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Interior Min Vows To Ensure Free, Fair Presidential Elections In Romania

12:41, 02 Oct. 2009
Romanian interim Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said Friday he will ensure the organization of “free and fair” presidential elections, stressing that he will noeither be President Traian Basescu’s campaign manager nor will he be part of the Democratic Liberal Party’s campaign staff.

Romanian Ministers Won’t Get Extra Pay For Interim Seats – PM

11:46, 02 Oct. 2009
Romania’s democrat liberal ministers, who have taken over interim seats in ministries left vacant by socials democrats who quit Thursday, will not get any extra pay, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday.

Romanian Leu Slips Vs Euro, Hovering Around 4.3 Ceiling

11:36, 02 Oct. 2009
Romania’s leu had deepened its fall against the euro in early trade Friday, threatening to break the 4.3-unit ceiling as repercussions of the coalition government collapse and international negative sentiments rally in on the local currency.

Romanian PM Cancels Ex-Education Min’s Order On School Management Appointments

11:33, 02 Oct. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc, who is now also interim education minister, cancelled the former social democrat minister Ecaterina Andronescu’s order stating school principals were to be appointed by the ministry instead of local school inspectorates.

Romania PM Announces Dismissal Of All Social Democrat Secretaries Of State

10:09, 02 Oct. 2009
Romanian democrat liberal Prime Minister Emil Boc on Friday said social democrat secretaries of state within all ministries were sacked and their cabinets were disbanded following a split in the governing coalition yesterday.

Loan To Romania Unconditioned By Govt Structure – IMF

09:34, 02 Oct. 2009
The changes in Romania's government will not endanger the agreement with the International Monetary Fund, IMF's Regional Representative for Romania and Bulgaria, Tonny Lybek said Thursday.

Romanian President Signs Decrees Appointing Interim Democrat Liberal Ministers

21:12, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu signed Thursday the decrees appointing interim democrat liberal ministers at the headship of the ministries left vacant by the social democrats.

Romanian Democrat Liberals To Take Over Social Democrats’ Prefect, State Secretary Seats

21:09, 01 Oct. 2009
The Romanian Government on Thursday replaced the prefects and the state secretaries backed by the Social Democratic Party with people supported by the Democratic Liberal Party.

Romania’s New Govt Able To Work After Social Democrats’ Resignation – President

20:49, 01 Oct. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Thursday the social democrat ministers’ resignation is not a good thing, but this is far from being a tragedy, and the Government can still function.

Medical Staff Facing Emergency Cases To Benefit From Telemedicine Support – Health Min

20:31, 01 Oct. 2009
Romania’s Health Ministry finished a EUR1 million telemedicine project for emergency cases that will be available in seven counties and will offer assistance to medical staff working in small hospitals or hospitals dealing with a lack of doctors, Health Minister Ion Bazac said Thursday.

Romanian PM Must Find Parliament Support For Govt To Function – President

20:21, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday that Prime Minister Emil Boc must find a majority in Parliament to ensure the functioning of the Government, adding that he hopes this will not take more than 45 days.

Romanian PM Announces Structure Of New Govt After Social Democrats’ Pullout

20:06, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Thursday the structure of the new Government following the resignation of the social democrat ministers.

Romanian President Signed Revocation Of Social Democrat Ministers Who Resigned

19:13, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday that he signed at the proposition of Prime Minister Emil Boc the decrees revoking the ministers who resigned.

Coalition Split Pressures Romanian Leu, Endangers IMF Targets – Analysts

18:14, 01 Oct. 2009
The ruling coalition collapse will put pressure on the Romanian leu, while a minority government will endanger the targets established in the agreement with International Monetary Fund, restricting even more the central bank’s capacity to protect the currency, economic analysts said.

Romanian PM Assures EU Ambassadors Govt Will Keep Political Stability

18:07, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc assured ambassadors to Bucharest of European Union countries that the Government will maintain political stability despite the split in the ruling coalition prompted by the social democrats’ pullout, people at the meeting told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

S&P May Cut Romania’s Rating If IMF Pledges Not Met

15:41, 01 Oct. 2009
Standard&Poor's may downgrade its sovereign rating on Romania if political events will lead to misfires in fulfilling its commitments for fiscal and economic strengthening, as agreed with the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission, agency’s analyst Marko Mrsnik said Thursday.

Romania’s Sept Forex Reserves Up EUR596M, At EUR28.34B

14:30, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian foreign exchange reserves rose EUR596 million in September to a fresh all-time high of EUR28.339 billion, boosted by the second tranche of the International Monetary Fund loan, the central bank said in a statement Tuesday.

Romanian Liberals To File No-Confidence Motion Against An All PDL Govt

14:11, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian liberal leader Crin Antonescu said Thursday the liberals will follow the manner in which interim ministers are appointed and their views will “probably be expressed in a no-confidence motion” since “the Government lacks Parliament majority”.

Coalition Collapse Triggers Romanian Leu Depreciation

13:20, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian leu lost around 1% against the euro in Thursday’s mid-trade after the ruling coalition break-up, despite central bank’s interventions to support the currency, dealers said.

Patriciu: It’s Unfortunate Romania Supports Nuclear Pwr Projects

13:05, 01 Oct. 2009
Supporting the nuclear power projects is an "unfortunate thing," which means Romania still has a socialist-like mentality, businessman Dinu Patriciu said Thursday at the Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum.

Patriciu: Black Sea Has Huge Oil&Gas Reserves, May Replace Russia’s Pwr Intake

13:03, 01 Oct. 2009
The oil and gas reserves in the Black Sea are so high that they could even replace Russia’s intake as international energy supplier, Romanian businessman Dinu Patriciu told Thursday the Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum.

Romania’s Coalition Govt Splits As Social Democrats Quit

12:56, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian social democrat ministers in the center-left coalition government handed in their resignations Thursday after President Traian Basescu endorsed the democrat liberal prime minster’s decision to sack social democrat Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Dan Nica.

Romanian Social Democrat Secretaries Of State Resign Their Positions

12:31, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian social democrat secretaries of state will resign their positions in the government in solidarity with the resigning social democrat ministers.

Romania Passenger Rail Co Buys Train Engine Running 200 km/h For RON9.39M

12:09, 01 Oct. 2009
Romania’s state-owned railway company passenger division CFR Calatori bought a train engine that can reach seeds of up to 200 kilometers an hour from local engine and electrical equipment maker Softronic, for 9.39 million lei (EUR1=RON4.1981), VAT not included, the railway company said Thursday.

IMF Revises Dn Romanian ’10 External Gap Forecast To 5.6% Of GDP

11:21, 01 Oct. 2009
The International Monetary Fund revised its 2010 forecast on Romania’s current account deficit to 5.6% of the gross domestic product from 6.5% of the GDP previously estimated, according to the fund’s latest World Economic Outlook released Thursday.

Referendum Ordinance Is Unconstitutional – Romanian Senate Chairman

11:12, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader and Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana said Thursday he will notify the Constitutional Court on the emergency decree the government passed Wednesday obliging the Parliament to approve the head of state’s request for a referendum within 20 days.

Romanian President Signs Interior Min Dismissal, Appoints Democrat Liberal Interim

10:43, 01 Oct. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu Thursday signed the prime minister’s proposition to sack social democrat Interior Minister Dan Nica and appointed democrat liberal Development Minister Vasile Blaga as interim.

Romania Ups Pensions By 2% As Of Oct 1

21:12, 30 Sept. 2009
Romania will raise the pension point by 2% as of October 1, 2009 in accordance with the valid laws and the Government’s commitments to pensioners.

Romanian Parliament Obliged To Approve President’s Request For Referendum Within 20 Days

19:54, 30 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government adopted an amendment to the election law that compels lawmakers to approve, within 20 days, President Traian Basescu’s request to hold a referendum on November 22, at the same time with presidential elections, or the president is entitled to issue a decree in this respect.

Retailers, Mall Developers In Romania Blame Each Other For Lower Sales

19:52, 30 Sept. 2009
Retail sales have dropped significantly this year in Romania, and retailers and developers blame each other for this situation, with the merchants invoking too high rents and the shopping center owners saying the stores lack in merchandize and qualified marketing staff.

Romanian Govt Standoff Conclusion Depends On Presidential Decision

19:40, 30 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc asked the social democrat ministers at the end of the government meeting if they reconsidered their stance to support minister Dan Nica, to which Ilie Sarbu replied their stance is the same, Boc adding that in this case he awaits President Traian Basescu’s decision.

Romanian Environment Min Drafts Picnic Area Law

15:53, 30 Sept. 2009
The head of the Romanian National Agency for Environmental Protection, Mihail Faca, said Wednesday the Ministry of Environment is working on a picnic law that will compel local authorities to provide conditions for picnic goers and to fine litterers.

Bucharest 1, 2-Room Flat Prices Up 15% In Sept Over “First Home” Program – Colliers

15:19, 30 Sept. 2009
The prices of studio flats and two-room apartments rose 15% in September compared with the period prior to enforcing the “First Home” program, while the prices of three-room apartments were up by 5%-10%, according to real estate consultancy company Colliers International.

Romanian Social Democrats To Attend Govt Meeting Wednesday

14:34, 30 Sept. 2009
Romania’s social democrat Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Dan Nica, whose dismissal is pending the final decision of President Traian Basescu, said Wednesday social democrat ministers will attend today’s Cabinet meeting because they need to act responsibly at a time of crisis.

Romanian Social Democrats Quit Govt If President Signs Interior Minister’s Dismissal

14:32, 30 Sept. 2009
Romania’s social democrat Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Dan Nica, called on President Traian Basescu and democrat liberal Prime Minister Emil Boc to take back the act firing him, or social democrat ministers leave the government.

Romanian Transp Ministry To Regulate Railway Accidents Investigations

13:32, 30 Sept. 2009
Romania's Transport Ministry will draft a government decision regulating the investigation and the prevention of railway accidents, after three trins went off the rails in the country just in the past week.

Romania Social Democrats To Leave Govt, Party Spokesman Tells Protesters

12:49, 30 Sept. 2009
Bogdan Niculescu Duvaz, spokesman for Romania’s ruling coalition Social Democratic Party, told unionists protesting at the party’s headquarters in Bucharest that they shouldn’t protest there because the party is leaving the government anyway.

Romania Sees Crime Rate Up 13% In ’09 – Interior Ministry

12:23, 30 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Interior Ministry on Wednesday said crime rate dynamics have not seen significant changes compared to the past years and announced a 13% increase this year, which fits in the past years’ upward trend.

Little Over Half Of Romanians Had Running Water In 2008

11:37, 30 Sept. 2009
Only 53.1% of Romania’s population, or 11.42 million people were connected to public water utilities in 2008, the National Statistics Institute, or INS, said Wednesday.

Romanian Social Democrats’ Attitude Might Trigger Political Crisis – Democrat Liberal VP

10:43, 30 Sept. 2009
Romanian social democrats refused to meet with ruling coalition partners democrat liberals Wednesday morning, which might trigger a political crisis for which the Social Democratic Party must take responsibility, democrat liberal vice-president Adriean Videanu said Wednesday.