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Romanian Interior Min Secret Service Division Has New Chief

12:04, 15 Apr. 2009
The Romanian Interior Ministry stated that, as of Wednesday, chief inspector Aurel Smochina has been appointed department head with the General Office for Intelligence and Internal Protection (DGIPI), and chief inspector Mihai Calinescu has been appointed head of the Bucharest Police Department.

AC/DC Date In Bucharest Falsely Advertised – Official Band Website

11:36, 15 Apr. 2009
Promoters in Bucharest, Romania have been falsely advertising AC/DC as the headliner for their two-day Bucharest Rock Arena festival happening on May 30 and 31, 2009, band officials said on the Aussie rockers’ official website.

New Request To Release Steaua Owner From Custody To Be Tried April 21

11:17, 15 Apr. 2009
A Bucharest court will try on April 21 a new request to release Steaua football club owner Gigi Becali on probation, after judges ruled Wednesday that he is to remain in custody awaiting trial on kidnapping charges.

Referendum Among Romanian Teachers Shows 80% Want National Exams Boycotted, 60% Want Strike

10:58, 15 Apr. 2009
Partial results of a referendum among teachers represented by the Romanian Federation of Free Unions in Education regarding protest actions indicate that about 80% of unionists want to boycott national exams and 60% support a general strike.

Three Dead, Eleven Seriously Injured In Road Accident N Romania

09:48, 15 Apr. 2009
Three people died and other eleven were seriously injured Tuesday night in an accident involving a dumb truck and a commuter minibus in Bistrita-Nasaud, northern Romania.

AC/DC Concert In Romania Cancelled, Bucharest Rock Arena Festival Delayed

09:09, 15 Apr. 2009
Australian band AC/DC will no longer perform in Romania on May 31, part of the Bucharest Rock Arena festival, which was delayed due to organizational problems, representatives of One Event agency, which was supposed to promote Romanian artists in the festival, told MEDIAFAX.

Basescu Used The Parliament For Electoral Purposes – Social Democrat Head

20:47, 14 Apr. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Tuesday that president Traian Basescu addressed the Parliament with a message regarding the situation in Moldova, to use the Legislative in electoral logics.

Steaua Owner Remanded Into Custody

19:10, 14 Apr. 2009
A Bucharest court on Tuesday ruled to remand Steaua football club owner Gigi Becali into custody awaiting trial on kidnapping charges.

Romania To Launch Online Tax Payment After Easter – Fiscal Auth

18:40, 14 Apr. 2009
Romanian taxpayers will be able to file their income statements online shortly after the Easter Holidays, the country’s fiscal authority ANAF said in a release Tuesday.

Romania Seeks Court Action Against Parties Responsible For Moldovan Violence – Pres

18:36, 14 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Baseascu said in parliament on Tuesday that Romania will take all necessary steps to bring to court the people responsible for the recent violence in Moldova’s capital Chisinau, saying that using weapons against citizens is a crime.

Romanian President: We Must Not Abandon Those Who Speak Our Language

18:03, 14 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday, in his address to Parliament, that we must not abandon those who speak our own language, stressing Romania has no intention whatsoever to lay claim to past territories or contest the sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova.

Romanian Fin Min: Govt Negotiated With IMF To Keep Flat Tax, VAT Unchanged

15:22, 14 Apr. 2009
The measures negotiated by the Romanian Government with the International Monetary Fund allowed the keeping of the main taxes at their current level, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said Tuesday.

Restructuring At Railroad Cos To Cause Social Disturbance – Transport Min

15:20, 14 Apr. 2009
The staff in state-owned railroad companies is oversized and receives high pay, which is why in the next two-three weeks there will be some changes that will cause social disturbance, Romanian transport and infrastructure minister Radu Berceanu said Tuesday.

Romanian Stock Mkt Regulator Bans SSIF Broker Heads From Operating Capital Mkt For Up To 5-Yrs

15:14, 14 Apr. 2009
Romania's Securities Commission CNVM suspended for two weeks the operations of brokerage company SSIF Broker Cluj-Napoca (BRK.RO) and banned its general manager Petru Prunea, and deputy general manager Adrian Ceuca from operating on the capital market for a five and three years, respectively.

Romanian Liberals To Call For No-confidence Vote Over Budget Revision

15:07, 14 Apr. 2009
The president of Romania’s opposition Liberal Party, Crin Antonescu, said Tuesday that liberals decided in the execute council meeting to call for a no-confidence vote in Parliament against the government over the budget revision it operated over the weekend.

Bucharest’s Old Apartment Prices Down An Average 15% M-M In March- Colliers

14:27, 14 Apr. 2009
Prices of old apartments in Romania’s capital city Bucharest lowered an average 15% on the month in March, while prices of new apartments remained unchanged, according to a survey conducted by real estate consultancy firm Colliers International.

Romania’s Unitary Pay Law Ready By Oct 1 – Fin Min

14:01, 14 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government pledged at negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to complete the legislation on the single and unitary salary by October 1, while the law on public pension system is due for completion by yearend, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said Tuesday.

Romania’s 1Q Budget Deficit At 1.56% Of GDP – Fin Min

12:53, 14 Apr. 2009
Romanian consolidated budget posted after the first three months of the year a deficit of 8.29 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.1263), or 1.56% of the gross domestic product, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea told a news conference Tuesday.

Romanian Fin Min Sees Curr Acct Gap Shrinking To 7.5% Of GDP

12:45, 14 Apr. 2009
Romania's revised budget sees the current account deficit shrinking to 7.5% of the gross domestic product at the end of 2009, from more than 12% of the GDP in 2008, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said Tuesday.

Romanian Jan-Feb FDI At EUR1.37B, Up 38% On Yr

12:44, 14 Apr. 2009
Foreign direct investments, or FDI, in Romania rose 38% on the year to EUR1.37 billion in the first two months of 2009, the central bank said Tuesday.

Hungary Shoots Documentary On The Killing Of Romanian Handball Player Marian Cozma

12:42, 14 Apr. 2009
A documentary about the murder of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma is being shot in Hungary and will be screened at the end of April in Budapest, Hungary, The Budapest Times reported.

Romanian Govt Decides To Recall Five Consuls

11:41, 14 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government approved a decision recalling Romania’s consul in Turin, Italy, Iulia Buje, who said in February that Italian interior minister Roberto Maroni called the consular offices several times in 1998-2000 to intervene in favor of Romanians working illegally.

Romanian Arges Football Club Owner Arrested On Bribery Charges

11:30, 14 Apr. 2009
The Arges Court, southern Romania, ruled Tuesday to place Arges football club owner Cornel Penescu under arrest for 29 days, alongside Gheorghe Constantin, head of the Central Commission of Referees, and other two officials in Arges, on bribery charges involving several football matches.

Romanian President Rejects Ties To Former PM Prosecution

20:47, 13 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday dismissed allegations of having ordered arrests while in office and said the legal action against former premier Adrian Nastase started after his fellow party members “ratted him out.”

Romania Ex-Environ Min Wants New Law To Regulate Danube Delta Bio Reserve

20:27, 13 Apr. 2009
Romanian former environment minister, democrat liberal Deputy Sulfina Barbu, has presented a proposal to amend the law on Danube Delta’s Biosphere reservation, aiming to increase fines and clarify the reservation patrimony’s situation.

Romanian Govt Mulls Granting EUR1.5B State Guarantees

18:49, 13 Apr. 2009
Romania’s Government will grant state guarantees totaling more than EUR1.5 billion, mainly to companies in auto industry, energy sector, and petrochemical industry or to dwelling builders, government sources told MEDIAFAX Monday.

Romanian Railway Cos May Be Exempted From Paying Fuel Excise

18:48, 13 Apr. 2009
Romania’s railway companies may be exempted from the payment of fuel excise, in view of ensuring a balance on the transport market, through re-launching the railway transport, according to the European Union requirements, Ministry of Transport proposed in a draft law.

Romanian SMEs Can Apply For EU Funds For Prod Investments As Of May

16:43, 13 Apr. 2009
Romania’s Ministry for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises launched for debate the applicant’s guides for European Union funds targeting investments in production, based on a budget of EUR180 million, allowing small and medium firms to apply for funds as of May.

Romanian Allegedly Bribed Referees Subject To Phone Tapping Since Late ‘08- Sources

15:04, 13 Apr. 2009
Several referees, among whom the referees targeted in the bribery case involving Romanian Arges football club owner Cornel Penescu, have been subject to phone tapping since late 2008, which allowed prosecutors to conclude the aforementioned were involved in corruption acts to favor Penescu’s team.

Romanian Tour Cos Launch New Edition Of ‘A Week At The Seaside’ Progr

14:58, 13 Apr. 2009
Romanian Tourism Employers Federation, or FPTR, has launched a new edition of the low-cost program “A week at the seaside”, meant to promote local tourism, FPTR said in a statement Tuesday.

Five Dolphins Found Dead In Two Days On Romanian Seaside Beaches

14:51, 13 Apr. 2009
Five dolphins were found dead in the past two days on the Romanian seaside beaches, in the town of Mangalia.

Romanian Football Club Owner, Referees Detained For Alleged Bribery

13:40, 13 Apr. 2009
Romanian Arges football club owner, Cornel Penescu, alongside other referees were detained Monday for 24 hours for alleged bribery, sources close to the matter said Monday.

Moldovan President Says Romania Cannot Discard Expansionist Plans

13:35, 13 Apr. 2009
Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin said Romania cannot discard its expansionist plans and doesn’t understand it is a member of the European Union and needs to observe certain rules and refuses to sign the border treaty, Spanish Paper El Pais reported Monday in its online edition.

Moldovan President Says Serbians, Romanian Security Agents Behind Violent Protests In Chisinau

12:50, 13 Apr. 2009
Nine Serbians and agents of security services in Romania staged the violent protests of April 7 in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin said in an interview for Spanish paper El Pais, published in its online edition Monday.

Romania’s Education Sector Won’t See Lower Wages, Layoffs Following Budget Revision

12:48, 13 Apr. 2009
Leaders of Romania’s governing coalition discussed Monday the situation in the country’s education sector following a budget revision approved Saturday and decided wages in education wouldn’t be decreased and people wouldn’t be laid off.

Romanian Clerks Picket Justice Ministry Headquarters

12:19, 13 Apr. 2009
Around 400 members of the Romanian “Projust” workers’ union picketed on Monday the headquarters of the Justice Ministry, unhappy with the draft law on the wages of court auxiliary staff.

NGOs Sue Romanian Govt Over Adoption Of Draft Criminal, Civil Codes

12:02, 13 Apr. 2009
Romanian NGOs assembled in the coalition "Stop the codes!" sued the Government and Ministry of Justice Monday and accused them of breaching the law of transparency in their adoption of the draft Criminal and Civil Codes.

Bucharest Court To Try Requests For Temporary Release In Kidnapping File Tuesday

11:56, 13 Apr. 2009
Judges of Bucharest District 1 courthouse will try Tuesday the requests for temporary release filed by the lawyers of Steaua football club owner Gigi Becali and his four bodyguards, after the court previously decided to keep them in custody for 29 days on kidnapping charges.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Probe Arges Football Club Owner

10:53, 13 Apr. 2009
Prosecutors of the local anticorruption department in Arges County, southern Romania, on Monday searched the home of Arges football club owner, Cornel Penescu, and the club headquarters, sources close to the matter said Monday.

Romania Supreme Court Resumes Debates On Bankrupt Fund File

10:27, 13 Apr. 2009
Romania’s Supreme Court resumed debates Monday on the case involving the country’s former National Investment Fund, or FNI, which went bankrupt in 2000, after judges previously warned they would try the case regardless of the legal status of culprits.