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Romanian Ex PM Sues Current PM Over Public Statements

16:12, 18 Feb. 2009

The president of the Romanian National Liberal Party announced Wednesday that he has sued prime minister Emil Boc and social democrat Iulian Iancu, for their statements in the Sterling case, and asked for damages worth RON100,000 from each of them.

Romanian Leu Would Not Depreciate On Liquidity Crisis – Ctrl Bker

15:37, 18 Feb. 2009

The Romanian leu would not depreciate against the euro if the market would lack liquidity and a 20% variation of the exchange rate in two years is not a shock, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday.

Liberals Orban, Antonescu To Run For Party President

15:14, 18 Feb. 2009

Romanian Liberal Party spokesman Bogdan Olteanu said Wednesday after the party’s standing delegation meeting that party vice-presidents Ludovic Orban and Crin Antonescu announced they would run for party president.

Romanian Govt OKs Holiday Tickets For Employees

15:11, 18 Feb. 2009

Romanian government on Wednesday approved the introduction of holiday tickets for employees and set their value at up to six gross minimum wages a ticket, Tourism Minister Elena Udrea said.

Romanian Residential Prices Might Fall By Another 30% In ’09 – Evaluation Co

14:07, 18 Feb. 2009

Romania’s residential prices might fall by another 20-30% this year, after a drop of up to 20% so far, as the demand lowered in the last period due to the difficult access to bank loans, Adrian Crivii, the general manager of evaluation company Darian, said Wednesday.

Employees Fired From Romanian Prime Minister’s Control Body To Sue Govt

14:04, 18 Feb. 2009

The employees who have been fired from the Prime Minister’s Control Body decided to go against the orders dismissing them and sue Romania’s Government.

EC Launches Excessive Deficit Procedure Against 6 Member States, Romania Not Analyzed Yet

13:56, 18 Feb. 2009

The European Commission launched Wednesday the excessive deficit procedure against six EU member states, after considering the exceptional circumstances of the ongoing sharp economic downturn, while Romania has not been yet analyzed by the Commission.

Romanian Housing Agency Seeks Land To Build Houses Via Mortgage Loans

13:43, 18 Feb. 2009

Romania’s housing authority ANL on Wednesday said will apply for as many free plots of land as possible to build houses through mortgage credit across the country.

Romania To Apply Updated Calculation Method For Building, Land Taxes In ‘10

13:15, 18 Feb. 2009

The updated calculation method for taxes on buildings and lands, which translates into a hike depending on inflation or the market value, will be applicable only as of January 1, 2010, said fiscal policies and local budgets manager within Romania’s Interior Ministry, Daniel Marinescu.

Romania’s Salaries Seen Up 12-13% On Yr In ‘09 – Survey

13:11, 18 Feb. 2009

Romania's salaries are seen 12% to 13% higher in 2009, almost similar with the 13.3% hike in 2008, as local employees' salaries are still lower compared with other European countries, according to a survey of German recruitment company Kienbaum.

Heroin Prices In Romania Doubled

12:12, 18 Feb. 2009

Drug consumers will have to pay twice as much for a dose of heroin, with the price now at 70-80 lei (EUR1=RON4.3096) on the Bucharest drug market. They will also put their life in jeopardy, because although there is less heroin in a shot, the concentration of chemicals is higher.

Romanian Foreign Affairs Min To Meet Italian Counterpart On Monday

11:22, 18 Feb. 2009

Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Cristian Diaconescu will meet on Monday his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini to talk about bilateral relations, with focus on the business environment and the situation of the Romanians in Italy, ministry’s spokesperson Alin Serbanescu told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Ordinance on Biometric Passports Goes Ahead

11:08, 18 Feb. 2009

The Government Ordinance regarding the introduction of biometric passports in Romania is still applicable, despite protests by various NGOs, which the Bucharest Court of Appeals rejected Wednesday.

Two Romanians Arrested By Italian Police On Charges Of Rape

10:24, 18 Feb. 2009

Italian authorities arrested Tuesday evening two suspects of Romanian citizenship who raped a girl in the Caffarella Park in Rome, and one of them confessed to having committed the rape, Correre della Sera reported in its online edition.

Romanian Govt Might Take Responsibility For Civil, Criminal Codes – Sources

10:04, 18 Feb. 2009

The Romanian government will send the Civil, Criminal and their respective procedure Codes to be debated in Parliament for two months and then plans to take responsibility for their adoption, sources close to the talks told MEDIAFAX late Tuesday.

Romania To Host 2011 UEFA European U-19 C’ship – Paper

20:13, 17 Feb. 2009

Romania obtained the rights to organize the 2011 European Under-19 Football Championship at the new “National” stadium in Bucharest, general manager of the Romanian Football Federation (FRF), Ionut Lupescu told sport.ro on Tuesday.

Romanian Govt Might Hike Taxable Ceiling For Pensions – Labor Min

19:59, 17 Feb. 2009

Romanian authorities should hike the taxable ceiling for pensions at the next revision of the Fiscal Code, Labor Minister Marian Sarbu said Tuesday.

US Carmaker Ford To Invest EUR1.2B In Romanian Plant, May Get EUR600M From EIB

19:41, 17 Feb. 2009

US carmaker Ford will invest EUR1.2 billion in its Romanian factory and asked for a EUR600 million loan from European Investment Bank, or EIB, out of which EUR400 million will go directly to its Craiova plant, and the rest indirectly, to Ford Europe’s research and development center in Germany.

Romanian Pres Calls For Concrete Actions To Lift EC Monitoring In Justice Sys

19:40, 17 Feb. 2009

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday told the high officials attending the debates on the country’s justice system that concrete actions must be taken in order to get the European Commission to stop monitoring the justice system.

Romanian Weapon Theft Suspects Remain Under Preventive Arrest

16:49, 17 Feb. 2009

The seven soldiers charged with stealing weapons from the Romanian military base at Ciorogarla, near Bucharest, were placed in preventive arrest for 25 days, Tuesday, following a decision of the Bucharest Territorial Military Court.

Dozens Of Chinese Workers Urge Embassy To Bucharest To Help Them Return To China

16:43, 17 Feb. 2009

Dozens of Chinese citizens working in constructions in Romania have been urging the Chinese Embassy in Bucharest for weeks to help them go back to China and have even set up improvised shelters in front of the embassy.

Romanian Family Doctors Call Off Protests

16:27, 17 Feb. 2009

Romanian family doctors said Tuesday, following talks with the country’s health minister Ion Bazac and the head of the National Health Insurance House (CNAS), that they would call off protests scheduled Wednesday through Friday, after they found a way to assign reasonable funds for primary medical assistance.

Drug Dealers Tried At Large Caught In Possession Of Heroin In Bucharest

15:59, 17 Feb. 2009

Romanian border police found four people with two kilograms of heroin in Bucharest, and two of them were being tried at large for possession of heroin three years ago.

Romania Is A Net Beneficiary Of The EU Budget – Official

15:42, 17 Feb. 2009

Romania is a net beneficiary of the EU budget, Cristina Arigho, EC spokesperson for financial programming and budget, said Tuesday in a press conference.

Romanian Tourism Min Changes Headquarters

15:22, 17 Feb. 2009

The headquarters of the Romanian Ministry of Tourism was moved in the Ministry of Transport building, after functioning, in the past two months, in the building of the Ministry for SMEs, Commerce and the Business Environment.

Romania’s Banks Should Be More Flexible With Cos’ Installments

14:59, 17 Feb. 2009

Romania’s banks should be more indulgent with companies on the payment of their loan installments, Constantin Nita, the Minister of SMEs, Commerce and Business Environment, adding that the local banking system is not flexible with the current market.

Coca-Cola HBC Romania To Lay Off 100 Employees In ‘09

14:28, 17 Feb. 2009

Coca-Cola HBC Romania, the local unit of Greek bottler Coca-Cola HBC, will lay off about 100 employees countrywide in 2009, as part of its operations reorganization program, the company’s PR and communication manager Mugurel Radulescu said.

Ordinance On Retail Good Practice Code To Be Enforced In Max 3 Weeks –Agr Min

14:04, 17 Feb. 2009

The draft emergency decree containing the main provisions of the Code for Good Practice in the retail sector will be enforced in two–three weeks, and the effect over prices will be immediately visible, Romanian Agriculture Minister Ilie Sarbu said.

The Charlatans To Play Romanian B’estfest In July

13:21, 17 Feb. 2009

British indie rockers The Charlatans are the latest confirmation for B’estfest 2009, joining The Ting Tings on stage on July 4, say festival organizers Emagic.

Hungarian Police Arrest 4th Suspect In Handball Player Killing

12:42, 17 Feb. 2009

Hungarian police arrested a fourth suspect in connection to the stabbing of a Romanian handball player in west Hungary over a week, local police told Hungarian news agency MTI Tuesday.

Romanian Lottery President Replacement Is Political, She Should Sue – Conservative Official

12:34, 17 Feb. 2009

Romania’s Conservative Party (PC) believes that the replacement of Liliana Minca as the President of the Romanian Lottery was a political move, not connected to her professional ability, party secretary general Codrut Seres said Tuesday.

Romanian Leu Dn Vs Euro In Early Trade

10:56, 17 Feb. 2009

The Romanian leu opened down against the euro Tuesday, mirroring currencies on emerging markets, and dealers suspect an indirect intervention of the central bank through hard currency selling orders.

Illegal Camps Around Rome, Destroyed Following Rapes Committed By Immigrants – Italian Press

10:50, 17 Feb. 2009

Italian police have destroyed, on Monday, dozens of huts and illegal camps in and around Rome, following last week’s rape of a 14 year old girl in a city park allegedly by Romanian immigrants, Italian news agency Adnkronos reported.

Romanian Govt Cuts Budget Expenses To Avoid Excessive Def Procedure

10:07, 17 Feb. 2009

The Romanian Government decided to cut budget expenses through an emergency ordinance, in order to keep the deficit at a low level and avoid European Commission’s excessive deficit procedure.

President Of Romania’s Lottery Dismissed

09:49, 17 Feb. 2009

Liliana Minca was dismissed from the positions of president and general manager of the Romanian Lottery, and Gheorghe Benea was designated by the Democratic Liberal Party to replace her, sources within the Finance Ministry told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Carmaker Dacia Extends Collective Labor Contract Until Feb 1, ‘10

20:49, 16 Feb. 2009

Romanian carmaker Dacia reached an agreement and extended the collective labor contract until February 1, 2010, which includes compensation payments of 70 lei (EUR1=RON4.3119) as of January 1, 2009, and of RON40 as of April 1, the company said Monday.