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C&A Plans To Open Three Stores In Romania In 2010

12:57, 03 Mai 2010

German apparel retailer C&A plans to open two or three stores in Romania this year, depending on available space in shopping centers, C&A regional manager for southeast Europe Michael Suare told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Church Ranks First In Income Tax Redirection Ranking

12:04, 03 Mai 2010

Almost one third of the Romanians who redirected 2% of their income tax to a non-profit organization last year gave to the Church or church foundations, while 10% chose Save the Children or the state-run emergency service SMURD, said a poll by market research company GfK released Monday.

Romanian Senate Chairman Summoned To Witness In Corruption Case

11:08, 03 Mai 2010

Romanian Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana Monday morning was summoned to the National Anticorruption Department (DNA) to witness in the case of social democrat senator Catalin Voicu placed under arrest for corruption.

Romanian Film Director Bobby Paunescu Won Best Debut Film Award At East End Film Festival

21:01, 02 Mai 2010

Romanian film director Bobby Paunescu won the best debut film award for his feature film “Francesca” at the East End Film Festival in London organized between April 22 and April 30, the Romanian Cultural Institute in London said Sunday.

Romanian Social Democrat Supporters Receive Party-Supporter Cards, Not Enough To Become Members

20:01, 02 Mai 2010

Romanian social democrat leader Victor Ponta Sunday handed out party-supporter cards to the young social democrat supporters who registered with the party on-line and came to the political group’s headquarters on May 2.

Romania Remains On USTR Watch List Regarding Protection Of Intellectual Property Rights

19:20, 02 Mai 2010

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) annual “Special 301” report on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection of intellectual property rights shows Romania is still on the lower-level watch list.

Romanians Spent About EUR6M On Tourism Services On May 1

17:29, 02 Mai 2010

Over 86,000 Romanians spent the International Workers’ Day in the country’s tourist resorts and only 11,000 people chose to go abroad on May 1, said the Romanian Tourism Employers’ Federation in a press release Sunday.

Romania’s Government Arrears Rose To RON1.6-1.7B – Fin Minister

14:59, 02 Mai 2010

Romania’s Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu said the state’s arrears rose to 1.6-1.7 billion lei (EUR1= RON4.1276), from RON1.5 billion at the end of 2009, adding that, should the country pay all its 2009 overdue debts, its investment potential would be considerably reduced.

Romania’s Talks With IMF Difficult, Loan Agreement To Continue – Fin Minister

13:19, 02 Mai 2010

Romanian Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu said talks with the International Monetary Fund are difficult, given Romania’s economic situation, adding that, at the moment, there is no risk the country might not continue the agreement signed with the international institution.

Romania’s Govt To Cut As Many Jobs As Needed To Make System Function Efficiently – Fin Minister

11:38, 02 Mai 2010

Romania’s Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu said Sunday on private television ProTV the Government will cut as many jobs as the system needs to function efficiently, adding layoffs will continue until a proper balance between the public sector and the private sector is achieved.

Romanian Social Democrat Members, Party Supporters Protest Against Govt On Workers’ Day

15:40, 01 Mai 2010

Thousands of members and supporters of Romania’s Social Democratic Party in opposition Saturday marched in the streets countrywide, marking the International Workers’ Day by protests against the Government led by Prime Minister Emil Boc.

Romania’s Newly-Created Leftist Party Designates Its Leaders

14:40, 01 Mai 2010

Romania’s newly-created leftist party, the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR), designated its leaders during a national conference on Saturday, when the country celebrates International Workers’ Day.

Romanian Organized Crime Police Arrest Drug Ring Member

14:11, 01 Mai 2010

Romania’s organized crime police (DIICOT) arrested a man involved in a major drug ring, whose next mission was to smuggle in dozens of kilograms of heroin from Turkey.

Romania’s Tourism, Development Min Works On New Town-Planning Law

13:03, 01 Mai 2010

Romania’s Tourism and Regional Development Minister Elena Udrea said Friday the ministry’s officials are working on a new construction law, as many of the country’s buildings were constructed illegally and triggered “town-planning disasters” countrywide.

Romania Opens Apple-Shaped Pavilion At World Expo 2010 On Saturday

12:25, 01 Mai 2010

Romania’s pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai was officially opened Saturday morning, a few hours after the end of the site’s opening ceremony which marked the 41st world expo event.

Romania Ranks Second Of 69 In New Retail Entries Chart – CBRE

19:21, 30 Apr. 2010

Romania is ranked second among 69 countries, with respect for the number of international top retailers entering the local market in 2009, in a chart compiled by real estate consultancy company CB Richard Ellis.

Romanian Govt Sets Up Committee To Fight Illegal Employment

17:47, 30 Apr. 2010

Romania’s Government will set up an inter-ministry committee against illegal employment, which will coordinate the monitoring, prevention, evaluation and combat against undeclared activities, on the basis of information passed on by relevant bodies.

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.