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Romanian Deputies To Debate Draft Lustration Law On April 13 – Chamber Of Deputies Speaker

11:39, 30 Mart. 2010
Romanian Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberta Anastase said Tuesday debates to adopt the country’s lustration law will be held on April 13 when all amendments to the draft law will be analyzed.

IMF Head: Some Romanians Might Lose Their Jobs In Next Months

11:37, 30 Mart. 2010
Romania’s unemployment might grow in the coming months, but the government should solve the issue and show confidence in the economic recovery, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Tuesday in Bucharest.

IMF Head Meets Romanian Officials In Bucharest

10:50, 30 Mart. 2010
The International Monetary Fund tries to help Romania go back on track and implement the policies the Romanian authorities choose, even if the institution’s team may seem tough, IMF's head said Tuesday in Bucharest.

Romanian Film „Police, Adjective” Gets Six Trophies At 2010 Gopo Awards

09:46, 30 Mart. 2010
"Police, adjective" by Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu was awarded Monday evening six trophies at the 2010 Gopo Awards, the Romanian equivalent of the U.S. Academy Awards.

Romanian Govt Introduces New Eligibility Conditions For Program Helping Students Buy Computers

09:44, 30 Mart. 2010
The Romanian Government introduced new conditions to be considered in the program by which students coming from families with low incomes are granted EUR200 to purchase computers.

Most Romanians Would Agree With Introducing Death Penalty

21:39, 29 Mart. 2010
Most Romanians would agree with introducing death penalty, with considering criticism against the Orthodox religion as criminal offence and withdrawing the Romanian citizenship for Roma offenders or people who demand the autonomy of the Szeckler county, ProDemocratia Association shows in a survey.

Romanian Senators Unanimously Vote To Provide Trousseaus For Newborns

21:16, 29 Mart. 2010
Romanian senators unanimously voted Monday in favor of adopting a legislative proposition which stipulates that 150 lei (EUR1=RON4.0704), the equivalent value of a newborn’s trousseau, will be granted for each and every newborn baby.

Fmr Football Player Gheorghe Popescu Named 2010 Romania World Cup Trophy Ambassador

19:35, 29 Mart. 2010
Romanian former national football team player Gheorghe Popescu was named ambassador for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour in Romania.

Romanian Social Democrats To File Motion Against Transport Minister After Easter

17:02, 29 Mart. 2010
Ion Toma and Puiu Hasotti, leaders of social democrat and liberal senators, respectively, on Monday agreed that liberals’ simple motion on education will be submitted with the Senate Wednesday, while social democrats’ motion against Transport Minister Radu Berceanu will be submitted after Easter.

Romanian Govt Mulls Postponing Adoption Of Education Bill Until After Easter

16:12, 29 Mart. 2010
Romania’s Government mulls putting off for a week the adoption of the education law, until after Easter, to analyze amendment propositions it received and decide which may be included in the final bill, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Monday.

Romanian Opp Head: New Mgmt Of Public TV, Radio Cos Will Be Politically Controlled

16:09, 29 Mart. 2010
Romania’s opposition social democrat head Victor Ponta on Monday said the future management of the country’s public television TVR and radio company SRR will be politically controlled, adding that democrat liberals and Hungarians in the ruling coalition will get hold of TVR and SRR, respectively.

Romania Economic Sentiment Rises Slightly In March

15:57, 29 Mart. 2010
Romania’s economic sentiment index nudged up to 82.3 points in March from 80.9 points a month earlier, the third-lowest level across the EU, a widely watched European Commission monthly survey showed Monday.

Romania, Moldova Sign Military Collaboration Protocol

15:28, 29 Mart. 2010
Romanian Defense Minister Gabriel Oprea and his Moldovan counterpart Vitalie Marinuta Monday signed a collaboration protocol between the two countries’ military air forces to provide each other with information on military aircrafts flying over the areas near the border between Romania and Moldova.

Ford Romania Sues State To Recover $3.5M Paid In Customs Duties

15:20, 29 Mart. 2010
Ford Romania has sued the state and demands the restitution of $3.5 million the company has paid in customs duties, between November 2007 and November 2008, for imports of gear box parts to its plant in Craiova, southern Romania.

Romania May Be Stuck In Crisis For 2 More Years, Unless Measures Taken – Employers

14:34, 29 Mart. 2010
Romania’s economy may not recover for another one or two years, unless serious measures are taken, said entrepreneur union UGIR-1903 president Ioan Coraci, who proposes backing public or private multiplicative investments and repaying overdue debts to companies.

UNICEF Romania: Econ Crisis Increased School Absenteeism By 10%, Leads To School Dropouts

14:34, 29 Mart. 2010
The economic crisis has raised school absenteeism by 10% and the increase in the number of people hit by poverty will also trigger an increase in school dropouts, according to analyses conducted by UNICEF Romania.

Moody’s: Personal Default Bill Might Hurt Romanian Banks

14:08, 29 Mart. 2010
Romania’s draft bill on personal default, which was adopted in Senate last week, is likely to have adverse effects on the local banking system, ratings agency Moody’s said in a report Monday.

Past Romanian Education Reforms Only ‘Stitched’ System – President

13:13, 29 Mart. 2010
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Monday that, so far, the education system has only been “stitched,” as no significant changes have been made.

Romanian MedLife Starts Stem Cell Collection Operations

12:55, 29 Mart. 2010
Romanian private healthcare company MedLife said Monday it started stem cell collection operations through a partnership with Stem Sure Solutions, the local representative of Denmark’s StemCare.

Romanian President Calls For Depoliticized Debate On Education Law

12:26, 29 Mart. 2010
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Monday that the only way to have a good law on education is to take a depoliticized approach to the system’s priorities.

Romania Ctrl Bk Cuts Key Rate By 50 Bps To An All-time Low Of 6.5%

11:34, 29 Mart. 2010
Romania's central bank on Monday decided to cut its key monetary policy rate by 50 basis points to 6.5%, the lowest level ever recorded.

Romania Feb Residential Building Permits +19.3% MM, -39.2% YY

10:03, 29 Mart. 2010
Romania issued 2,272 buildings permits for residential projects in February, up 19.3% compared with the previous month, and 39.2% lower on the year, the statistics institute INS said Monday.

Romanian Senator Facing Prosecution Says Lawmakers’ Decision Lifting His Immunity Is Null

15:59, 28 Mart. 2010
Romanian social democrat senator Catalin Voicu, who faces prosecution on charges of influence peddling and fraud, sent a request to the Senate asking to be heard in plenary session, adding the Senate’s decision to lift his immunity is null.

Bomb Scare On Timisoara Airport, Western Romania

22:07, 27 Mart. 2010
Romanian police, gendarmes and firefighters were rushed to the international airport in Timisoara, western Romania, after someone called the emergency number 112 to report a bomb on the airport.

Bird Flu Suspicion In Household In SE Romania

17:30, 27 Mart. 2010
Romania’s sanitary veterinary and food safety authority found a possible outbreak of bird flu in a household in the village Plaur, in the southeastern Romanian county of Tulcea, the authority said in a news release Saturday.

NATO Sec Gen Says Iranian Missiles Can Reach Romania And Bulgaria

16:30, 27 Mart. 2010
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen insisted Saturday on the need for antimissile defense in Europe, identifying a threat in Iran, which has missiles that could reach Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece.

Romania To Revise State Budget After Talks With IMF, In May-June

16:16, 27 Mart. 2010
Romania’s Government will operate this year’s first state budget revision toward the end of the first half of the year, in May or June, after talks with the IMF mission, scheduled for late April, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Romanian PM Warns “Heads Will Roll” If Local Public Workers Delay Wage Payments

16:07, 27 Mart. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said “heads will roll” in local labor and fiscal administration departments if wages are stalled because managers are too incompetent or lenient to open credit lines and prefer to tell people the government has no money because of thee crisis.

Romanian PM Says Teachers To Get Raises Of Just 17%

15:27, 27 Mart. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said the Government maintains its decision to only raise teachers’ wages by 17% this year, under current legislation, because the country cannot afford to sacrifice its economic stability.

Romanian PM Calls On Parliament To Urgently Enact Govt’s Proposed Bills

15:14, 27 Mart. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc called on the Parliament to speed up the enactment of the main draft laws the Government has sent, including the fiscal responsibility law, the pension law, and the civil and criminal procedure codes.

Romania’s Unemployment Rate 2% Below European Average, No Use To Lament – President

20:58, 26 Mart. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday the country’s unemployment rate is about 2% below the average registered in the European Union, adding Romania should “stop lamenting and concentrate on other matters that need to be solved.”

Romanian Tourism Min Pleads For Complete Privatization Of Tourism, Better Services

20:51, 26 Mart. 2010
Romanian Regional Development and Tourism Minister Elena Udrea said Friday that hotels on the Romanian coastline apply prices similar to those in Greece, but the quality of services is not at the same level, while Bulgaria offer smaller prices.

Romania Ctrl Bank Says Falling Inflation Good Reason To Cut Rates

18:47, 26 Mart. 2010
A falling inflation is a good reason to cut the key rate, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said in a banking seminar Friday, a few days ahead of the bank’s monetary policy meeting due March 29.

Romania Ctrl Bk Chief: Economy Must Be Allowed To Recover

18:20, 26 Mart. 2010
Romanian central bank governor Mugur Isarescu Friday said the economy must be allowed to recover at its own speed, or the authorities might need to raise the taxes to aid the state budget.

Romanian Decentralized Institution Heads, Dismissed If Rude To The Public – PM

17:53, 26 Mart. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday, during a visit to Focsani, eastern Romania, the heads of decentralized institutions will be dismissed if they prove “arrogant and disdainful in relations with the public”.

Romanians To Spend RON96B In Retail Stores This Year, Up 7% On ’09 – Euromonitor

17:14, 26 Mart. 2010
Romanians will spend 96.4 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.0682) this year on food and non-food products, some 7% more than in 2009, and will mostly target modern commerce, which will lead to the bankruptcy of over 900 small stores and boutiques, according to Euromonitor.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Ask Court To Place Senator Under Arrest

16:40, 26 Mart. 2010
Romania’s National Anticorruption Department (DNA) Friday submitted with the High Court of Justice the request to have social democrat senator Catalin Voicu placed under preventive arrest on charges of influence peddling and fraud, after the Senate approved prosecutor’s request on Wednesday.

Romanian Labor Min Pushes For Simplified Procedures To Access EU Funds

16:11, 26 Mart. 2010
Romania’s Labor Minister Mihai Seitan on Friday said he wants simplified procedures needed to access European Union funds, especially since the absorption of funds provided via the European Social Fund (ESF) has been stalled too long over the past years.

Romania Econ Min Says Pitcoal Miner CNH Won’t Shut Down

15:29, 26 Mart. 2010
Romanian Economy Minister Adriean Videanu on Friday said the country’s biggest debtor, pitcoal mining company CNH, won’t be shut down, but stressed the company requires restructuring.

E.ON Romania Chief Wants To Meet PM To Talk Tariffs

15:08, 26 Mart. 2010
Gas and energy supplier E.ON Romania Friday said company officials plan to discuss with Prime Minister Emil Boc about increasing tariffs and the situation of energy investors.