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Romania Mulls Recalculating Special Pensions – Official

18:06, 26 Mai 2009
Some 200,000 Romanians who collect special pensions will see their pensions recalculated once the new law in the field is enforced, Mihai Seitan, adviser to Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday.

Romania’s „First House” Proj To Include 50,000 Dwellings In 4 Yrs – SMEs Min

18:05, 26 Mai 2009
The "First House" project will be applied for a four-year period and will support the construction of around 50,000 dwellings, the Minister for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises Constantin Nita said Tuesday.

Former Romanian PM Under Investigation In Two Corruption Cases

16:55, 26 Mai 2009
Former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase is under investigation by prosecutors with the National Anticorruption Department (DNA) in the “Aunt Tamara” case and the case regarding purchases of objects from China, which received a green light from the Chamber of Deputies on March 4.

Disney To Turn Jetix Romania Into The Disney Channel

16:46, 26 Mai 2009
World children’s television leader Walt Disney announced that Jetix Romania will become the Disney Channel, according to a press release issued by the company.

Romanian Businessman Ion Tiriac Gives Up Balc Hunting Grounds

16:43, 26 Mai 2009
Romanian businessman Ion Tiriac gave up the hunting grounds at Balc, Bihor County (NW Romania), but kept the hunting complex in the locality, while the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture initiated procedures for the direct attribution of the grounds.

Romania Risks EC Infringement Over Waste Management

16:42, 26 Mai 2009
Romania risks infringement procedures by the European Commission this fall because it failed to meet environmental commitments and shut down substandard landfills, Romanian environment minister Nicolae Nemirschi said Tuesday.

Romanian Govt To Increase Taxes On Gambling, Almost Four Times For Casinos

15:43, 26 Mai 2009
The Romanian Government plans to significantly increase taxes on gambling, by up to four times in the case of casinos, and will make having a license and a minimum share capital mandatory, according to a draft emergency ordinance developed by the Finance Ministry and obtained by MEDIAFAX.

Romania To Build 2nd Nuclear Pwr Plant In Transylvania, Works To Start In Autumn

15:26, 26 Mai 2009
Romania’s second nuclear power plant will be located in the central part of the country, in Transylvania, and construction works will start in autumn, economy minister Adriean Videanu said Tuesday.

NATO PA Adopts Declaration On Moldova Situation At Romania’s Proposal

14:13, 26 Mai 2009
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly adopted Tuesday, at the proposal of the Romanian delegation, a declaration regarding the situation in the Republic of Moldova, which highlights its major concern with respect to the tense political situation in Chisinau after the Communist Party's April 5 election.

Romanian Romgaz, Russian Gazprom To Team Up To Build Gas Deposits, Pwr Plants

14:09, 26 Mai 2009
Romania’s largest gas producer Romgaz and Russian monopoly Gazprom will set up a joint venture to build in Romania several natural gas storage facilities and thermal power plants, Economy Ministry Adriean Videanu said Tuesday.

Ukrainian President Honors Coach Mircea Lucescu And Shakhtar Donetsk FC

14:04, 26 Mai 2009
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko awarded Mircea Lucescu, the Romanian coach of Shakhtar Donetsk FC, the Order for Merit 2nd Class, as recognition for the team winning the UEFA cup, in a ceremony Tuesday in Kiev, according to the team’s official website.

Queensryche And Saga To Join Limp Bizkit At “Rock The City” Festival In Bucharest, Romania

13:28, 26 Mai 2009
Rock bands Queensryche and Saga will play on June 28 in the “Rock the City” festival in Romania’s capital, Bucharest, alongside Limp Bizkit, who announced their attendance two months ago, organizers said.

Romania Guaranteed Min Income Might Increase By 15% As July – Draft Law

13:27, 26 Mai 2009
Romania might increase by 15% the guaranteed minimum income starting with July, as part of a World Bank agreement to better protect underprivileged citizens during the crisis, according to a draft bill published Monday.

Romanian Central Bank To Amend Electronic Payment Rules To Include Consumer Protection

13:26, 26 Mai 2009
Romania’s central bank will complete by end June a draft to reedit its rules for electronic payment to include provisions regarding consumer protection, Ruxandra Avram, head of the central bank’s department for financial stability, said Tuesday.

S Romania Court Sets Bails For Football Corruption Suspects

13:17, 26 Mai 2009
Magistrates of the Arges Court (S Romania) set a bail of 200,000 lei (EUR1 = RON4.1725) for football club FC Arges financer and corruption suspect Cornel Penescu, and a bail of RON15,000 for co-defendants in the trial Gheorghe Constantin and Liviu Facaleata.

Romanian Ctrl Bk Should Amend Norms To Revive Lending – Bks Assoc

12:51, 26 Mai 2009
Romania's central bank should amend household lending norms to restart financing on this market segment, also bearing in mind also the government’s "First Home" program, Radu Ghetea, the president of Romanian Banks Association ARB, said Tuesday.

Romanian Lignite Mining Co May Suspend Prod For 30-Day

11:57, 26 Mai 2009
Romania’s state-owned lignite mining company SNLO may suspend production for a 30-day period as of June 15, on falling demand for coal, the company said Tuesday.

EU Must Accept Russia “As It Is” – Romanian President

11:39, 26 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday morning that the European Union must accept Russia “as it is,” while Romanians will remain “good Europeans” and “good neighbors,” while stressing the importance of guaranteeing independence and integrity for states in the region.

Romanian President Traian Basescu Voices Out Legislative Priorities

09:29, 26 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu recently told democrat liberal lawmakers that he sees the legal codes, the amendments to the election law, the new salary and pension laws, as well as the education laws, as legislative priorities.

Final Exams In Two Romanian Police Schools Suspended On Lack Of Funds – Sources

20:18, 25 Mai 2009
The final exams of police officer schools in Romanian cities Campina and Cluj-Napoca have been suspended, because of a lack of funds with which to employ the graduates, sources with the Interior Ministry said Monday.

Romania’s Gov May Raise Guarantee Limit For 1st House Purchase – PM

19:11, 25 Mai 2009
The Romanian government does not rule out increasing the current EUR60,000 guarantee threshold for buying the first dwelling and the budget alloted for such guarantees if the program imposes another procedure, the Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday.

Romanian Railway Company To Retire 3,700 Employees – Transports Minister

16:43, 25 Mai 2009
Romanian Transports Minister Radu Berceanu announced Monday, following talks with union members, the layoff of 3,700 employees of retirement age of national railway company CFR and the cutting of expenses on bonuses, equivalent to sacking 4,000 employees.

Romanian PM Assures The Govt Won’t Be Reshuffled Anytime Soon

16:36, 25 Mai 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday he does not plan to reshuffle the cabinet anytime soon and bureaucratic obstacles that kept ministers from applying the governing program have just been removed.

Romanian Importers To Pay 0.5% Copyright When Bringing In iPods, MP3 Players

16:18, 25 Mai 2009
Romanian importers of mobile phones with memories higher than 64 MB, MP3 players and iPods need to pay copyright 0.5% from the customs value of these devices, according to a decision of the Romanian Organization for Authorship Rights (ORDA), published on May 13 in the Romanian Official Journal.

Romania’s Car Scrap Program Sees Slow Progress

15:51, 25 Mai 2009
Romanian authorities sold 10.948 out of total 20,000 cars available in the first stage of the national car scrap program by May 22, a week before the stage ends, the Environment Fund Administration, or AFM, said Monday.

Romanian Businessman Gigi Becali Drops Request For Permission To Travel Abroad

15:01, 25 Mai 2009
Romanian businessman Gigi Becali has withdrawn his request to be allowed to spend one month in Monte Carlo, as his attorneys said that if Becali becomes an MEP, he will have immunity, and if he does not, he must wait for the current restrictions to expire.

Bucharest Citizen Caught 31 Times Driving Without License

14:20, 25 Mai 2009
One Bucharest citizen, who is investigated by police on 30 counts of driving an unregistered vehicle and driving without a license, was once again caught Sunday behind the wheel of a car, driving without a license.

Romanian SMEs Min To Discuss “First House” Program”, Interests Still High

13:48, 25 Mai 2009
Romanian SMEs minister Constantin Nita Tuesday will have public talks with the factors interested in the “First House” program, as the interests are still very high, deputy Prime Minister Dan Nica said Monday.

Bucharest District 4 Mayor’s Driving License Suspended On Suspicion Of Fraud

13:21, 25 Mai 2009
Cristian Popescu ‘Piedone’, mayor of district 4 of Romania’s capital city Bucharest, had his driving license suspended Monday by order of the prefect of Arges County, southern Romania, along other licenses involved in a major fraud case.

Four People Seen Responsible For Romanian Construction Site Cave-In

13:12, 25 Mai 2009
The Romanian State Inspectorate for Constructions (ISC) filed criminal complaints against four people involved in the control of works at the Bucharest Baneasa passage, including the site foreman from the National Roads Company, following the incident occurring Friday where three workers died.

Romanian Car Services Accuse Insurer Allianz-Tiriac Of Breaching Legislation

12:28, 25 Mai 2009
Romania’s Association of Independent Car Services (ASSAI) notified the country’s insurance watchdog CSA on “serious irregularities” in the activity of Romania’s largest insurer Allianz-Tiriac Asigurari, which denied all accusations.

Romania’s Tourism Min Says Bad Time For Privatizations, Upholds Stock Listing

11:26, 25 Mai 2009
Romania’s tourism minister Elena Udrea said Monday, at the opening of the Bucharest Stock Exchange trading session, that this is a pretty bad time for privatizations, but was glad to learn that companies can obtain funds by listing shares on the stock market.

Romanian Football Graft Trial Prosecutors Widen Suspect List

11:04, 25 Mai 2009
The manager of Romanian Pic, Gheorghita Pieca, is charged with having removed from the cashier some 500,000 lei (EUR1= RON4.1762) which he allegedly gave to football club officials Cornel Penescu and Liviu Facaleata who, in turn, paid football officials to favor their club, FC Arges.

Romanian Court Puts Off Ex PM’s Corruption Trial For Jun 16

10:45, 25 Mai 2009
The trial where Romanian politician Adrian Nastase is a defendant in the case "Construction Quality Trophy" was postponed until June 16, since the lawyers claimed they were unable to find a series of documents in the case files, needed to formulate exceptions, and they couldn’t copy several CDs.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition To Discuss National Energy Strategy

10:30, 25 Mai 2009
The Romanian ruling coalition leaders met Monday in weekly session for talks about the country’s energy strategy, which will be later discussed by the government and the country’s National Defense Council CSAT, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday.

„Policeman, Adjective” By Romanian Director Corneliu Porumboiu Wins Fipresci Award In Cannes

19:05, 23 Mai 2009
“Policeman, adjective,” by Romanian director Corneliu Porumoiu won the FIPRESCI (Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique) award Saturday in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes film festival.

Bucharest Gay Pride Parade Ended Without Incidents

18:57, 23 Mai 2009
The gay pride parade in Romanian capital Bucharest on Saturday was the first of its kind without any incidents, after past editions had put Bucharest on the map of intolerance toward rights of sexual minorities, acknowledged and observed in EU member states.

Works On Baneasa Passageway In Bucharest Halted Following Accident

18:33, 23 Mai 2009
The Labor Inspectorate for Romania’s capital city Bucharest decided to halt works at the Baneasa Passageway, where three workers died and one was injured Friday when the construction site they were working at cave in and buried them alive.

About 200 People March In Bucharest Gay Pride Parade

18:20, 23 Mai 2009
About 200 people started out on a gay pride march Saturday afternoon in Romania’s capital city Bucharest, organized by "Accept", an NGO defending the rights of sexual minorities.

Romanian Dacia Employees Work Saturdays Until Jul 31 On Higher Demand

12:35, 23 Mai 2009
Employees of Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia, owned by France’s Renault, start working Saturdays as of May 23, in two shifts, until July 31, to cover increased demand.