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Armed Robbery At Currency Exchange House In E Romania

12:39, 02 Mai 2009
One currency exchange house in eastern Romanian city Galati was robbed, Saturday, around 09:30 local time, by two masked individuals who threatened the cashier with a gun and made off with some RON15,000 without harming anyone.

Romania To Pay EUR100M For Microsoft Licenses

15:44, 01 Mai 2009
Romanian government has empowered the Communications Ministry to pay some EUR100 million to use Microsoft licenses in administration between 2009 and 2012, the executive said in a decision.

Romania Deems Flu Pandemic Probable; Scarce Resources Revealed

14:36, 01 Mai 2009
Romanian authorities are taking stock of existing antiviral medicine as the swine flu pandemic seems increasingly probable, but the country’s response may be too weak compared to France’s, for example, which has enough doses for everybody.

Scheele: Romania Heading Back With Admin Staff Recruitment

13:31, 01 Mai 2009
Romania seems to be taking steps back in recruiting administration staff, as it focuses on who should have priority and not on politically neutral assignments, former chief of EC’s delegation to Romania, Jonathan Scheele said Friday.

Romanian Teachers’ Strike Must Not Affect Pupils – President

20:27, 30 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Thursday, responding to a comment by education union leader Razvan Bobulescu, that he cares about the teachers’ strike and “first of all about the pupils who are mocked [through the strike] without being guilty.”

Romanians In Spain Need To Worry About Swine Flu – Association

19:53, 30 Apr. 2009
Romanians who reside in Spain are in danger of becoming infected with the swine flu even if they do not travel abroad, as the Spanish authorities already confirmed ten cases of swine flu, the Federation of Romanian Associations in Europe (FADERE) said Thursday.

Over 600 Firms In C. Romanian City Requested Activity Suspension In April

18:05, 30 Apr. 2009
Over 600 companies registered in the Romanian city of Brasov requested in April to have their activity terminated, mainly due to the new minimum tax law, which will be applied as of May 1.

Romanian Liberals Challenge Ordinance On Budget Revision In CC

16:43, 30 Apr. 2009
Romania's Liberal Party (PNL) MP group vice-president Eugen Nicolaescu said Thursday in a press conference that liberals challenged the Law approving the 2009 state budget revision at the Constitutional Court.

No Of Dissolved Cos Unrelated To Minimum Tax Enforcement – Fin Min

16:32, 30 Apr. 2009
The number of companies dissolved this year is not related to the implementation of the minimum yearly tax as of May 1, but rather reflects a natural evolution of the economy, which was also registered in the previous years, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said Thursday.

Romanian Railway Cos Risk Foreclosure For Pwr Debts – Transport Min

16:25, 30 Apr. 2009
The Romanian railway companies risk being foreclosed by power suppliers, who want to recover their debts totaling 1.2 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.1835), and are thus being endangered of losing railway stations or trains, Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Thursday in a press conference.

Romania Swine Flu Suspicion Doesn’t Confirm – Health Ministry

16:14, 30 Apr. 2009
Romanian Health Ministry state secretary Aurel Nechita said Thursday the woman and child in the western county of Arad don’t have the swine flu virus, adding there are no suspicions of the virus in Romania.

Romania Delays Again Comarnic-Brasov Motorway Builder Selection

16:12, 30 Apr. 2009
Romania has put on hold for the second time choosing the builder of a highway segment to link central cities Comarnic and Brasov, pending additional data from bidders, Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Thursday.

Germany Eyes Investing In Romania Black Sea Shipping – Transp Min

16:12, 30 Apr. 2009
Romania’s transport minister Radu Berceanu said Thursday that Germany eyes investing in containers or cargo shipping in the Black Sea area, via railway, river or road transport routes.

Romanian President Advances Three New Draft Laws In Education

15:58, 30 Apr. 2009
The Romanian commission in charge with drawing up the country’s strategy in education has completed three draft laws in the field, President Traian Basescu told unionists in a meeting Thursday.

Five Suspects To Be Tried At Large In Romania High Profile Kidnapping Case

15:54, 30 Apr. 2009
The Bucharest court on Thursday ruled to try at large the five bodyguards of Steaua Bucharest owner Gigi Becali, who were arrested in the case regarding the kidnapping of three men who allegedly stole Becali’s car in January this year.

Romanian Swine Flu Suspects Are Woman, Baby, Not Young Man

14:55, 30 Apr. 2009
A woman and her 18 month-old baby from Sambateni, Arad county, western Romania, are thought to have contracted the swine flu virus after a trip to Portugal, but the woman refused to be committed to hospital and the patients are under strict supervision at home.

Romania Transp Min Skeptical About 23.7% Wage Hike For Metrorex Employees In ‘09

14:53, 30 Apr. 2009
Romania’s transport minister Radu Berceanu said Thursday it would be very hard to carry through with the 23.7% salary hike forecasted this year for the employees of state-owned subway company Metrorex, stressing the company’s revenues will decrease.

Romanian Swine Flu Suspicion Is False Alarm – Health Min Official

14:38, 30 Apr. 2009
The situation in Arad, where a young man is suspected to have the swine flu will not be analyzed by the "Cantacuzino" Institute in Bucharest, because the person involved does not come from an area with confirmed cases of the illness, said Ministry of Health official Adrian Streinu Cercel.

Romanian CC Called To Solve Conflict Between Magistrates And Govt

14:11, 30 Apr. 2009
Romanian High Council of Magistrates (CSM) president Virgil Andreies said on Thursday he will notify the Constitutional Court regarding the legal conflict between the judicial power and the Government on the subject of the state budget revision.

Romania Suspects First Swine Flu Case

13:22, 30 Apr. 2009
A Romanian man is being treated in the western Romanian county of Arad on suspicion that he may have the swine flu, after he traveled to Portugal and Spain, said Thursday Mihai Tarcus, head of the local public health department.

Razvan Lucescu Gets EUR600,000 Contract As Romania Coach

12:57, 30 Apr. 2009
Razvan Lucescu’s contract as new coach of Romania's national football team amounts to EUR600,000, the general manager of the Romanian Football Federation (FRF), Ioan Angelo Lupescu, told a press conference Thursday.

Romanian Teachers On Strike Tuesday, Boycotting National Language Test

12:22, 30 Apr. 2009
Romanian unionists in the education sector decided Thursday to go on strike next Tuesday, when seventh and eighth graders are supposed to take the Romanian language and literature national exam.

Some 80% Of Romanian Unionist Teachers Want National Exam Boycott – Union Leader

11:30, 30 Apr. 2009
The leader of the Romanian Federation of Free Unions in Education (FSLI), Aurel Cornea, said Thursday that some 80% of teachers affiliated to this federation want to boycott the national exams, and this would lead to a change in the evaluation format established by the Ministry of Education.

Romania’s ’09 Real Salary Seen Dn 1.9%, Reviving In 2011 – Prognosis Comm

11:28, 30 Apr. 2009
Romania’s National Prognosis Commission CNP sees the country’s real salary down 1.9% in 2009, envisaging its revival only in 2011, according to CNP spring estimations.

Romania’s GDP Revised Sharply Dn ’09, ’10 -Prognosis Commission

11:13, 30 Apr. 2009
Romania's gross domestic product is seen contracting by 4% in 2009 and growing a slight 0.1% in 2010, according to the National Prognosis Commission CNP spring estimations.

Nine Hospitals In Romania Receive Antiviral Meds For Swine Flu Prevention

10:51, 30 Apr. 2009
Nine infectious diseases hospitals in Romania's capital city Bucharest and towns countrywide received antiviral medicines for swine flu prevention.

Romania To Get 1st Tranche Of EC Loan End-June

19:49, 29 Apr. 2009
Romania will receive the first tranche worth of EUR1.5 billion from the EUR5 billion loan granted by the European Commission by the end of June or early-July, Finance Ministry secretary of state Gheorghe Gherghina said Wednesday.

Romanian Bks Want Insolvency Rules Amending

19:46, 29 Apr. 2009
Romanian banks want the amending of the insolvency legislation in order to limit the cases in which a creditor could ask for the insolvency of a company for debt non-payment, as the lenders are forced to book provisions or even start the debtor's foreclosure.

Romanian Response To Moldova ‘Inadequate’, Increased Tension – PACE

17:25, 29 Apr. 2009
A report which will be under debate Wednesday evening in a special session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe criticizes the Romanian authorities’ response in the context of tensions with the Republic of Moldova, assessing it as “inadequate and leading to even more tension.”

Romanian Subway Co Metrorex ’09 Salary Fund Up 23.7% On Yr

16:11, 29 Apr. 2009
Romanian state-owned subway company Metrorex will have a 23.7% higher salary fund in 2009, of 199.51 million lei (EUR1=RON 4.1974), from RON161.29 million in 2008, according to a draft Government decision approving the company's budget.

Runaway Terrorist Omar Hayssam In Syrian Prison, Letter Claims

16:06, 29 Apr. 2009
The Bucharest Court of Appeals sent, on Wednesday, a series of notices to the Justice Ministry and the Interpol to find out if businessman Omar Hayssam is imprisoned in Syria, as a letter submitted by Hayssam’s lawyer claims.

Romania’s 1Q Budget Deficit At 1.5% Of GDP – Fin Min

16:03, 29 Apr. 2009
Romania’s consolidated budget deficit was at 7.925 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.1974), or 1.5% of the GDP, after the first quarter, lower than the maximum ceiling of RON8.3 billion agreed with the International Monetary Fund, the finance minister Gheorghe Pogea said Wednesday.

Romanian Railway Employees To Resume Talks With Transport Minister Next Week

16:02, 29 Apr. 2009
Romanian unionists with the state-owned railway company CFR will resume talks with transport minister Radu Berceanu in about a week and new protests may take place depending on the result of talks.

Romania Continues To Support Moldova’s European Outlook – President

15:46, 29 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday in the Croatian capital of Zagreb that Romania continues to support the European aspirations of neighboring Moldova but added that “blood doesn’t turn to water” although the two are separate, independent states.

Romania’s PRO TV 1Q Rev Dn 38% YY To $35.69M

15:05, 29 Apr. 2009
Romanian TV channel operator PRO TV SA on Wednesday reported 38% drop to $35.69 million in its quarterly net revenues, on lower advertising revenues driven by the economic downturn.

Romania Has Not Convinced EU It Is Corruption-Free – President

14:47, 29 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday in Zagreb, Croatia, that Romania still has work to do to convince the European Union that it has eliminated high-level corruption, and that the state has not broken the rules of the use of EU funds.

Some 6,000 Romanian Railway Workers Protested In Bucharest Over Restructuring Plan

14:45, 29 Apr. 2009
The protests initiated by Romanian railroad workers ended Wednesday at 14:00 local time in accordance with the schedule, and unionists concluded their march at the Gara de Nord train station, from where each of them will head home.

Razvan Lucescu Named Romania Coach

14:29, 29 Apr. 2009
Romania’s Football Federation (FRF) on Wednesday appointed Razvan Lucescu at the helm of the national team, following the dismissal of Victor Piturca.

Romania To Draft New Pension Law Principles Until May 15

13:16, 29 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government recently decided to set up an inter-ministry workgroup, which will draft until May 15, following talks with social partners, the principles of the country’s future pension law, which will also target the special retirement laws.

Romanian Court Puts Alleged Car Thieves Into Custody

11:28, 29 Apr. 2009
The Bucharest district 1 court ruled Wednesday morning to place Tinel Niculae and Paul Mihalache into custody for 29 days on charges of theft and accessory to theft and to probe Ilie Alexandru, nicknamed Sandu Geamanu, at large, for alleged blackmail and concealment to car thefts.