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Romanian Govt Faces No-Confidence Vote In Parliament Over Austere Measures

11:47, 15 Iun. 2010
Romanian lawmakers met in plenary meeting Tuesday at 10 a.m. to debate and vote on the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which seeks to overthrow the country’s democrat liberal Government for its austerity plan that cuts wages and pensions.

Thousands Of Romanian Unionists Rally In Support Of Opp No-Conf Motion Outside Parl HQ

11:07, 15 Iun. 2010
Thousands of Romanian unionists gathered Tuesday morning outside Parliament headquarters in capital Bucharest and started forming a human chain in the nearby park, in a show of support for the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which lawmakers put to the vote Tuesday.

Romanian Democrat Liberal Deputy To Support Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion

09:38, 15 Iun. 2010
The newly elected Romanian ruling democrat liberal deputy and former television talk-show host Teo Trandafir told newspaper Gandul Monday that she will vote in favor of the opposition’s no-confidence motion Tuesday.

Romanian Govt Does Not Meet Minimum Standards For Elimination Of Human Trafficking– USA Report

20:47, 14 Iun. 2010
The USA’s State Department writes, in its annual report on human trafficking, that the Government of Romania does not meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and criticizes the reorganization of the National Agency against the Trafficking of Persons.

Romania Is Source, Transit, Destination Country For Human Trafficking – USA Report

20:44, 14 Iun. 2010
The USA’s State Department writes, in its annual report on human trafficking, that Romania is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically for forced labor, and for women and children trafficked for forced prostitution.

Romania Labor Ministry Plans To Disband Several Depts, Turn Bodies Into Depts- Sources

18:37, 14 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Labor Ministry plans to disband some of its departments and turn all bodies under its subordination into departments, sources close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Monday.

Romanians Run 25,000 Firms Registered In Italy – UniCredit Official

18:29, 14 Iun. 2010
About 25,000 of the firms registered in Italy are run by Romanians, said the chief of UniCredit institutional relations department, Giuseppe Scognamiglio.

Swiss Court Rejects Appeal, Romanian Footballer Mutu Must Pay Chelsea EUR17M Damages

15:27, 14 Iun. 2010
The Swiss Federal Court decided Monday to uphold the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, or CAS, according to which Romanian striker Mutu must pay EUR17 million damages to the Chelsea London football club.

Romanian Mangalia Shipyard Staff On Strike Over Pay Raise

12:04, 14 Iun. 2010
Approximately one third of the 3,000 staff at the Daewoo Mangalia Shipyard in Constanta County, southeastern Romania, went on a full-blown strike indeterminately as of Monday, as the management of Daewoo - Mangalia Heavy Industries SA has denied their request for a pay raise.

Romania Energy Watchdog Says Won’t Give In To Price Hike Requests

10:26, 14 Iun. 2010
Romania’s energy authority ANRE will not back down under pressure from large companies to increase energy tariffs, ANRE president Petru Lificiu said Sunday.

Romanians Give Top Priority To All Social Problems, Want Authorities To Tackle Them- Poll

21:05, 13 Iun. 2010
Romanians have trouble deciding which social problems should be put on the front burner and believe these problems ought to be tackled mainly by state authorities, according to a survey conducted by market research company 360insights.

Code Yellow Heat Wave Advisory Extended Until Tuesday For S Romania

17:58, 13 Iun. 2010
Romanian meteorologists on Sunday extended the code yellow heat wave advisory until Tuesday, but only for the southern part of the country.

Over 60% Of Romanian Townspeople See Country Stuck In Crisis For Another 1-5 Yrs – Poll

17:37, 13 Iun. 2010
Over 60% of Romanian townspeople think Romania will be stuck in crisis over a period of one up to five years, and most of them expect the economic crisis will last for another three to five years, according to a survey conducted by market research company 360insights.

Nearly Three In Ten Romanian Townspeople Give Up Vacation This Year- Survey

16:21, 13 Iun. 2010
Nearly three in ten Romanian townspeople will give up vacation this year, and another 16% of them will reduce their budget travel, according to a survey conducted by market research company 360insights.

Environment Minister Says Romania Lags Behind On EU Funds Absorption

15:31, 13 Iun. 2010
Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely on Sunday said Romania is among the first European Union countries in terms of large infrastructure contracts concluded, and among the last EU countries by absorption of EU funds upon concluding contracts, on lack of high project management procedures.

Interior Minister Says Romania Needs A New IMF Loan Agreement

14:04, 13 Iun. 2010
Romania’s democrat liberal Interior Minister Vasile Blaga told an interview for Pro Tv that he thinks Romania needs to conclude a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund, which implies a new loan, but stressed, however, that the issue hasn’t been discussed by Government members.

Nobel Literature Prize Winner Herta Muller To Visit Bucharest Sept 27- 28

20:37, 12 Iun. 2010
Herta Muller, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature, will come to Bucharest on September 27-28, when the Humanitas publishing house launches an author series dedicated to her, within a wider campaign marking the publishing house’s 20th anniversary.

Romanian Interior Minister Says Govt Ought To Resign If Obliged To Hike Taxes

19:46, 12 Iun. 2010
Romania’s democrat liberal Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said in an interview for Pro Tv that the opposition social democrats’ no-confidence motion stands no chance to pass in Parliament and that the Government run by democrat liberal Prime Minister Emil Boc ought to resign if obliged to hike taxes.

British Court Sentences Romanian Pimp To 10 Yr Jail Term

18:51, 12 Iun. 2010
A Romanian pimp who lured a young girl to the UK, where he raped her and forced her to work as a prostitute, has been sentenced to ten years in prison, times.co.uk reported.

Romanian Liberals Might Call For Committee To Check Assigning Of EU Funds In Rural Areas

16:23, 12 Iun. 2010
Romanian liberal lawmaker Ciprian Dobre told a press conference Saturday that liberals on Monday might call on the Chamber of Deputies’ Standing Office to set up an inquiry committee to check the way European Union funds were assigned for projects in rural areas.

Romania’s Ruling Party VP Says Differentiated Taxation Of High Pensions Not A Good Solution

14:17, 12 Iun. 2010
Romania’s ruling Democratic Liberal Party vice-president Ioan Oltean told a press conference Saturday that, as the Government rejected the opposition social democrats’ idea for differentiated taxation of high pensions, it means this clearly isn't a good solution.

Enel Says 09 Network Leaks In Romania Rise To 18% Of Total Power

19:54, 11 Iun. 2010
Italy’s biggest utility Enel SpA reported power leaks at its Romanian units amounting to 17.9% of the overall energy supplied in 2009, mainly due to obsolete networks, according to group’s sustainability report.

Romania PM Says Draft Law Recalculating Special Pensions Adopted By Default In Parliament

19:49, 11 Iun. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Friday said the draft law recalculating special pensions was adopted by default in Parliament, as it was not subject to a no-confidence motion, and stressed he truly hopes the law will not be subject to any motion whatsoever.

Somali Pirates Release UK-Flagged Asian Glory With Two Romanians Aboard

18:43, 11 Iun. 2010
The Asian Glory, the ship whose crew includes two Romanians, has been released by Somali pirates, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced Friday, according to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, cited by the online edition of the Kyiv Post.

Time Limit For No-Confidence Motion Debate Chosen To Prevent Abuse – Romania PM

18:38, 11 Iun. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday that parliamentary parties must abide by the constitutional time limit for the debates on the no-confidence motion, which was set at three days to prevent the Government from delaying the debate indefinitely.

Romania Jan-May Budget Gap Widens To 3.2% Of GDP – Sources

17:48, 11 Iun. 2010
Romanian consolidated budget posted a deficit of 16.5 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2163) in the January-May period, amounting to 3.23% of the gross domestic product, government sources said Friday.

Romanian Senate Chairman Calls Standing Office Meeting On No-Conf Motion For Monday

16:17, 11 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Senate chairman, opposition social democrat Mircea Geoana, said in a letter to democrat liberal Senate vice-president Anca Boagiu that he is calling a standing office meeting for Monday regarding the no-confidence motion calendar.

Romanian Social Democrats Not Willing To Rule Country Before Elections – Party Leader

15:14, 11 Iun. 2010
The Romanian Social Democratic Party is not willing to govern the country before elections, if the current Government is overthrown in a no-confidence vote, and will not uphold a minority liberal Government, social democrat leader Victor Ponta told a news conference Friday.

Romanian Astra Vagoane Calatori Threatens CFR Calatori With Insolvency Over RON31.6M Debt

14:16, 11 Iun. 2010
Romanian railway equipment maker Astra Vagoane Calatori summoned state-owned passenger railway company CFR Calatori to pay debts amounting to 31.61 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2163), threatening to file for the latter’s insolvency.

Romania March Public Debt Rises To 30% Of GDP

13:01, 11 Iun. 2010
Romania’s public debt rose to 30.06% of the gross domestic product at the end of March from 28.7% of the GDP a month earlier, mostly due to a EUR1 billion Eurobond sale, Finance Ministry data showed Friday.

Romanian Senate Chairman Calls For Meeting Saturday To Discuss No-Conf Motion Calendar

12:20, 11 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Senate chairman, opposition social democrat Mircea Geoana, has called a meeting with Senate leaders Saturday, following the recent exchange of contradictory statements between opposition and ruling alliance members, regarding the no-confidence motion calendar.

ING Revises Down Romania’s 2010 Inflation Forecast To 4.1%

11:28, 11 Iun. 2010
ING revised downwards its forecast on Romania's annual inflation to 4.1% in December 2010 from a previous forecast of 4.9%, due to the country's announced public spending cuts.

Romania’s OMV Petrom Hikes Pump Prices By Up To RON0.07/Liter

11:01, 11 Iun. 2010
Romania’s largest oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) raised Friday its gasoline and diesel oil pump prices by 0.05 lei (EUR1=RON4.2208) per liter and, respectively RON0.07/liter, following the increase of international crude prices.

EIB Expected To OK EUR65M Loan For Romanian Transelectrica

19:58, 10 Iun. 2010
The European Investment Bank might approve next week a EUR65 million loan for Romanian state-owned power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO), the company’s general manager Adrian Baicusi told a news conference Thursday.

Romanians Trust The Army, Clergy, Advertising – GfK Survey

16:22, 10 Iun. 2010
Romanians trust firefighters, the military, the clergy and advertising, while politicians, bankers and managers register the lowest level of popularity, according to a survey conducted by GfK Custom Research.

Romanian President Asks Parliament To Hurry Debate On No-Confidence Motion

16:04, 10 Iun. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu asked the Parliament in a letter to move up the debate on the opposition’s motion of no-confidence, Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberta Anastase said Thursday.

Romanian Self-Assessment Committee To Submit Revised Schengen Accession Plan To Govt

14:51, 10 Iun. 2010
Romania’s self-assessment Schengen Committee adopted Thursday a revised action plan for joining the Schengen Area, according to which the country will meet its accession objectives by December.

Romanian Privatization Authority AVAS Laid Off One Third Of Its Employees On May 31

14:36, 10 Iun. 2010
Romanian privatization authority AVAS laid off over one third of its total number of employees on May 31, and plans to bring the total number of layoffs to 48% at the end of the restructuring program started in December 2009.

Over 20,000 Romanians To Protest On Day Parliament Votes On No-Confidence Motion

14:35, 10 Iun. 2010
Romania’s five large union confederations on Thursday said at least 20,000 people will picket the Parliament building on June 15, the day lawmakers hold a vote on the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the Government’s austerity plan.

WB: Romania Vulnerable To Sovereign Debt Crisis

13:13, 10 Iun. 2010
Romania is among countries that are vulnerable to the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, because its financial sector is closely linked to highly indebted states in the continent, a report from the World Bank showed Thursday.