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AC/DC To Play In Romania On May 31

10:10, 13 Apr. 2009
Australian band AC/DC will play in Romania on May 31, as part of the Bucharest Rock Arena festival, which will take place 15 kilometers east of Bucharest, the event’s site said.

Romanian President Wishes Catholics A ‘Happy Easter’

16:53, 12 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu wished “peace, hope and the power to do good” to Catholics who celebrate Easter on Sunday, the presidency said in a statement.

Romania 1Q Big Property Deals Dn 58% YY To EUR50M – C&W

15:45, 12 Apr. 2009
Romanian big realty transactions dropped 58% to EUR50 million in the first quarter, the only property deal being the acquisition of Fabian Romania investment fund, Cushman&Wakefield consultancy firm said Sunday.

Romanian Conservative Leader Denounces Special Pensions

15:11, 12 Apr. 2009
Founding chairman of Romania’s Conservative Party, Dan Voiculescu, on Sunday urged the ombudsman to notify the Constitutional Court on special pensions paid to retirees and the law acts that provision them.

Moldova Says Cyber Attack On Presidency Computers Comes From Romania

19:46, 11 Apr. 2009
The Special Telecommunications Center in Moldova has identified two electronic attacks against the presidency computers, one of which involved an IP address in neighboring Romania, the Center said in a statement Saturday.

Romanian Defense Min Loses RON675M At Budget Revision

19:24, 11 Apr. 2009
Romania’s first budget revision of 2009 includes significant spending cuts at ministries and public institutions, including the Ministry of Defense, whose budget was lowered by approximately 675 million lei (EUR1-RON4.1189).

Romania’s Budget Revision, New Fin Measures Give EUR315M Boost To Revenues – Min

17:20, 11 Apr. 2009
Romania’s budget will see an increase of some EUR315 million, or 0.25% of the GDP following the first budget revision of 2009 and the financial measures approved by the executive on Saturday, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said.

Romania Sees Public Spending Dn By RON148M On Limited Wage Bonuses – Sources

16:42, 11 Apr. 2009
Romanian government expects a RON148 million (EUR1-RON4.1189) cut in public spending following limited wage bonuses, ministry sources said Saturday.

Romanian Govt Approves Minimum Yr Tax Based On Co Turnover

16:22, 11 Apr. 2009
Romanian government on Saturday approved an emergency act under which companies are to pay a minimum yearly tax of 2,200 lei (some EUR500), computed based on turnover.

Hunger Strikers Collapse In Front Of Romania Govt Building

15:59, 11 Apr. 2009
The continuing hunger strike by anti-communist revolutionaries in front the Romanian government building in Bucharest is starting to take a toll on the health of the protesters, as two of the hunger strikers fainted Saturday.

France Reassures Romania Of EU’s Support Over Moldovan Situation

14:44, 11 Apr. 2009
The European Union, and France in particular, wish to reassure Romania of their support over the situation in neighboring Republic of Moldova, spokesman of the French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in a press conference Friday.

Romania Might Extend Car Scrapping Progr To Companies – Min

14:16, 11 Apr. 2009
Romania could extend its vehicle scrapping program to include economic operators, provided the Finance Ministry sanctions the project, Environment Minister Nicolae Nemirschi said Saturday.

Romanian Govt OKs Budget Revision, Lump Sum Tax And Wage Bonus Cap

14:12, 11 Apr. 2009
Romanian government on Saturday approved the first budget revision of the year, the introduction of the lump sum tax, as well as an act limiting salary bonuses in the public sector.

Romania’s Green House Progr Might Include Biomass As Alternative Energy Source

13:56, 11 Apr. 2009
Romania’s Green House program, aimed at stimulating the development of renewable energy equipment, might include biomass as an alternative to conventional heating sources, Environment Minister Nicolae Nemirschi said Saturday.

Moldovan Authorities Release Antena 3 Reporter

19:51, 10 Apr. 2009
Ion Terguta, a reporter in Chisinau for Romanian TV station Antena 3, was detained Friday, around 12.30 p.m, and released at around 6 p.m. by Moldovan authorities.

Chisinau Police Releases Detained TVR Reporter

18:53, 10 Apr. 2009
Romanian TVR reporter Doru Dendiu was released by Chisinau police, TVR News Department interim manager Madalina Radulescu told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Econ Min Deems Mioveni Area Proper For New Nuclear Pwr Plant

16:39, 10 Apr. 2009
The southern Romanian area of Mioveni meets the criteria for the construction of the new nuclear plant, and the Nuclear Fuel Factory in this area is doubling its production capacity as of 2010 or 2011, according to Economy Minister Adriean Videanu.

Romanian Education Min Seeks Solutions To Raise Teachers’ Wages 33% As Of Jan 2010

16:33, 10 Apr. 2009
Romania’s Education Ministry is seeking ways to increase teachers’ wages by 33% as of January next year, as a 9% pay raise has already been assigned for this year, minister Ecaterina Andronescu told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romanian Govt To Grant State Aid For Renault’s Car Testing Center – PM

16:27, 10 Apr. 2009
Romanian government will support carmaker Dacia, owned by France's Renault, including by state aid granted to Renault Technologie Roumanie (RTR) car testing center in Titu, southern Romania, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday.

Draft Ordinance Sets Salaries In Romanian Justice

16:16, 10 Apr. 2009
A draft emergency ordinance establishes the salaries and other salary rights of staff in Romanian justice, and the monthly salary of drivers is higher than that of an entry level clerk with higher education.

Romanian Six Y-O Boy, Baby Among Italy Quake Victims

15:18, 10 Apr. 2009
The names of five Romanians, including a six year old boy and a baby just a few months old, are on the list of victims of the powerful earthquake that shook Italy, which Italian civil protection authorities published Friday.

Romania’s Capital City Bucharest To Host 16th Edition Of EUROPAfest In May

15:11, 10 Apr. 2009
Romania’s capital city Bucharest will host the 16th edition of famous festival EUROPAfest, during May 7 and 13, which will delight the audience with live concerts of blues, jazz, pop and classical music performed by over 300 artists from 40 countries, the organizers of the event said Friday.

Romanian Press Club Urges Moldovan Authorities To Protect Romanian Journalists In Chisinau

15:08, 10 Apr. 2009
The Romanian Press Club (CRP) urged Moldovan authorities to be extremely “rational” and carefully coordinate their actions with respect to the presence of Romanian journalists in Chisinau these days, as they are are only doing their job and must get protection in this respect.

Five Romanians Caught Looting Abandoned Italian House

14:36, 10 Apr. 2009
Five Romanian nationals were detained on Friday in the Italian province of L’Aquila (in the Abruzzo region) when they were caught attempting to rob a house abandoned due to the earthquake Monday, according to news website Tgcom.

Romania Received No Official Information Regarding Romanians Arrested In Chisinau

13:53, 10 Apr. 2009
Romanian foreign minister Cristian Diaconescu said Friday after a council meeting at the ministry that Moldova hasn’t sent any official information regarding Romanian citizens arrested in Chisinau, although unofficial sources and the media report there are such cases.

Romania Ex-WBA Champ Leonard Doroftei, Coach Open Boxing School In Ploiesti

13:18, 10 Apr. 2009
Romania's former WBA lightweight champion Leonard Doroftei and coach Titi Tudor will launch this fall a boxing school in Doroftei’s hometown of Ploiesti, 60 kilometers from capital Bucharest.

Moldovan President Demands Parliamentary Election Vote Recount

13:03, 10 Apr. 2009
Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin asked the Constitution Court on Friday to order a new recount of the votes following parliamentary elections on Sunday which handed the victory to the incumbent communists and sparked violent protests, AFP reported.

Moldovan Police Seized Bus Carrying Moldovan Students From W Romania

12:54, 10 Apr. 2009
A bus transporting 20 Moldovan students from the western Romanian city of Oradea and heading for the Moldovan capital Chisinau was seized by police in Calarasi, about 50 kilometers away from the capital, according to students’ leader Anatol Cojocari.

Moldovan Police Squads Attacked Pro TV Chisinau Staff

12:41, 10 Apr. 2009
Constantin Rogodantev, camera operator for Moldovan TV station Pro TV, was assaulted Thursday night by police squads protecting the headquarters of Moldovan government, Pro TV Chisinau reported.

Romania Might Introduce Pollution Tax In 2010 To Replace Car Tax – Environment Min

12:40, 10 Apr. 2009
Romanian environment minister Nicolae Nemirschi said Friday after a public debate that the ministry plans to introduce a tax as of 2010, calculated considering pollution levels, to replace the country’s current car tax.

DNA Places C Romania Armed Robbery Suspect Gribenco At Crime Scene -Sources

11:53, 10 Apr. 2009
Testing of DNA traces found in the area of the armed robbery that occurred late January in Brasov, central Romania, which left two people dead, match the DNA of suspect Serghei Gribenco, sources close to the investigation said Friday.

Hundreds Of Moldovans Taken To Chisinau By Bus To Attend Protests Friday

11:52, 10 Apr. 2009
Hundreds of people living in localities around the Moldovan capital Chisinau were taken to the capital by bus Thursday night to participate in anticommunist protests Friday, Moldovan agency BASA-press reported.

Romania’s Ex-Secret Service Official Appointed Interim Deputy Head Of Interior Min Division

11:13, 10 Apr. 2009
Former head of the General Counterespionage Department within the Romanian Secret Service SRI, Paul Iordache, who was involved in the SRI-KGB scandal in 2001, was appointed interim deputy head of the Intelligence and Internal Protection Division within the Interior Ministry, official sources said.

Bucharest Police Chief Transfer Unrelated To Mall Conflict – Min

10:34, 10 Apr. 2009
Romanian Ministry of Administration and Interior on Friday said the transfer of Bucharest Police chief Marian Tutilescu to the department for driver’s licenses and registrations is work-related and has no connections whatsoever with the recent scandal involving a police officer at a Bucharest mall.

Three Romanian Journalists Detained By Moldovan Police, Released A Few Hours Later

10:29, 10 Apr. 2009
Three journalists of Romanian TV station Realitatea TV were detained Thursday night by police in the Republic of Moldova and were released a few hours later, Realitatea TV reported on its website.

Romania’s March CPI +0.5% M-M, Annual Inflation Narrows To 6.71%

10:06, 10 Apr. 2009
Romanian consumer price index rose by a higher-than-expected 0.5% in March compared with the previous month, but the annual inflation fell to 6.71% from 6.89% end-February, the National Statistics Institute reported Friday.

Romania’s Feb Retail Sales Dn 7.9% On Yr

10:02, 10 Apr. 2009
Romania’s retail sales, except for sales of vehicles and motorbikes, were down 7.9% in February, compared with the same month a year ago due to the lower sales of fuel and goods, the National Statistical Institute said Friday.

Bucharest Police Chief Marian Tutilescu Replaced – Sources

20:44, 09 Apr. 2009
The chief of the Bucharest Police, Marian Tutilescu, was replaced Thursday in the aftermath of the scandal at the Plaza Romania mall, according to official sources.

Romania’s Cernavoda Nuclear Plant Restarts 2nd Reactor

20:00, 09 Apr. 2009
The second reactor of Romania's sole nuclear plant in southern Cernavoda was restarted Thursday and reached its nominal power at around GMT 1300, the state-owned nuclear energy producer Nuclearelectrica said.

Romania Gets IMF Agreement In Principle On EUR13B Loan – PM

19:55, 09 Apr. 2009
Romanian Government received from the International Monetary Fund the agreement in principle for the EUR12.95 billion stand-by loan, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.