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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.

Romanian Soc-Democrats Ask For Lending-Restart Calendar, Lower Interest Rates

15:45, 01 Iun. 2009
Mircea Geoana, the Romanian Senate Chairman and president of the Social Democratic Party PSD, Monday said he asked the Finance Ministry to draw up, together with the central bank BNR and the banking sector, a calendar on restarting the lending activity and on interest rates reduction.

Romanian Petrom Ups Fuel Prices By RON0.06/Liter

15:33, 01 Iun. 2009
Romania’s largest oil company Petrom SA (SNP.RO) Monday increased the gasoline and diesel oil pump prices by 0.06 lei (EUR1=RON4.1817) per liter, due to the evolution of international oil prices, the company said in a statement.

Plane Passengers Failing To Fill In Form On Health To Face Criminal Charges – Romanian Health Min

14:45, 01 Iun. 2009
Romanian health minister Ion Bazac said on Monday that people coming to Romania by plane who do not fill in the form regarding their health or provide false information will be held criminally liable.

Romanian Film Festival TIFF To Unveil World’s Fastest High-Speed Digital Video Camera

14:14, 01 Iun. 2009
The world’s fastest high-speed digital video camera Phantom V12, created by a team of Romanian researchers and designers, will be presented for the first time this year, on June 5 and 6 at the Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF), in Romanian northwestern city of Cluj.

Romanian Businessman Puiu Popoviciu May Leave Country – Bucharest Court Of Appeals

13:12, 01 Iun. 2009
The Bucharest Court of Appeals admitted on Monday the contestation submitted by businessman Puiu Popoviciu against prosecutors’ prohibition to leave the country, but the decision can be appealed.

Romanian Government To Decide On Legal Codes Adoption Wednesday

12:12, 01 Iun. 2009
Romanian Democratic Liberal Party vice-president Gheorghe Flutur said Monday that the ruling coalition has asked the Government to decide on Wednesday when it is to take responsibility for adopting the legal Codes.

Romanian Distrigaz Sud Changes Name Into GDF SUEZ Energy Romania

12:00, 01 Iun. 2009
Romanian gas provider Distrigaz Sud, owned by GDF SUEZ, will change its name into GDF SUEZ Energy Romania, the group said Monday.

Romania Will Support Just, Sustainable Peace In Middle East – President

11:31, 01 Iun. 2009
Romania will support, both directly and in its position of EU member, a just and sustainable peace process in the Middle East that would guarantee the security of the state of Israel, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday in Jerusalem.

Romania Confirms Two New Cases Of AH1N1 Flu

09:54, 01 Iun. 2009
Romania has confirmed two new cases of AH1N1 flu in two women, who are currently being treated at the infectious diseases hospital ‘Matei Bals’ in capital city Bucharest, the Ministry of Health said Monday morning.

Romania ‘First House’ Proj Should Stimulate New Constructions – Min

17:56, 31 Mai 2009
Romania’s “First House” program, which offers state-guaranteed loans to purchase one’s first home, should cover newly built houses rather than houses available on the free market, SMEs Minister Constantin Nita said Sunday.

Middle East Peace Vital For Romania’s Security – Pres

17:20, 31 Mai 2009
Achieving peace in the Middle East is essential for Romania’s security, Romanian President Traian Basescu said ahead of his departure for Israel on Sunday.

Romania Cigarette Packs To Include Both Text, Picture Warnings As Of July

16:46, 31 Mai 2009
Cigarette packs marketed in Romania require both text and visual warnings starting with July 1, when the grace period granted to producers and retailers until stock depletion expires, Romanian Health Ministry said in a statement Sunday.

Romania ‘09 Key Interest Rate Seen Scaling Down In Line With Inflation – Ctrl Bk

15:06, 31 Mai 2009
Romania’s key policy rate is seen scaling down in 2009, with no sudden adjustments, in line with inflation, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Sunday.

Romania Readies New Amendments To Public Procurement Law – Sources

14:01, 31 Mai 2009
Romanian government will draw up new amendments to the public procurement law, including higher fines for annulling illegal contract assignments and reduced stamp tax, or possibly no tax at all, for companies that challenge auction proceedings, people close to the matter said Sunday.

Romania’s Nuclearelectrica Cracked Water Pipe Fixed By Tue

13:37, 31 Mai 2009
Romanian Nuclearelectrica, operator of the country's sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda, on Sunday said specialists are fixing a cracked water pipe at one of its nuclear reactors and the unit will be restarted on June 2.