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Romania Sacks Over 10,000 Railway Employees

14:03, 05 Oct. 2009
Romania will fire more than 10,300 railway sector employees, who will get double the average net wage per economy as severance, unemployment aid and monthly severance pay for 20 to 24 months, depending on seniority, according to a draft decree drawn up by the Transport Ministry.

Romanian Social Democrats To Back No-Confidence Motion Against Fmr Coalition Partners

12:47, 05 Oct. 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party, which left the country’s coalition government last week and switched to opposition, decided Monday to back a no-confidence motion to oust the all-democrat liberal government which now lacks Parliament majority.

Romania Eyes Keeping Leu At RON4-RON5 Vs Euro – President

12:46, 05 Oct. 2009
President Traian Basescu told Monday the Economic Forum in Bucharest that Romania aims to keep the leu exchange rate between RON4 and RON5 against the euro, though the leu "has not been feeling well lately due to the sharp strengthening of the euro."

Romania Plans Harsh Measures To Discourage Challenges To Public Works Auctions

12:33, 05 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday Romania is working on harsh measures to discourage contractors from contesting public procurement auctions they don’t win and block public infrastructure works.

Former Rompetrol CEO Dinu Patriciu Ranks First In Forbes Romania Rich List

12:24, 05 Oct. 2009
Romanian businesspeople Dinu Patriciu, Ioan Neculae and Ion Tiriac rank first in the first edition of Forbes Romania's rich list, with fortunes estimated at EUR2.2 billion, EUR1.2 billion and EUR850-900 million respectively.

Romania Ranks 63 Globally In UN Human Development Index

11:51, 05 Oct. 2009
Romania is ranked among countries with a high level of human development this year, at 63, but is three spots lower than last year, when it was ranked 60 in the annual United Nations Human Development Index report released Monday.

Romania’s August Net Salary Dn 3% MM To RON1,348

11:21, 05 Oct. 2009
Romania’s net average salary was at 1,348 lei (EUR1=RON4.2782) in August, down 3% compared with RON1,390 in the previous month, the National Institute for Statistics said Monday.

Over 750,000 Romanian Public Sector Employees Go On General Strike Monday

09:48, 05 Oct. 2009
Unionists in Romanian education, healthcare, public administration, law enforcement and public finance will be on general strike on Monday.

Bucharest Breaks World Record For Longest Line of Pizzas

19:43, 04 Oct. 2009
Romania’s capital city Bucharest has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records on Saturday with the world’s longest line of pizzas, consisting of over 2,200 pizzas and measuring 496.97 meters, according to a press release of event organizers, Bucharest Food Festival.

Romanian Govt Works On Solid Policies To Cushion Effects Of Economic Crisis – President

19:34, 04 Oct. 2009
Romania’s Government did not plan to "pull the country out of the economic crisis," as we all face a global crisis, but to develop solid policies meant to cushion its effects, by keeping the euro-leu exchange rate under control and financing the budget deficit, President Traian Basescu said Sunday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals To Launch President Traian Basescu’ Candidacy On Oct 17– Sources

16:53, 04 Oct. 2009
Romanian democrat liberals are getting ready to officially launch acting President Traian Basescu's candidacy for a second term, most likely on October 17 at the Palace Hall in Bucharest, sources close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Monica Balascuja Dies In Sicily Mudslide

15:44, 04 Oct. 2009
Romanian national Monica Balascuja, 48, died in Scaletta Zanclea, a commune in Sicilian city of Messina, Italy, following a devastating mudslide that has killed at least 21 in Sicily, Corriere della Sera informed on its website, citing the local Civil Protection Department.

Romania PM Promotes Gheorghe Dobre As Secretary General With Development Ministry

14:59, 04 Oct. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc decided to promote democrat liberal Gheorghe Dobre from deputy secretary general to secretary general with Romania’s Development Ministry.

Romanian PM Sacks Head Of Foreign Investment Agency

14:31, 04 Oct. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc decided to dismiss Darius Mesca as president of the Romanian Agency for Foreign Investments (ARIS).

Romanian President Reassures Pensions Will Be Paid On Time

13:23, 04 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday in Sannicolau Mare, in Romanian western county of Timis, that the state will meet its obligations to pensioners, stressing that "regardless of the harsh economic conditions, pensions will be paid on time.”

Romania’s Democrat Liberal Govt Sacks Social Democrat Deputy Prefects In 15 Counties

18:46, 03 Oct. 2009
Romania’s democrat liberal government decided in its meeting Saturday to sack social democrat deputy prefects in nearly 15 counties countrywide, following a split in the governing coalition on October 1, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian President Pushes For Investments In Country’s Irrigation Systems

17:30, 03 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday in western city of Timisoara, that Romania is able to feed 80 million people if it invests in the country’s irrigation systems and the development of rural area.

President Traian Basescu: Romania To Return To Economic Growth In 2Q 2010

17:14, 03 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday, within a meeting with businesspeople in western city of Timisoara, that Romania might return to economic growth in the second quarter of 2010, according to the central bank’s evaluations and forecasts.

Romanian President Traian Basescu Announces Candidacy For Second Term

16:20, 03 Oct. 2009
Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu on Saturday announced his candidacy for a second term in Sannicolau Mare, in Romanian western county of Timis, where he met with farmers in the country’s western region.

Romanian President Blasts Local Authorities For Poor Management Of State Funds

15:49, 03 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Saturday said corruption is not the one eating up state funds in some sectors, but the bureaucracy in the respective sectors, and stressed most local authorities spend funds irresponsibly and then turn to the government for more money.

Romanian MEP Gigi Becali Announces Presidential Candidacy

14:15, 03 Oct. 2009
Romanian MEP Gigi Becali, head of the Christian-Democratic New Generation Party (PNG-CD), on Saturday announced his candidacy for the presidency of Romania within the party’s national council meeting.

Romanian Transport Min Sets Annual Danube Bridge Pass Fees

20:49, 02 Oct. 2009
The annual pass used to cross the bridge over the Danube, at Cernavoda-Fetesti, will cost 400 lei (EUR1=RON4.2782) for 50 crossings by car and RON2,720 for trucks weighing more than 12 tons and with at least 12 axels, according to an announcement made by the Romanian Ministry of Transport.

Romanian President Reinstates Kovesi As Prosecutor General

16:22, 02 Oct. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu Friday signed the decree reappointing Laura Codruta Kovesi as the country’s prosecutor general, for a three-year term, the president’s office said in a press release.

S&P Says Romania Ratings Unaffected By Coalition Split

15:34, 02 Oct. 2009
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Friday said the collapse of the government coalition in Romania has no immediate impact on the sovereign credit ratings.

Azerbaijan Offers Romania 7.3 BCM Of Gas For Nabucco – Sources

15:32, 02 Oct. 2009
Azerbaijan has offered to supply Romania with 7.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas to be transported via Nabucco project, amounting to nearly one quarter of the pipeline’s planned annual capacity, people working for the Economy Ministry told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Appoint Gheorghe Flutur Campaign Manager

13:07, 02 Oct. 2009
Romanian democrat liberal vice-president Gheorghe Flutur will be the Democratic Liberal Party's campaign manager for the upcoming presidential elections, in which the party backs acting President Traian Basescu, who has not yet said whether he is running for re-election.

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.