the charge d'affaires ad interim of the Romanian Embassy in Singapore with two document folders and eight volumes of photographs regarding the case of former Romanian envoy to Singapore Silviu Ionescu, Channel NewsAsia reported on Monday.

About 37,500 Romanians Spent Easter In Country’s Tourist Resorts, Dn 25% Compared To 2009

14:31, 05 Apr. 2010
The number of Romanians who spent Easter in the country’s authorized boarding houses decreased by about 25% this year, to 37,500 million tourists, and the average price paid for tourism services was down 20% compared to 2009, the Romanian Tourism Employers’ Federation said in a press release Monday.

U.S. Antimissile Shield In Europe Compatible With Future NATO Defense System – Romanian Foreign Min

10:10, 05 Apr. 2010
Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Theodor Baconschi said Sunday on private television Realitatea TV that the U.S. missile defense shield Romania along with other Central and Southeastern European countries agreed to participate in is compatible with a future NATO antimissile system.

Romania’s Major Political Objective Is To Join Schengen Area – PM

16:41, 03 Apr. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday Romania’s major political objective after it acceded to the European Union and NATO is to join the Schengen area in March 2011, adding Romanian authorities will do their utmost to accomplish this goal.

Romanian Health Ministry To Hold Negotiations On Healthcare Frame Contract With Family Doctors – PM

14:23, 03 Apr. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday the Health Ministry will hold negotiations with family doctors to solve the issues regarding the country’s new frame contract on the provision of medical assistance in 2010.

U.S. President Obama To Meet Romanian President During Official Visit To Prague

13:46, 03 Apr. 2010
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with several Central and Eastern European leaders, including Romanian President Traian Basescu, during an official visit to Prague planned for April 8, the White House said Friday.

Romanian Mihail Kogalniceanu Intl Airport Manager To Resign From Office

11:50, 03 Apr. 2010
The manager of Mihail Kogalniceanu International Airport in Constanta, southeastern Romania, Gheorghe Sutu, said Friday he plans to resign from office for medical reasons, adding his resignation will soon be sent to the Transport Ministry.

Romania Feb New Car Sales +14% MM, -57.5% YY

12:45, 02 Apr. 2010
Romanian new car sales rose 14% on the month to 3.864 units in February, but were down 57.5% compared with the year-earlier period, the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, or APIA, said Friday.

Fmr Romanian Mayor Convicted For Corruption Gets One Month Out Of Prison

12:12, 02 Apr. 2010
A local court ruled Friday to release for one month Cristian Anghel, former mayor of the northern Romanian city of Baia Mare, who is sentenced to two and a half years in prison for corruption.

Fmr Romanian Envoy To Face 13 Indictment Counts In Singapore Over Hit-And-Run

10:25, 02 Apr. 2010
The Singaporean Attorney-General's Chambers has prepared a set of 13 charges against former Romanian envoy to Singapore Silviu Ionescu, The Straits Times reported on Friday.

Romania Q1 Budget Deficit Meets IMF Target – Fin Min

21:13, 01 Apr. 2010
Romania met its 8.25 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.1094) budget deficit target for the first quarter set with the International Monetary Fund, despite lower-than-expected revenue, Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu said Thursday.

Romanian Officials Took Bribe From Turkish Daimler Subsidiary – US Justice Dept

21:09, 01 Apr. 2010
German carmaker Daimler AG has been charged with violating United States bribery laws, after it was revealed that a Turkish branch had been buying off government officials in several countries, including Romania, in order to score business deals.

Bucharest Public Road Transport, Subway Unions To Merge – Union Leader

20:46, 01 Apr. 2010
Romanian subway union leader Ion Radoi said Thursday that employees of Bucharest public road transport authority RATB who are unhappy with their leadership can leave and join the subway union.

Romania Should Have Used BCR Deal To Build Motorways – Fin Min

19:42, 01 Apr. 2010
Romanian Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu Thursday said the government should have stuck to its plan to use the money from the sale of lender Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) to build motorways.

Italy’s Antidoping Tribunal To Hear Romanian Footballer Mutu On April 19

19:38, 01 Apr. 2010
Italy’s National Antidoping Tribunal set April 19 as the trial date for the case of Romanian footballer Adrian Mutu, who tested positive for sibutramine at an antidoping test taken on January 10, 2010, the Italian National Olympic Committee said on its website Thursday.

Bucharest Public Transport Drivers Give Up Strike, Resume Work Thursday Evening

19:02, 01 Apr. 2010
Bucharest general mayor Sorin Oprescu said public transport workers who staged a spontaneous strike Thursday decided to give up protests and resume work Thursday evening.

Bucharest Public Transport Drivers Want Wages Of RON3,000

17:05, 01 Apr. 2010
Public transport workers in Romania’s capital Bucharest, who staged a spontaneous strike Thursday, demand wages of around 3,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.1094) for all public transport drivers.

ING Analysts Expect Romania’s Ratings To Improve In 2011

15:13, 01 Apr. 2010
Romania’s country rating greatly depends on fiscal consolidation and it could be raised next year by Fitch and/or Standard & Poor's (S&P) in the investment grade category, according to an ING analysis.

EXCLUSIVE: Romania To Set EUR10,000 Cap On Moral Damages For Fmr Political Detainees

15:10, 01 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government plans to set a threshold of EUR10,000 on moral compensations paid to former political detainees during the communist regime, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Family Doctors To Stop Issuing Prescriptions For Compensated, Free Medicine

14:42, 01 Apr. 2010
Romanian family doctor associations announced they will no longer prescribe compensated and free medicine as of April 1, because the new frame-contract on healthcare has been approved without their input.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Agriculture Ministry Gives 75% Wage Raises To HR Dept Employees

14:42, 01 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government increased by 75% the salaries of employees within the Agriculture Ministry’s human resources management department, amid pledges to slash public spending to keep economy afloat and meet the conditions imposed by foreign lenders with which the country signed loan agreements.

Romania May Wait Beyond Q1 To Emerge From Recession

14:40, 01 Apr. 2010
Romanian economy could still be months ahead a positive revival, as the first signs regarding the evolution in the first quarter don’t point to growth, officials of the National Prognosis Commission (CNP) said Thursday.

Romania Leu Falls Vs Euro, Exch Rate Hits 5-Wk Low At 4.1094

13:32, 01 Apr. 2010
The Romanian leu edged lower against the euro in mid trade Thursday, driven by growing sales of hard currency, and the central bank’s reference lost 0.3% on the day to 4.1094, the lowest rate in five weeks.

Romania Sets Off Program To Upgrade Roads, Provide Public Water Utilities Countrywide

12:50, 01 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government decided to earmark funds for a new program meant to refurbish county roads and provide public water utilities and wastewater cleaning stations in rural areas and administrative-territorial units with high tourist potential.

Romania To Ask King Michael To Pay Administrative Expenses Of Royal Residence In Bucharest

12:46, 01 Apr. 2010
Romania’s state patrimony administration RA-APPS will require Romania’s King Michael to pay administrative expenses for the royal Elisabeta Palace in capital Bucharest, people in the institution told MEDIAFAX, adding the state doesn’t have enough money for these costs.

Romanian March Forex Reserves Hit Record High Of EUR32B

12:43, 01 Apr. 2010
Romania's foreign exchange reserves rose EUR2.3 billion in March to a record EUR32.03 billion, fueled by inflows from the European Union and a five-year Eurobond issue.

Romania Defers Adoption Of Decree Fighting Transport Piracy Again Over Unclear Aspects

10:41, 01 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government decided to put off again the adoption of an emergency decree fighting piracy in passenger transportation in a move to tackle “certain unclear aspects,” government officials told MEDIAFAX.

Romania Agriculture Ministry Cleared To Take RON1.4B Loan From State Treasury

10:05, 01 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government cleared the country’s Agriculture Ministry to contract a loan of 1.4 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.0958) from the State Treasury, which will allow the ministry to make single area payments for 2009.

Romania Medicine Prices Up To 6% Higher As Of April 1

10:00, 01 Apr. 2010
Romania will increase medicine prices by up to 6% as of April 1, in ratio with the exchange rate used in drafting the 2010 budget for all medicines, which was set at 4.25 lei for one euro, compared to 4.00 lei per euro in 2009.

Fmr Romanian Envoy Unlikely To Face Charges In Singapore Over Hit-And-Run – Ambassador

09:54, 01 Apr. 2010
Lifting diplomatic immunity for former Romanian envoy to Singapore Silviu Ionescu is unlikely, because Romania and Singapore don’t have an extradition treaty, The Straits Times reported Thursday, citing Romania’s Tokyo-based Ambassador to Singapore Aurelian Neagu.

Romania PM Asks Ministers To Present Concrete Restructuring Plans In Public Sector

09:29, 01 Apr. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc asked ministers to come up with concrete propositions, in maximum two weeks, meant to restructure the public institutions under their subordination, sources close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Bucharest Public Transport Workers Protest Over Slashed Wages

09:23, 01 Apr. 2010
Over one thousand workers with the Bucharest Public Transport Administration RATB are protesting Thursday morning, displeased that their salaries have been reduced over the past months and unions no longer represent their interests.

Romanian Govt Postpones Adoption Of Education Bill Until After Easter

21:29, 31 Mart. 2010
Romania’s Government decided Wednesday to put off for a week the adoption of the education law to analyze amendment propositions it received and decide which may be included in the final bill, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Private Hospital Mkt Expected To Grow In 2010

21:09, 31 Mart. 2010
The Romanian co-payment system, medical tourism and private health insurance will encourage companies to build hospitals, and medical service suppliers plan investments worth EUR200 million in the next two years.

Peter Maffay Foundation To Invest EUR3M In Romanian Summer Camp For Children

20:56, 31 Mart. 2010
German rock singer Peter Maffay, who was born in the Romanian city of Brasov, will invest around EUR3 million in a camp for European children with social problems, the restoration of a fortified church and touristic development of a village in Brasov County.

Romania’s Govt Decides High Seismic Risk Homes To Be Insured After Consolidation

18:15, 31 Mart. 2010
The Romanian Government decided in a meeting Wednesday that homeowners who live in blocks of flats with high seismic risk will not come under the law regarding mandatory home insurance against natural disasters until the respective blocks of flats are consolidated.

Italian Antidoping Committee Wants Romanian Footballer Mutu Suspended One Year

17:19, 31 Mart. 2010
The Italian National Olympic Committee antidoping authorities want Romanian footballer Adrian Mutu, striker for Italy’s Fiorentina, to be suspended for one year after he tested positive for sibutramine at an antidoping test taken on January 10, 2010.