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EXCLUSIVE: Isarescu Intends To Get A New Mandate As Romanian Ctrl Bk Governor

14:28, 03 Iun. 2009
The National Bank of Romania governor Mugur Isarescu told MEDIAFAX he is interested in obtaining a new mandate to head the central bank, a position he has filled for the past 19 years.

TI: Romanian Govt Efforts To Fight Corruption ‘Ineffective’

14:25, 03 Iun. 2009
More than half of Romanians believe government’s actions against corruption are ineffective, Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International (TI) said Wednesday.

Massive Storm Hits 15 Romanian Counties, Bucharest

13:44, 03 Iun. 2009
Romanian deputy prime minister Dan Nica said Wednesday that, following the storm on Tuesday, there were floods in 15 counties and Bucharest, 140 households in 44 localities, as well as 600 hectares of crops, and five national roads were damaged.

Romanian Bks Offer Rates Up To 14% For Euro, Up To 23% For RON On „First Home” Loans – Sources

13:24, 03 Iun. 2009
More than 20 banks filed indicative offers on their effective annual interest rate, or AER, for the “First Home” program, varying between 5.5% and 14% for euro-denominated loans, and between 13% and 23% for Romanian leu-denominated loans, government sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Social Democrats To Analyze Ruling Coalition After EP Elections – Party VP

12:58, 03 Iun. 2009
Romanian social democrats, part of the country’s ruling coalition, will analyze how the coalition with democrat liberals is working after elections for the European Parliament, Social Democratic Party vice-president Liviu Dragnea told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Thirteen Romanian Counties Affected By Tuesday Night Storm

10:57, 03 Iun. 2009
Forty localities in 13 Romanian counties have been affected by the storm Tuesday night, with the most damage in the counties of Neamt, Valcea and Braila.

Romania’s Petrom Starts Building Pwr Plant In Brazi In EUR500M Invest

10:29, 03 Iun. 2009
Romania’s dominant oil company Petrom (SNP.RO) began construction works at its gas-fueled electricity plant in Brazi, in the southern county of Prahova, in an investment estimated at EUR500 million, the company announced Wednesday.

President Basescu: I Reconfirmed Romania’s Support For Two-State Solution, Israel And Palestine

09:52, 03 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening, when he returned to Romania after a three-day official visit to Israel, that he reconfirmed Romania’s support for the peaceful two-state solution, Israel and Palestine, "living side by side in peace and security."

Violent Storm Floods Streets, Fells Trees In Romanian Capital Bucharest

09:06, 03 Iun. 2009
Several streets in Romania’s capital city Bucharest were flooded Tuesday evening during a violent storm that also fell trees and broke people’s windows.

Bucharest Local Authorities In Districts 1,2 Get Green Light For Cable Car Proj

20:34, 02 Iun. 2009
Bucharest councilors approved on Tuesday the draft decision on the partnership of the Local Councils of districts 1 and 2 to execute the cable car project and to outfit the series of lakes on Colentina river, which will be the car’s route.

New Swine Flu Suspicion In Romania

20:02, 02 Iun. 2009
A 19-year-old teenager who arrived from New York recently was admitted to the infectious diseases hospital in Cluj, northeast Romania, with swine flu-like symptoms, health ministry officials said Tuesday.

Romanian President To Meet Bankers On Wednesday – Sources

19:00, 02 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu will meet on Wednesday with representatives of the central bank, of the Romanian Association of Banks and of major banks on the market, official sources told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian Education Unions Call For Pay Raise Law To Be Applied

16:42, 02 Iun. 2009
Romanian education unions threaten to call on the International Labor Organization and European Court of Human Rights if Law 221/2008, increasing their income by 50%, is not applied.

Romanian Decree Blocking Teachers’ 50% Pay Raise Deemed Unconstitutional – Court

16:20, 02 Iun. 2009
Romania’s Constitutional Court decided Tuesday that the provisions of Government Emergency Ordinance 151/2008 regarding wage hikes for teachers, which blocked the 50% pay raise for teachers, are unconstitutional.

Romanian Mefin To Send Its Employees On Technical Unemployment As Of Jun 2

16:14, 02 Iun. 2009
Romanian car parts maker Mefin Sinaia (MEF.RO) decided to send all its 508 employees on technical unemployment between June 2 and July 1, after it scrapped last week the layoff decision announced mid-May, the company said Tuesday.

Romanian Govt Received 16 Bks’ Ok To Join „First Home” Program

16:09, 02 Iun. 2009
The Romanian Government received answers from 16 banks that want to join the “First Home” program, which is due to start by early July, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday.

Apple Distributor In Romania Sees ’09 Sales Up By 20%

15:16, 02 Iun. 2009
Integrated Romanian Information Systems IRIS, the distributor of Apple products in Romania, sees a 10% or 20% sales hike in 2009, from the previous EUR13 million sales estimated for 2008.

S Romania Judges Allow Bail For Another Football Corruption Suspect

15:14, 02 Iun. 2009
The Arges Court, southern Romania, allowed Tuesday the release on bail of Gheorghe Constantin, former head of the Central Commission of Referees (CCA), but anticorruption prosecutors immediately challenged the decision and the appeal will be tried in the Pitesti Court of Appeals.

Romanian Liberal MP Questions Ballot Printing Contract Attribution

14:55, 02 Iun. 2009
Romanian liberal MP Horea Uioreanu accused the Government of having attributed, to a company close to the social democrats, the printing of voting ballots in the EP elections, without having organized an auction.

Romania Extends Flood Advisory To 21 Counties

14:48, 02 Iun. 2009
Heavy rains of up to 50 liters per square meters expected throughout Romania have prompted hydrologists to issue a flood advisory for 21 counties from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday afternoon.

Romanian Ruling Coalition Protocol Could Break After EP Elections- Senator

14:23, 02 Iun. 2009
Romanian social democrat senator Alexandru Mazare said Tuesday that several party branches in the country wish to break the protocol signed with ruling coalition partners democrat liberals and a decision in this respect will be made after EP elections.

EC Calls For Romania’s Support In Finding A Swine Flu Vaccine

14:04, 02 Iun. 2009
The European Commission has called for Romania’s support in finding a vaccine against the new H1N1 flu virus, the Health Ministry said Tuesday.

S Romania Judges Allow Bail For Football Corruption Suspect Liviu Facaleata

13:32, 02 Iun. 2009
The Arges Court (S Romania) allowed Tuesday, the release on bail of Pic store manager Liviu Facaleata, after his family put up his 20,000 lei (EUR1 = RON4.1817) bail.

Romania’s Public Sector Unitary Pay Law Can Be Applied As Of 2021 – Union Leader

13:30, 02 Iun. 2009
Romania’s unitary wage law for the public sector will be applicable as of 2021, Vasile Marica, head of the "Sed Lex" union federation, said Tuesday following a meeting of the working group drafting the law.

Romanian President Pushes For Investments In County’s Agric, Food, Tourism Sectors

11:30, 02 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu met Tuesday in Jerusalem with a group of Israeli businesspeople and told them that one can make “successful investments” in Romania in the food industry, agriculture and tourism sectors, assuming they will not vanish away.

Romanian Woman Aboard Missing Air France Flight Is Violeta Bajenaru-Declerck

11:29, 02 Iun. 2009
The Romanian woman who was on board the Air France jet that went missing over the Atlantic Monday is Violeta Bajenaru-Declerck, a university teacher at the Ecole de Bois in Nantes, France, originally from the Romanian eastern city of Buzau, local sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s 6th Potential Swine Flu Case Is False Alarm – Health Min

11:09, 02 Iun. 2009
The boyfriend of the Romanian woman who arrived from New York to Romania on May 29 carrying the AH1N1 virus, is not contaminated, as lab tests revealed he is suffering from a mere respiratory illness and will be released from hospital Tuesday, according to the Romanian Ministry of Health.

Romanian 1Q Residential Constr Dn By 306 To 10,595 Units

10:47, 02 Iun. 2009
The number of residential constructions completed in the first three months of 2009 fell by 306 units on the year, at 10,595 units, the National Statistical Institute, or INS, said Tuesday.

Romanian Woman Onboard Missing Air France Flight

20:46, 01 Iun. 2009
Romanian Foreign Ministry on Monday confirmed one of the passengers aboard the Air France jet that went missing over the Atlantic Ocean is a Romanian woman.

Romania Airports To Get New Health Forms Shortly – Official

20:23, 01 Iun. 2009
Romanian airports will receive the new health forms for people entering the country in the next couple of days, Health Ministry’s undersecretary of state Raed Arafat said Monday.

Romania Identifies 6th Possible Swine Flu Infection

19:51, 01 Iun. 2009
The boyfriend of a 28-year-old Romanian woman infected with the new H1N1 virus was admitted to the hospital with swine flu-like symptoms on Monday, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Romanian Beginner Teachers Could Received Triple Pay Under New Wage Grid

19:47, 01 Iun. 2009
The salary of beginner teachers could grow three times, according to the proposed salary grid in education, to over 3,000 lei (EUR1 = RON4.1817), while the pay of experienced teachers could grow by some 80%, said the vice president of the Romanian Federation of Free Unions in Education, Simion Hance.

Colliers: Bucharest Apartment Prices Slightly Dn M-M In May

18:44, 01 Iun. 2009
The prices of both old and new apartments in Romania's capital city, Bucharest, fell by an average 1% on the month in May, and they were down 10% compared with the beginning of the year, according to a report of real estate company Colliers International.

Romanian Nuclearelectrica Restarts 1st Nuke Operations

18:38, 01 Iun. 2009
Romanian state-owned nuclear energy company Nuclearelectrica restarted Monday the operations at nuclear reactor 1 of the country's sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda, which was shut down Saturday due to a cracked water pipe.

Romanian Oltchim May Get State Guarantee From Eximbank – Econ Min

17:39, 01 Iun. 2009
Romanian state-owned chemical plant Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea SA (OLT.RO) could get loan guarantees from Eximbank, the economy minister Adriean Videanu said Monday.

Romanian Lignite Co SNLO May Get RON200M State Aid – Econ Min

17:30, 01 Iun. 2009
Romanian Economy Ministry plans to grant a state aid worth around 200 million lei (EUR1=RON4.1817) to Romania’s state-owned lignite company SNLO, and the European Commission will be notified about the aid, minister in charge Adriean Videanu said Monday.

Romanian AH1N1 Patient Refused To Fill In Health Form At Airport

17:11, 01 Iun. 2009
A Romanian woman who returned from New York on May 29 and was confirmed to be contaminated with the AH1N1 virus Monday morning refused to fill in a health form at the airport, said Monday Geza Molnar, adviser to the health minster.

Romanian Social Democrats To Push For Rental Home Progr For Low-Income Youth- Official

16:53, 01 Iun. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader and Senate chairman, Mircea Geoana, said Monday that the "First Home" program mainly targets people with incomes above the average, adding the social democrats will ask the government to simultaneously launch a rental home program for low-income young people.

Romanian Romgaz Inks JV Agreement With Russia’s Romgaz

16:28, 01 Iun. 2009
Romania, through state-owned gas producer Romgaz Medias, signed Monday the first agreement after 1989 with Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom, which also stipulates the setup of a joint venture for storing and selling natural gas.

All Bucharest Airports Lack Thermal Scanners – Sources

15:48, 01 Iun. 2009
None of the airports in Bucharest have thermal scanners, and the only device of this type, initially set up in the Baneasa Airport, was returned, after several days of testing, to the private company that had donated it, airport sources told MEDIAFAX Monday.