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Romanian-Born German Actress Maria Victoria Dragus Wins German Oscar

09:11, 26 Apr. 2010
Romanian-born German actress Maria Victoria Dragus, 15, won the Lola award for "best supporting actress" at the 2010 German Film Academy Awards for her performance in "Das Weisse Band" (The White Ribbon), variety.com reported.

Romanian TV Host Teo Trandafir Wins Lawmaker Seat – Preliminary Results

09:04, 26 Apr. 2010
Romanian TV host Teo Trandafir obtained 53.59% of the votes in Sunday’s by-election for a lawmaker seat and conservative Liliana Minca got 46.41% of the votes, according to results released Monday by the Bucharest Electoral Bureau after counting ballots in 50 of 61 polling stations.

Romania’s Life Insurance Market To Make Comeback Six Months After Economic Recovery

16:21, 25 Apr. 2010
Romania’s life insurance market will take about five or six months to recover after the country’s economy recovers, Cornelia Coman, vice-president of the National Union of Insurers in Romania, said in a press release Sunday.

Fmr Romanian Envoy Files Criminal Suit Against Singapore, Calls For Arrest Warrant Annulment

15:55, 25 Apr. 2010
Romania’s former envoy to Singapore Silviu Ionescu filed Friday at the Bucharest Court of Appeals a criminal suit against Singapore, calling for the annulment of the arrest warrant issued in his name over a hit-and-run accident that resulted in one fatality.

Cigarette Smuggling In Romania Down 2.3 Pcts In March To 33.9% Of Market

15:52, 25 Apr. 2010
Smuggled cigarettes accounted for 33.9% of the total Romanian cigarette market in March, 2.3 percentage points less than in the first two months of the year, according to a study ordered by cigarette producers British American Tobacco and Japan Tobacco International.

Romania Should Keep Flat Tax, VAT Unchanged – Fmr PM

14:26, 25 Apr. 2010
Romania’s former prime minister Calin Tariceanu said Sunday on Pro TV the current Government would be very wrong to discard the flat tax or raise the VAT in its endeavor to fight the economic crisis.

Romania’s Ex PM Says Country Needs Anticorruption Bodies But Judgment Should Be Left To Courts

12:39, 25 Apr. 2010
Romania’s former prime minister Calin Tariceanu said Sunday on Pro TV that Romania needs anticorruption bodies but these should work independently and not resort to leaks in the media and judgments outside of courts.

Romania’s Integrity Agency Head Says A Quarter Of Lawmakers Are Under Scrutiny

09:41, 25 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Integrity Agency head Catalin Macovei said Saturday, during a talk show on Realitatea TV, the agency currently has over 100 lawmakers under scrutiny, which is a quarter of the country’s MPs, adding he is eager to see Parliament debates on the new law regulating the agency.

Romanian Transport Min Orders Check-Ups In All Hospitals Under Ministry’s Authority

09:11, 25 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Saturday he ordered check-ups in all 16 hospitals across the country under the ministry’s authority after two women developed severe infections following minor surgeries in a Bucharest hospital.

Romanian Film Director Sergiu Nicolaescu In Hospital After Slight Head Injury

09:01, 25 Apr. 2010
Romanian film director Sergiu Nicolaescu, 80, was admitted Saturday afternoon at the Floreasca Emergency Hospital in Bucharest after he fell down a flight of stairs and slightly injured his head, hospital spokesman Bogdan Oprita told MEDIAFAX.

About 100,000 Voters In Bucharest To Elect New Lawmaker Sunday

14:51, 24 Apr. 2010
About 100,000 voters in the 19th constituency in Romania’s capital Bucharest are expected to vote Sunday in a by-election for a lawmaker seat in the Chamber of Deputies.

Romanian Private Suffers Concussion In IED Attack In Afghanistan

14:06, 24 Apr. 2010
A Romanian private suffered a head concussion in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack Saturday morning that targeted a mixed patrol of Romanian and Afghan troops on the A1 highway linking Kandahar to the capital Kabul.

Fmr U.S. President, Officials, Watergate Reporters To Attend Romanian News Channel Launch In Sept

12:01, 24 Apr. 2010
Former U.S. President George W. Bush, former U.S. State Secretary Colin Powell and President Obama’s chief campaign manager David Plouffe are expected in Romania in September to attend the launch of a news TV channel, project manager Adrian Thiess told MEDIAFAX late Friday.

Romanian Prosecutor, Fmr Lawyer Arrested One Month For Corruption

11:39, 24 Apr. 2010
A Romanian prosecutor and a former lawyer were placed under preventive arrest for one month late Friday on charges of corruption.

Number Of Occupied Posts In Public Sector Dn 36,404 Since Dec 2008 – Fin Min Official

20:51, 23 Apr. 2010
The number of occupied posts in the public sector decreased by 36,404 in the December 2008 and February 2010 interval, from 1,398,867 to 1,362,463 occupied posts, Romanian Finance Ministry secretary of state Gheorghe Gherghina said Friday.

Romanian Supreme Court Extends Graft-Charged Senator’s Arrest Until May 30

20:08, 23 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Supreme Court has ruled to extend the preventive arrest of Senator Catalin Voicu by 30 days, at the request of anticorruption prosecutors, while the defense argued that evidence had been obtained illegally.

New Medicine Against AIDS Launched In Romania Friday

18:37, 23 Apr. 2010
A new medicine against AIDS is available in Romania and is recommended to patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which became resistant to other treatments, Sorin Petrea, director of medical development at infectious disease institute Matei Bals, said Friday.

Romanian Yogi Gregorian Bivolaru Acquitted in Sex Offences Trial

17:58, 23 Apr. 2010
The Romanian leader of the Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Absolute (MISA), Gregorian Bivolaru, tried for sexual perversion, sexual contact with a minor and trafficking of minors, was acquitted Friday by the central-Romanian Sibiu Court, five years after his trial had started.

Romanian Politician’s Son Caught Rapid With EUR20,000 For Influencing Magistrates

16:29, 23 Apr. 2010
Romanian politician Nati Meir's son, Or Meir, was caught rapid with EUR20,000, with which he was supposed to convince certain magistrates to repeal an arrest warrant and issue lighter sentences in a criminal lawsuit, Romanian anticorruption prosecutors said Friday.

Romanian PM To Set Up Govt Workgroup On Pollution Tax, Electric Automobile

16:23, 23 Apr. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday that, in the Government’s next meeting, he will set up an inter-ministry workgroup to design a new framework fro the country's car pollution tax’s and prepare Romania’s strategy on moving towards the electric automobile.

Romania’s Clunkers Program Has Served Goal To Back Local Auto Industry – PM

16:21, 23 Apr. 2010
Romania’s car park renewal program, in which the government pays people to scrap their old cars and buy new ones, has served its purpose to support the local car industry as more than half of new cars sold were made locally, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday.

Bucharest Hospital Manager Sacked After Patients Became Infected From Minor Surgeries

16:05, 23 Apr. 2010
Romanian Transport Minister Radu Berceanu sacked Friday the manager of the CFR 2 Hospital in Bucharest, Constantin Tanase, after two women developed severe infections following minor surgeries.

Romanian Health Min Investigates Hospital, Two Patients Infected

14:51, 23 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Health Ministry has closed down three sections of Bucharest’s CFR 2 Hospital for investigation, after two female patients who underwent minor surgery there on Tuesday night developed severe infections, hospital PR manager Cristian Codreanu said Friday.

Ministry Layoffs To Target Support Departments – Romanian Tourism Min

14:13, 23 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Regional Development and Tourism Minister Elena Udrea told MEDIAFAX Friday that restructuring will mainly target the ministry’s supporting departments, which have grown too large after the merger of two ministries.

Romania’s Parliament Economic, Social Committee Approves Draft Education Law

13:42, 23 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Parliament’s economic and social committee approved the draft education law with 20 to eight votes, the Education Ministry said Friday.

Romania Calls For Speedier Gap Reduction Btw Old EU Member States And Newcomers

13:16, 23 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Friday said efforts should be stepped up to reduce gaps between the European Union’s old member states and newcomers, arguing that competitiveness in the EU can never grow "if major imbalances are kept between Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Europe.”

Romania’s Administrative Reform Compatible With Europe 2020 – Romanian EU Commissioner

12:45, 23 Apr. 2010
The economic reform of Romania’s administrative system is compatible with the outlook of Europe 2020 and would reaffirm the country’s participation to European social and economic development, Romania's EU Commissioner For Agriculture Dacian Ciolos said Friday.

Greek Crisis Weighs Down Romania Euro Adoption – MEP

12:42, 23 Apr. 2010
The prospects in Europe to join the euro area have changed after the Greece’s financial crisis and Romania will adopt the European common currency later than scheduled, Romanian MEP Theodor Stolojan said Friday.

Romanian Bank Office Head Investigated For Alleged Ties With Money Forgery Ring

11:59, 23 Apr. 2010
Romanian organized crime prosecutors detailed five people who were trying to exchange forged currency worth over EUR35,000 and set off checkups to see whether the money was to be handed over to the head of a bank office in southwestern Caransebes and further put in circulation via the bank office.

Romanian Prosecutor, Police Officers, Lawyers Detained For Corruption

10:28, 23 Apr. 2010
A Romanian prosecutor, two police officers and two lawyers have been detained for 24 hours on charges of corruption and making up a criminal group.

Romania PM: Govt Is At Peace With Country’s ‘09 IMF-Validated Budget Deficit

09:54, 23 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government is “very much at ease” as regards the country’s 2009 budget deficit, considering that the result was validated by officials of the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund during recent talks with Romanian authorities, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romania PM: Consultations On Cabinet Reshuffling Meant To Solve Potential Conflicts

09:17, 23 Apr. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday evening on public television that the draft law revising the Constitution sets the prime minister can propose the dismissal of a minister only after consultations with the president, in a move to settle potential conflicts between state authorities.

Romania PM: Single-Chamber Parliament Will Save Millions Of Euros To State Budget Annually

09:14, 23 Apr. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday evening on public television that a single–chamber Parliament will save millions of euros to the state budget annually and stressed that all those who oppose the draft law revising the Constitution are actually afraid they might lose their privileges.

Romania President: Govt Will Issue Emergency Decree To Keep Integrity Agency Running

21:00, 22 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday in Brussels that the government will issue an emergency decree allowing the country’s integrity agency to operate again, as soon as it takes note of the motivation of the Constitution Court ruling that stripped the anticorruption body of its main role.

Romanian Blue Air Asks EC, Govt For Aid Over EUR2.5M Loss From Airspace Closure

20:30, 22 Apr. 2010
Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air lost EUR2.48 million because of the airspace restriction and has asked for aid from the Government and European Commission, the company’s general manager, Sherif Ussama, told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Tourism Ministry To Sack 17% Of Employees – Draft Act

20:07, 22 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism will sack 158 of its nearly 900 employees, namely over 17% of its staff, of whom 13 European Affairs advisers, according to a draft government decision drawn up by the ministry.

Romanian President: Country’s Adoption Law Will Not Change During My Term

19:21, 22 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday in Brussels that the country’s law on adoptions will not change, “at least” not during his term, regardless of the lobby in favor of change made “in Brussels and elsewhere.”

President Basescu Says EC Head Shares His Standpoint On Core Issues For Romania

19:03, 22 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said that European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso made Thursday in Brussels the same remarks he did in the meeting with Government members on Wednesday, and underscored the dire need to keep tight grip on public spending.

Romania Assures EU The Country Will Have A Fully Operational Integrity Agency

17:12, 22 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday assured European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso that Romania will fulfill its undertaken commitments to have a fully operational integrity agency that will meet its objective to screen public officials’ wealth and interest statements.

Romanian Integrity Agency Mixes Up Probing, Judgment Powers – Constitutional Court

15:48, 22 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Constitutional Court believes the extent of the National Integrity Agency’s activity is wider than what should be permitted to an administrative body and the Agency mistakes investigative for judicial powers.