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Romania Confirms 56th Swine Flu Case

17:58, 15 Iul. 2009
Romania confirmed on Wednesday its 56th infection with the new A/H1N1 flu virus, in a 19-year-old woman who returned from Turkey two days ago, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Romania Backs Construction Of US Radar In Czech Republic

17:44, 15 Iul. 2009
Romania supports the construction of American antimissile radar device in the Czech Republic, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday in Prague after meeting with his Czech counterpart Václav Klaus.

Romanian Deputies Can Approve Draft Law On Good Practices Code In Extraordinary Session – Agr Min

15:36, 15 Iul. 2009
Romanian agriculture minister Ilie Sarbu said Wednesday he hopes the draft law on the Code of Good Practices in the food products trade will be adopted by the Chamber of Deputies in an extraordinary meeting.

Romanian Dacia Sales In Europe Up 28.6% In 1H ‘09

14:24, 15 Iul. 2009
The number of new Dacia cars registered in the EU and Iceland, Norway and Switzerland grew, in the first half of the year, by 28.6%, to 117,131 units, with the brand seeing the strongest growth, according to data presented Wednesday by the European car makers' association ACEA.

Over 1,000 Prison Sys Employees Picket Romanian Justice Ministry

13:55, 15 Iul. 2009
Over one thousand employees in Romania’s prison system picketed the headquarters of the Justice Ministry Wednesday, dressed in their uniforms, and called for the resignation of justice minister Catalin Predoiu and the management of the National Administration of Penitentiaries.

Romania, Hungary Approve Trans-Border Cooperation Projects Worth EUR13M

13:55, 15 Iul. 2009
Romania and Hungary shortlisted 90 projects, out of 196 projects submitted via the Program of Trans-Border Cooperation between the two countries, which will be financed from European Union funds worth EUR13 million, Romania’s Regional Development and Housing Ministry said Wednesday.

Romanian Ex Justice Min Monica Macovei To Lead EP Delegation To Republic Of Moldova- MEP

13:18, 15 Iul. 2009
European democrat liberal lawmaker Monica Macovei was nominated for the presidency of the European Parliament delegation to Moldova and her election is a certainty, democrat liberal MEP Marian-Jean Marinescu told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romanian Econ Ministry Extends Public Debate On Energy Sector Reorganization Until Aug

13:10, 15 Iul. 2009
Romania's Economy Ministry will extend until the end of July or early August the public debates on the reorganization of the country's energy production sector, as talks with companies, trade unions and employers in the energy sector have not been completed yet.

Romania Calls For Preferential Access Of Its Workers To Western Europe Labor Mkt

12:54, 15 Iul. 2009
Romania’s deputy prime minister Dan Nica will attend the informal Reunion of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Stockholm, Sweden and the Romanian delegation will call for preferential access of Romanian workers to the labor market in Western European countries.

Bechtel To Build 42 Km Of Transylvania Hwy In ’09 If Auth Relocate Utilities

12:33, 15 Iul. 2009
American company Bechtel, in charge of building the Transylvania Highway, said a 42-kilometer segment of the highway will be completed this year if Romania observes the deadlines for the relocation of utilities and solves this problem by August.

Negligent Parents In Romania Should Have Parental Rights Terminated Sooner–State Secretary

11:25, 15 Iul. 2009
Parents neglecting their children should lose parental rights sooner and underage children should become eligible for adoption after the mother has been counseled, if she claims she cannot raise her child, Ileana Savu, state secretary with Romania’s authority for children’s rights said Wednesday.

Romanian President Expresses Dislike With Cabinet Members

21:10, 14 Iul. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday told the ministers attending the investiture ceremony of the new Youth and Sports minister that he stands united with the government, not because he likes them but because the economic crisis.

Romanian Pres Accuses Media, Politicians Of ‘Dirty’ Deal In EP Campaign

21:10, 14 Iul. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu on Tuesday pointed to a “dirty” understanding between private television stations and politicians on the free broadcast of some electoral videos in the campaign for the European Parliament elections in exchange for unregistered public money from the candidates.

Nabucco Pipeline To Ensure 15% Of Romania’s Natural Gas Consumption

19:24, 14 Iul. 2009
Romania will benefit each year from 2.58 billion of cubic meters of the total quantity of natural gas transported through the Nabucco pipeline, accounting for 15% of the current national gas consumption, state-owned gas pipeline operator Transgaz (TGN.RO) stated Tuesday.

Romanian PM: TMK-Artrom To Get Cheap Gas From Local Production

19:07, 14 Iul. 2009
Romanian steel pipe producer TMK-Artrom Slatina (ART.RO) will receive gas from the domestic production, which is cheaper than imported gas, while the company’s slag resources will be used in infrastructure works such as asphalt preparation, Premier Emil Boc said Tuesday.

Renault Resumes Works At Its Romanian Car Testing Unit In Titu

19:04, 14 Iul. 2009
France's Renault will resume in a few days the construction works at its Renault Technologie Roumanie (RTR) unit in the southern Romanian town of Titu, as the financing contracts are seen inked by September, RTR manager Philippe Prevel told MEDIAFAX on Tuesday.

Luminita Sorina Placinta Appointed Romanian Youth&Sports Minister

18:51, 14 Iul. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday signed the decree appointing democrat liberal Luminita Sorina Placinta minister of Youth and Sports.

Romanian Youth&Sports Min Steps Down Amid Fraud Probe

17:59, 14 Iul. 2009
Romanian Youth and Sports Minister, Monica Iacob Ridzi announced Tuesday she will step down to avoid damaging the government’s image.

Bucharest Subway Co. Pays RON56M For Disabled Access Elevators

15:28, 14 Iul. 2009
Bucharest subway company Metrorex will pay some 55.9 million lei (EUR1-RON4.2175), VAT exclusive, to mount special elevators and platforms for the locomotor disabled.

Romania’s Jan-May Curr Acct Deficit Narrows 75.5% YY To EUR1.78B

12:57, 14 Iul. 2009
Romania's current account deficit narrowed 75.5% in the first five months of 2009 to EUR1.78 billion, from almost EUR7.24 billion in the same period a year earlier, due largely to the lower trade deficit, the central bank said in a statement Tuesday.

Romanian Social Democrats Want Homeowners To No Longer Pay 20% Of Thermal Upgrade Costs

12:28, 14 Iul. 2009
Romanian social democrats want homeowners’ associations to no longer pay 20% of apartment thermal refurbishment costs, Adrian Nastase, head of the National Council of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), said Tuesday in a press conference.

Romanian Magistrates File Complaint Against Justice Min

10:25, 14 Iul. 2009
The president of the Romanian Magistrates Association (AMR), Mona Pivniceru, said she will file a complaint against justice minister Catalin Predoiu at the Prosecution Office within the High Court of Justice, claiming the minister issued “a memo that defies the law”.

Romanian “Rabla” Program Allows Loans, Leasing On For Purchases

19:39, 13 Iul. 2009
Romanian people who replace their cars through the car park renewal program "Rabla" will be able to use leasing and lending to finance the purchase, according to an order by the environment minister, which also states that one owner can receive the bonus from the state for each vehicle scrapped.

Romanian Social-Democrats Call For Minimum Rev Tax Annullment

19:20, 13 Iul. 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party PSD proposed the elimination of the minimum tax as of September 1, the party’s spokesperson Bogdan Niculescu Duvaz announced Monday at the end of PSD’s Standing Bureau meeting.

Romanian Govt Mulls Freezing High Pensions Prior To Drafting New Pension Law – Sources

19:19, 13 Iul. 2009
The Romanian government is looking at several variants before drafting the new pension law and is considering freezing high pensions, obtained via special laws, or setting a new payment level by recalculating these pensions through the law regulating the public pension system, official sources said.

Romanian Chamber Of Deputies To Hold Extraordinary Session On Ridzi, Tariceanu Cases

17:00, 13 Iul. 2009
The Standing Office of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies decided Monday to organize an extraordinary session, on July 27, which would include two plenary meetings that would debate, among others, the reports in the Ridzi and Sterling-Tariceanu cases.

Romanian Social Democrats To Call For Extraordinary Parl Session In Youth Min Case

15:50, 13 Iul. 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party, part of the ruling coalition, wants to call for an extraordinary Parliament session to debate the inquiry committee’s report on democrat liberal youth minister Monica Iacob-Ridzi, party spokesman Bogdan Niculescu Duvaz said Monday.

Nabucco Shareholders May Use 50% Of Pipeline’s Capacity

15:48, 13 Iul. 2009
Shareholders of the Nabucco gas pipeline consortium will be allowed to use 50% of the pipe’s capacity, while the rest will be used by companies transporting natural gas to Europe, according to the intergovernmental agreement signed Monday in Ankara, Turkey.

Romanian PM: Nabucco To Deliver Energy Without Political Pressures

13:32, 13 Iul. 2009
Nabucco pipeline project is aimed at ensuring energy safety in the region and in the European Union, at market conditions and without political pressures, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday in Ankara, Turkey.

Romania, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey Sign Nabucco Pipe Deal

13:31, 13 Iul. 2009
The prime ministers of Romania, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey signed Monday in Ankara the intergovernmental accord for the Nabucco project, the gas pipeline aiming to reduce European Union dependence on Russian gas.

Romanian Fin Ministry To Implement VAT Compensation Sys In July

12:53, 13 Iul. 2009
Romania's Finance Ministry will implement in July the value-added tax compensation system, which will include a sum of 980 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2138), one of the coalition leaders said Monday after the ruling coalition’s weekly meeting.

Bucharest Stock Exch Must Become Regional To Survive – Dinu Patriciu

12:50, 13 Iul. 2009
The Bucharest Stock Exchange, or BVB, cannot survive in its current organization and its only solution to grow is to become a regional bourse, Romanian businessman Dinu Patriciu said Monday.

Romania’s Consul To Chisinau Resigns Amid Sex Scandal

10:45, 13 Iul. 2009
Romania’s consul to Chisinau, Ion Nuica, resigned Monday after “Curentul” daily posted on its website several photos and footage showing Nuica having intercourse with a woman who “seems” to be an employee with the Romanian consulate in Chisinau.

Romanian Govt Mandates PM To Sign Nabucco Accord On July 13

22:56, 12 Iul. 2009
The Romanian Government Sunday evening approved the memorandum which mandates Prime Minister Emil Boc to sign on behalf of Romania the intergovernmental accord on the Nabucco natural gas pipeline and the political declaration of the five states involved in the project in Ankara (Turkey) on Monday.

First 30 Km Of Romanian Bucharest-Brasov Hwy Complete This Year – PM

18:29, 12 Iul. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Sunday that the first 30 km of the Moara Vlasiei - Ploiesti segment of the Bucharest – Brasov highway will be completed this year, and works on the Ploiesti ring road will be complete in November.

Bucharest City Hall To Take Back 3,000 Parking Spots From Dalli Exim

16:53, 12 Iul. 2009
Bucharest City Hall announced it will begin Monday to take over the over 3,000 parking spots managed by Dalli Exim, since the company was notified, one month ago, that the contract signed with the mayoralty in this respect in 1995 was terminated.

Middle East Should Drop Preconditions, Start Peace Talks – Romanian Pres

16:44, 12 Iul. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu met Sunday in Ramallah with Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, stating at the end of the meeting that the Middle East should move to peace talks and give up preconditions set for the beginning of talks.

Over 3,000 Catholics Protest In Bucharest

15:12, 12 Iul. 2009
Over 3,000 catholics in Bucharest left Sunday at noon from the "Sfantul Iosif" Cathedral in Bucharest on a march towards the Government, led by catholic clerics and the Bucharest Archbishop, Ioan Robu.

Romanian Pres Supports Palestine, Israel As Separate States

13:50, 12 Iul. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Sunday, before his departure to Ramallah, that the peace process in the Middle East "can be continued now, given the political evolutions in the region,” and the goal needs to be "two states, Palestine and Israel, in peace and security."

Two New AH1N1 Virus Cases In Romania, Toll Reaches 53

18:27, 11 Iul. 2009
Two new cases of AH1N1 virus infection were discovered in the Romanian infectious disease monitoring network, namely two children aged eight and respectively 15, which brings the infection toll to 53 in Romania, said the Ministry of Health.