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Romanian Referees Taken Into Custody On Bribe-Related Charges

15:22, 30 Apr. 2010
Romanian First League football referee Marius Martis and former referee Ionica Serea have been placed into custody for 29 days by judges from the Court of Arges, in southern Romania, on bribe-related charges, said courthouse representatives Friday.

Romanian President Basescu To Meet China President Hu Jintao In July, In Beijing – Sources

14:44, 30 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu will visit Beijing in late July and meet with Hu Jintao, President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX on Friday.

Romania Won’t Raise VAT Rate – Fin Min

13:05, 30 Apr. 2010
Romania won't raise its value added tax and Finance Ministry officials are currently discussing with representatives of the International Monetary Fund on the enlargement of the taxation pool, Minister Sebastian Vladescu said Friday.

Animal Lovers Protest In Bucharest Over Plans To Euthanize Stray Dogs

12:01, 30 Apr. 2010
About 200 animal lovers, including far-right leader and MEP Corneliu Vadim Tudor and actress Monica Davidescu, are protesting in Romania’s capital Bucharest over authorities’ plans to euthanize the capital’s thousands of stray dogs.

New Medical Leave Conditions Might Be Enforced Starting May 15 – Romania’s Health Minister

18:23, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Health Minister Cseke Attila said Thursday the new conditions regarding medical leave might come into force starting May 15, adding authorities will issue two orders to apply the Government emergency decree regulating medical leave.

Romania’s Public Debt Rises To RON155B In February

17:52, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania’s public debt rose by 11 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.1380) in February, to RON155 billion, fueled by disbursements from the International Monetary Fund.

Cluj Court Of Appeals Overrules Former Mayor’s Jail Time Suspension Contestation

16:17, 29 Apr. 2010
The former mayor of the northern Romanian city of Baia Mare, Cristian Anghel, sentenced to two and a half years in prison for corruption, will serve his jail term as the Cluj Court of Appeals overruled Thursday a contestation against its previous ruling.

Romania Needs To Prevent Any Risks Of Greek Spill-over – IMF

15:49, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania needs to be more vigilant and to observe all the engagements undertaken in the agreement with the International Monetary Fund, to avoid all risks posed by the recent debt problems of Greece, an IMF official said Thursday.

Mayor Says Bucharest Lia Manoliu Stadium To Be Finalized In 2010

14:37, 29 Apr. 2010
Bucharest general mayor Sorin Oprescu said Thursday that construction works on Bucharest’s Lia Manoliu stadium are more than 75% finalized, adding works will be over until the end of 2010 and the stadium cupola will be mounted until March-April 2011.

PwC: CEE Real Estate Sector In For Difficult Year, Romanian Mkt Begins To Thaw

14:27, 29 Apr. 2010
Central and Eastern Europe’s real estate sector faces another difficult year in 2010, but prospects for the future are brighter, while the Romanian market is only now beginning to experience a thaw, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Romanian Public Procurement Watchdog To Inspect All Hospitals Starting May

14:14, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania’s National Authority for the Regulation and Monitoring of Public Purchases (ANRMAP) will conduct controls of every public hospital, starting in May with the CF 2 hospital in Bucharest, checking the way medicine and other products are acquired.

Romanian Ambassador Says Misunderstanding Btw Romania, Singapore Clarified After Talks

13:37, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Ambassador to Singapore Aurelian Neagu said the misunderstanding between the two countries' Governments regarding Romania’s former envoy to Singapore Silviu Ionescu was cleared after talks held Thursday at Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, Channel News Asia reported Thursday.

KazMunayGas Unable To Pay RON2.4B Debt To Romania’s Budget

13:37, 29 Apr. 2010
Kazakh company KazMunayGas, which owns Romanian oil group Rompetrol, won't be able to pay its entire debt towards the Romanian budget, one of the solutions being to reschedule the debt over the next three to four years, Rompetrol CFO Dimitri Grigoriev said Thursday.

Romania Won’t Suspend Public Procurement Auctions When Challenged By Bidders

13:15, 29 Apr. 2010
Challenges to public procurement auctions in Romania will no longer suspend contract awarding procedures under the country’s amended public procurement legislation, which has been notified to the European Commission.

Romania’s Current, Invest Spending In Q1 Cut To Match Deficit Target

12:38, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government slashed current and investment expenses during the first quarter to keep the budget deficit in check, as tax collections were lower than planned, Romania's representative to the International Monetary Fund told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

IMF: Next Tranche To Go Only To Romania Ctrl Bk

12:24, 29 Apr. 2010
The fifth tranche of the loan Romania is getting from the International Monetary Fund will be allotted only for support of the central bank’s foreign currency reserves, Romania’s representative to the IMF said Thursday.

Romanian Public Servants Might Discard Full-Blown Strike If Govt Meets Their Demands

12:23, 29 Apr. 2010
Nearly 200 Romanian public servants are protesting Thursday outside the Government building and said they are willing to discard the full-blown strike planned for May 5 only if the government manages to find a way to solve their problems.

Romanian MEP Wants To Condition Children’s State Allowances

12:20, 29 Apr. 2010
Romanian state allowances for minors should depend on school attendance, vaccination and annual medical check-ups, as current practices are outdated, democrat liberal MEP Theodor Stolojan told Radio France International Thursday.

Romania Backs Renewable Pwr Investors, Not Speculators – Econ Min

11:59, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania supports investments in renewable energy, within “reasonable” boundaries, but it will not back speculators who sell projects to investors, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said Thursday.

Romania To Resume Talks On PEOP Project – Econ Min

11:56, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania will resume next week talks on the Pan European Oil Pipeline, or PEOP, as interest is increasing, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said Thursday.

Romania Should Turn West For Gas Imports – Econ Min

11:55, 29 Apr. 2010
Romanian Economy Minister Adriean Videanu has asked state-owned natural gas producer Romgaz to seek opportunities to import gas from European markets.

Romania Should Cut Stake In Upcoming Nuke Reactors – Econ Min

11:17, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania should reduce its 51% stake in EnergoNuclear, the company that will build two reactors at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, to improve competitiveness of its power generation sector, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said Thursday.

Romanian Romgaz Should Start Generating Power – Econ Min

11:03, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania's Economy Minister Adriean Videanu on Thursday said the ministry encourages state-run gas producer Romgaz Medias to start generating electricity.

Romanian Chamber Committees Endorse Lustration Law

09:23, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Committees for Legal Matters and Human Rights issued Tuesday evening a positive report amending the draft lustration law, initiated in 2005 by liberals, including former Minister of Culture Mona Musca.

President Basescu: Romania And Moldova – Two States, One People, Common Future

21:12, 28 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday in Iasi, northeastern Romania, at a meeting with Moldova’s acting President Mihai Ghimpu, that Romania and Moldova "are two states and one people and have a common future".

Bucharest Mayor Frowns On Euthanizing Stray Dogs

20:49, 28 Apr. 2010
Bucharest mayor Sorin Oprescu said Wednesday he cannot agree with euthanizing stray dogs, adding he must, nevertheless, observe the law.

Romania Ctrl Bk: Eurozone Entry Might Be Difficult In Following Years

18:14, 28 Apr. 2010
Romania’s planned euro adoption could prove more difficult in light of the recent problems faced by some of the 16 nations that use the European single currency, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday.

No Capital Outflow From Romania – Ctrl Bk Head

18:13, 28 Apr. 2010
Romania doesn’t experience capital outflows following the tense situation in Greece, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday.

Romanian Officials Incompatible With Public Office Banned From Filling Public Positions For One Yr

18:09, 28 Apr. 2010
Romania’s draft law regulating the activity of the National Integrity Agency (ANI) states public officials who prove to be incompatible with their position are banned from holding any public office, except elective offices, for one year.

Romanian-French Businessman Sentenced To $100M Compensation Payments In Dacia Felix Case

17:09, 28 Apr. 2010
A Romanian Court of Appeals in south-eastern Constanta rejected the annulment appeal filed by Romanian-French businessman Sever Muresan, thus sentencing him to compensation payments of over $100 million and CHF10 million in the Dacia Felix Bank case, said Court representatives Wednesday.

Romanian Chamber Committee Votes To Endorse Integrity Agency Bill

16:43, 28 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies’ committee for legal matters on Wednesday adopted with 15 votes in favor and five abstentions a favorable report on the new law regulating the activity of the National Integrity Agency ANI.

Romania Budget Gap Lowered By Spending Cuts, Not Tax Increases – Ctrl Bk Chief

15:55, 28 Apr. 2010
Trimming social and current expenses and stepping up investment can help lowering Romania’s budget deficit, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday.

Romanian Senate Committee Requests Complete List Of State-Funded Companies

15:42, 28 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Economic Committee in Senate requested the country’s Cabinet to issue a complete list of companies that have received state funding for a report which will be compared with the public lists of party financial backers during the electoral campaign, said chairman Varujan Vosganian Wednesday.

Romanian Public Servants To Picket Govt Thursday, Stage Full-Blown Strike On May 5

15:08, 28 Apr. 2010
About 500 Romanian public servants will picket the Government’s headquarters on Thursday and will stage a full-blown strike indefinitely starting May 5, over smaller salaries triggered by the new unitary wage law and planned layoffs in the sector.

Romanian Authorities To Pull Down Illegal Constructions On Black Sea Coast – Decree

15:05, 28 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government approved an emergency ordinance in its meeting Wednesday, whereby illegal constructions on the Romanian seaside will be pulled down.

Romanian Politician Nati Meir Placed Under Preventive Arrest In Corruption File

15:04, 28 Apr. 2010
Romanian Politician Nati Meir has been placed under preventive arrest for one month in a corruption file that also involves his son, Or Meir, arrested late last week.

Romanian Animal Rights Activists Say Euthanizing Bucharest’s Stray Dogs Is Expensive, Inhumane

14:32, 28 Apr. 2010
Romanian animal rights organization Vier Pfoten said Wednesday it would be cheaper and more effective in the long run to spay and neuter stray dogs in Romania’s capital Bucharest rather than euthanize them, as a draft law sent to Parliament by the capital’s prefect would have it.

Romanian Opposition Social Democrats Submit Simple Motion On Military Pension In Senate

14:28, 28 Apr. 2010
Romanian opposition social democrats and conservatives on Wednesday submitted in the Senate a simple motion regarding military pensions.

Romanian Agriculture Unionists To Protest In Bucharest On May 11

13:59, 28 Apr. 2010
Romanian agriculture union federation Agrostar said 5,000 unionists will protest in capital Bucharest on May 11, mainly over the provisions of Ordinance 44/2008 which compels farmers to register with the Trade Registry in order to be allowed to sell their products in marketplaces.

Romanian Environment Fund To Pay For Electric Car Research Projects

13:32, 28 Apr. 2010
Research programs in Romania for the development and manufacturing of electric cars will be conducted by an inter-ministry workgroup and will be funded from the country’s Environment Fund, which also finances the country’s clunkers program, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said Wednesday.