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Most Romanian-Owned Retail Chains Entered Insolvency In ‘09

18:47, 23 Nov. 2009
The leading Romanian-owned supermarket chains were deeply affected by the economic crisis this year, as they were confronted with a sluggish demand, high debts and a lack of financing, and most of them entered insolvency procedures.

Romania Ctrl Bank Oct Lombard Lending At RON19.4B

18:30, 23 Nov. 2009
Romanian banks borrowed in October 19.4 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2809) from the central bank through the Lombard facility, 40% more compared with RON13.87 billion borrowed in September, central bank data showed Monday.

Romanian Presidential Election Prelim Results At GMT1500: Basescu – 32.52%, Geoana – 30.77%

17:34, 23 Nov. 2009
Romania’s incumbent president Traian Basescu obtained 32.52% of votes in the first round of elections and social democrat candidate Mircea Geoana got 30.77%, according to preliminary results released by the Central Electoral Bureau after counts in 96.55% of polling stations.

Salman Rushdie Arrived In Bucharest Monday

16:32, 23 Nov. 2009
World-renowned author Salman Rushdie arrived in Bucharest Monday at about 2.30 p.m. and will stay in Romania between November 23 and November 26 to meet with his readers and the press.

Romania Election Observes Intl Standards, Problems At Special Polling Stations – OSCE

16:02, 23 Nov. 2009
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe mission chief in charge with evaluating the unfolding of elections in Romania said Monday the presidential vote observed international standards, but highlighted certain problems occurred at special polling stations.

Romania’s Health Min Allots 1.34M AH1N1 Vaccine Doses For Certain Population Categories

15:16, 23 Nov. 2009
Romanian Health Ministry’s Coordination Committee decided Monday on the categories of population who should benefit first from vaccination against the AH1N1 virus, and 1.34 million doses will be used on healthcare staff, students and militaries.

Romanian Presidential Election Prelim Results AtGMT1200: Basescu – 32.74%, Geoana – 30.16%

14:33, 23 Nov. 2009
Romania’s incumbent president Traian Basescu obtained 32.74% of votes in the first round of elections and social democrat candidate Mircea Geoana got 30.16%, according to preliminary results released by the Central Electoral Bureau after counts in 85.88% of polling stations.

Romania’s „Police, adjective” Gets Jury’s Special Mention At Ljubljana Film Festival

13:54, 23 Nov. 2009
"Police, adjective" by Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu was awarded Sunday evening the jury’s special mention at the 20th edition of the Film Festival in Ljubljana (Slovenia), according to the festival’s website.

Coface Sees Romanian GDP Up 1% In 3Q, 4Q 2010

13:53, 23 Nov. 2009
Romania's economy might post a growth of around 1% in the last two quarters of 2010, risk management company Coface officials said Monday.

Romania Registers First AH1N1 Fatality

13:49, 23 Nov. 2009
Romania has registered a first fatality due to the AH1N1 virus, Health Ministry secretary of state Adrian Streinu-Cercel said Monday.

Hiking VAT, The Easiest Way To Increase Budget Revenue In Romania – PwC

13:38, 23 Nov. 2009
Increasing the value added tax rate would be the easiest solution for budget revenue growth in Romania, but such a measure would trigger short-term inflationary pressure, said Monday Peter de Ruiter, partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Romania.

Romanian Social Democrats Expect Support From Liberals In Dec 6 Presidential Runoff

13:35, 23 Nov. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader and presidential candidate Mircea Geoana said Monday the social democrats believe in a majority created with the liberals, a majority already formed around prime minister nominee Klaus Johannis, which could function after December, with Johannis as prime minister.

Romanian Retailer PIC Files For Bankrupcy

13:32, 23 Nov. 2009
Romanian retail chain PIC filed for bankruptcy on November 16, part of the company’s restructuring process, the retailer said in a statement Monday.

Romanian Liberal Leader Refuses To Back Basescu For Reelection

12:59, 23 Nov. 2009
Romanian liberal leader Crin Antonescu, who secured third place in voters’ preferences in the first round of presidential election Sunday, said he excludes any alliance with incumbent President Traian Basescu and won’t back him in the December 6 election runoff.

Bucharest Subway Co Metrorex To Spend Some RON55.4M On Studies For New Mainline

12:08, 23 Nov. 2009
Bucharest subway company Metrorex will pay some 55.42 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2817), VAT not included, on pre-feasibility and feasibility studies for a new mainline to connect Unirii Square in central Bucharest to Rahova and Colentina neighborhoods, in southwestern and northeastern Bucharest.

Romanian Referendum Prelim Results At GMT0900: 77.39% For Single-Chamber Parl, 88.87% For Downsizing

11:24, 23 Nov. 2009
In Romania’s referendum Sunday, 77.39% of voters supported a single-chamber Parliament, and 88.87% supported downsizing the Parliament to a maximum 300 MPs, according to preliminary results published Monday morning, after counting the votes in 69.71% of polling stations.

Romanian Presidential Election Prelim Results At GMT0900: Basescu – 32.84%, Geoana – 29.82%

11:22, 23 Nov. 2009
Romania’s incumbent president Traian Basescu obtained 32.84% of votes in the first round of elections and social democrat candidate Mircea Geoana got 29.82%, according to preliminary results released by the Central Electoral Bureau after counts in 74.14% of polling stations.

Romanian Presidential Election Partial Results At GMT0600: Basescu – 32.84%, Geoana – 29.17%

08:41, 23 Nov. 2009
Romania’s incumbent president Traian Basescu obtained 32.84% of the votes in the first round of elections and social democrat candidate Mircea Geoana obtained 29.17%, according to partial results published Monday morning, after counting the votes in 48% of polling stations.

Romania Referendum Voter Turnout At 50.16% By GMT1900

22:41, 22 Nov. 2009
Voter turnout for the national referendum to reform the Parliament was of 50.16% by GMT1900, when polls closed, the Central Electoral Bureau said.

Romanian Presidential Candidate Oprescu Vows To Keep Fighting

22:19, 22 Nov. 2009
Romanian independent presidential candidate Sorin Oprescu said Sunday after exit polls that he does not see his score as a defeat, adding he is a strong man who will continue to uphold his message.

Romania’s Parliament Reform Referendum Validated – President

22:03, 22 Nov. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Sunday, after the results of exit-polls that show him leading in the first round of presidential elections, that the referendum for a single-chamber parliament downsized to 300 lawmakers was validated, as over 50% of Romanians cast votes at the referendum.

Romanian Liberal Antonescu Maintains Hopes For Place In Presidential Runoff

21:53, 22 Nov. 2009
Romanian liberal leader Crin Antonescu said Sunday, after exit poll results placed him third in the presidential race, that he might still have a chance to enter the runoff, asking liberals to continue counting votes and adding the polls are manipulative.

Romanian Social Dem Presidential Contender Confident To Win Dec 6 Runoff

21:46, 22 Nov. 2009
Romanian social democrat presidential candidate Mircea Geoana, whom exit polls rank second in the presidential race after incumbent President Traian Basescu, said Sunday evening he worked hard to get this far and will work even harder to become president after the December 6 runoff.

Romanian Presidential Elections Runoff To See Tight Left-Right Showdown – Exit Polls

21:31, 22 Nov. 2009
Romanian incumbent president Traian Basescu and leftist Mircea Geoana will face off in the presidential elections runoff held on December 6, after a tight first round of elections, according to exit poll results issued by CURS and CSOP Sunday.

Romania’s Basescu And Geoana Go To Runoff On Dec 6 – Exit Polls

21:05, 22 Nov. 2009
Romania’s incumbent president Traian Basescu and social democrat leader Mircea Geoana will be competing in a runoff on December 6 to become the country’s next president, after a tight result in the first round, exit polls showed Sunday.

Romanian Social Democrat Adrian Nastase Voted “For Normality”

19:26, 22 Nov. 2009
The president of the Romanian social democrat National Council, Adrian Nastase voted Sunday, in the presidential elections, saying he voted “for normality”, but refused to vote in the referendum for a single-chamber Parliament.

Romania’s „Police, adjective” Gets Fiction Feature Award At Barcelona L’alternativa Festival

19:14, 22 Nov. 2009
“Police, adjective” by Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu was warded best fiction feature at the Independent Film Festival l'Alternativa held in Barcelona between November 13 and November 21, according to the festival’s website.

Romanian Film Director Bobby Paunescu Awarded Best Director At Bursa Silk Road Film Festival

19:13, 22 Nov. 2009
Romanian director Bobby Paunescu was awarded best director at the Bursa Silk Road Film Festival in Turkey for his debut feature film “Francesca”, Turkish media reported Sunday.

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau Received About 40 Election Fraud Notifications

17:05, 22 Nov. 2009
Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau spokesman Marian Muhulet told MEDIAFAX Sunday the institution received about 40 notifications regarding the unfolding of the vote, and the notifications were forwarded to the police and local electoral bureaus.

Romanian Ambassador In London Asks Top Gear To Reedit Episode Shot In Romania

14:34, 22 Nov. 2009
Romania’s Ambassador in London Ion Jinga asked the producers of Top Gear, broadcast on BBC 2 and BBC, to reedit the episode shot in Romania and to edit out the “offensive” remarks about “gypsies” and the movie Borat.

Romanian Independent Candidate Potarca Notifies OSCE On His Contestation To Election Law

13:36, 22 Nov. 2009
Romanian independent candidate Ninel Potarca voted on Sunday, despite the Constitutional Court not answering his contestation of the elections, and announced he has notified the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and will address the European Court of Human Rights.

Romanian New Generation Party Leader Votes “Against The Tyrant”

12:48, 22 Nov. 2009
Romania’s Steaua owner, MEP and presidential candidate Gigi Becali said Sunday he is voting “against the tyrant”.

Italian Actress Monica Bellucci Three Months Pregnant

12:32, 22 Nov. 2009
Italian actress Monica Bellucci, who was on the set of MediaPro Studios in the Romanian town of Buftea last week, filming “The Whistleblower,” told some of her colleagues that she is three months pregnant.

Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu Voted For Social Democrat Candidate

11:52, 22 Nov. 2009
Former Romanian president and honorary Social Democratic Party president Ion Iliescu said Sunday he voted for his party’s candidate, Mircea Geoana, but did not vote in the referendum, which he dismissed as “pointless.”

Romanian Social Democrat Presidential Candidate Votes To End Political Feuds

11:25, 22 Nov. 2009
Romanian social democrat presidential candidate Mircea Geoana said Sunday morning, after casting his ballot, he voted to put an end to five years of political feuds and help revive the country’s economy.

Romania’s Ethnic Hungarian Presidential Candidate Voted To Reform Over-Centralized State

11:24, 22 Nov. 2009
Romania’s presidential candidate on behalf of the Hungarian minority party Kelemen Hunor said, after he cast his ballot, he voted for “change for the better” and for reform that puts people first.

Romanian PM Says Voted For Common Sense Parliament, Capable President

10:52, 22 Nov. 2009
Romania’s acting Prime Minister Emil Boc said Sunday he voted for a common-sense Parliament and a president capable of giving Romania back to Romanians and work for the public interest.

Hungarian Minority Party Leader Marko Bela Voted For New Vision In Romanian Politics

10:13, 22 Nov. 2009
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) president Marko Bela said Sunday morning he voted for “a young, Hungarian candidate,” who would bring a new vision to politics in Romania, one which is “absolutely required.”

Romanians Crowd To Vote At Special Polling Stations In Bucharest

09:42, 22 Nov. 2009
Hundreds of Romanians waited Sunday morning to vote at the special polling station in the Gara de Nord train station in capital Bucharest.

Romania’s Liberal Presidential Candidate Voted For Long-Awaited Change

09:40, 22 Nov. 2009
Romania’s liberal presidential candidate Crin Antonescu said Sunday morning after casting his ballot that he voted for the change he has been waiting for the past five years, if not 20.