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Snow, Blizzard Expected In Northern, Eastern Romania Thursday

15:34, 11 Feb. 2009

Meteorologists issued a yellow code warning, expecting snow and blizzards in northern, central and eastern Romania Thursday through Friday morning.

European Commission Presents Justice Report On Romania Thursday

15:31, 11 Feb. 2009

The European Commission will present the monitoring report on the Romanian justice system Thursday, Commission spokesman Mark Gray said in a press conference Wednesday.

International Drug Distributors Import From Romania On Price Freeze

13:28, 11 Feb. 2009

International drug distributors took advantage of the recent drug price freeze and the depreciation of the Romanian leu against the euro to buy pharmaceutical products from Romania at low prices and resell them on their main markets.

Romania’s Kronospan Sebes Puts 100 Employees On Technical Unemployment

12:59, 11 Feb. 2009

Romania’s wood panel producer Kronospan Sebes temporarily ceased Wednesday its MDF (medium-density fibreboard) production line, sending on technical unemployment around 100 out of its total 500 employees, the company announced Wednesday.

Romanian Border Police Find 60 Gas Pistols In Bulgarian Citizen’s Luggage

11:44, 11 Feb. 2009

The border police in Arad, western Romania, found on Tuesday night 60 gas pistols in the luggage of a Bulgarian citizen traveling by train to Bucharest from Vienna.

Romania’s Housing Agency ANL Has New GM As Of Wed

20:25, 10 Feb. 2009

Pavel Belinski, councilor in Romania’s southern county of Olt and former owner of a construction company, will replace Gheorghe Popescu on Wednesday in the position of general manager of the National Housing Agency ANL.

Junk Car Program To Function As Of March ’09 – Romanian PM

20:03, 10 Feb. 2009

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said after the meeting with the headship of the Romanian carmaker Dacia that the Rabla program (“Junk Car”) will be enforced as of March.

Romania’s Lower House Committee OKs Biometric Passports

18:26, 10 Feb. 2009

The Defense Committee of Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday approved an ordinance on the introduction of biometrics indentifiers in national passports.

Hungarian Police Offers Reward For Information On Third Murder Suspect

18:05, 10 Feb. 2009

The Hungarian police offers a EUR3,500 reward to the person who offers information leading to the arrest of Sztojka Ivan, suspect in the murder of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, Magyar media reported.

Romanian High Court Of Justice Suspends Trial Of Ex Ministers, Sends File To Const Court

16:44, 10 Feb. 2009

The trial in which Romanian former ministers Decebal Traian Remes and Ioan Muresan are indicted on corruption charges was suspended and the file was sent to the Constitutional Court, as the High Court of Justice admitted their lawyers’ request to this purpose.

Pastry Shop In Central Romania Sells „Obama” Chocolate Croissants

15:29, 10 Feb. 2009

The owner of a pastry shop in the central Romanian city of Alba Iulia has found a new way to boost sales by naming one of his pastry products "Obama”, to honor the new U.S. president.

Ford Craiova Asks Local Auth To Stop Construction Near Car Plant

15:23, 10 Feb. 2009

The management board of Ford Romania Tuesday asked local authorities in Dolj, southern Romania, to intervene and to stop the issuing of authorizations to build homes near the car plant in Craiova.

Romanian Govt Control Body Checks All State Auth Related To Black Sea Lease

15:17, 10 Feb. 2009

Romania’s Government Control Body began to check, at the Government's General Secretariat, the Prime Minister's Chancellery and the ministries of Justice, Environment, Foreign Affairs, all the documents allowing Canada’s Sterling Resources to extract crude oil and natural gas from the Black Sea.

European Court Of Justice Rules Against France Over Free Movement Of Romanians, Bulgarians

15:01, 10 Feb. 2009

The European Court of Justice ruled against France Tuesday for failing to transpose into national legislation all the provisions regarding the free circulation of Romanian and Bulgarian citizens, whose countries joined the European Union in 2007, AFP reported.

Romanian Father’s Day, Mother’s Day Law Submitted To Parliament

14:57, 10 Feb. 2009

Romanian democrat liberal MP Mircia Giurgiu told MEDIAFAX he has submitted in the Chamber of Deputies the draft law "instating Father’s Day and Mother’s Day."

Sterling-Exploited Black Sea Blocks Contain Unevaluated Gas Quantity

14:57, 10 Feb. 2009

The blocks in the Black Sea that are exploited by Canada’s Sterling Resources contain natural gas, but their exact quantity has not been evaluated yet, the president of Mineral Resources Agency ANRM, Gelu Agafiel Maracineanu, said Tuesday.

ArcelorMittal Unionists Protests In E Romania, In Ten European Countries, Brussels

14:52, 10 Feb. 2009

Nearly thirty employees of the steel mill ArcelorMittal in Galati, eastern Romania, are protesting Tuesday since noon at the entrance of the steel mill, while protests are organized simultaneously in other ten European countries where the group is present, and in Brussels.

Romanian Dignitaries’ Wages To Hike In 2010 If The Economy Allows It – PM

14:07, 10 Feb. 2009

Wages of Romanian dignitaries and people in public office, frozen for this year, will be increased in 2010 only if the country’s economy allows wage hikes for this category of staff, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday.

Romania’s 09 Junk Car Progr Might Fail On Limited Loan Access

13:56, 10 Feb. 2009

Romania might not meet its objective to replace 60,000 cars of the national fleet in 2009, as access to loans via the “Junk Car” program is more difficult than last year, the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, or APIA, said Tuesday.

Camorra Mafia Member Arrested In Bucharest

13:48, 10 Feb. 2009

An Italian citizen who is a member of the Camorra mafia, wanted in Italy for money laundering and blackmail, was arrested by Romanian police in capital city Bucharest.

Romanian Handball Player Marian Cozma To Be Buried Friday

13:42, 10 Feb. 2009

Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, who was killed Saturday night, will be buried Friday, in Pipera Cemetery in Bucharest, Cristian Gatu, head of Romania’s Handball Federation, told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romania To Face Tough Period On Budget Execution In Apr-May – Econ Min

12:55, 10 Feb. 2009

The Romanian economy is seen facing a tough period in April to May as regards the country’s budget execution, economy minister Adriean Videanu said Tuesday in a debate on Realitatea TV.

Romanian Otopeni Airport To Be Reachable By Train, Bus Line

12:47, 10 Feb. 2009

The railroad line between Bucharest’s Gara de Nord and Otopeni will be functional within a few days, and a ticket will cost 6 lei (EUR1 = RON4.2450), said Romanian transport and infrastructure minister Radu Berceanu.

Romanian Deputy PM To Be Heard In Parliament To Fill Interior Min Position

12:38, 10 Feb. 2009

The standing offices of Romania’s two chambers of parliament will discuss Tuesday about having deputy prime minister Dan Nica, also nominated for interior minister, heard in Parliament, Chamber of Deputies vice-president Ioan Oltean told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Govt To Redistribute Money Left Unspent In 2008 To Local Authorities

11:42, 10 Feb. 2009

The Romanian government will redistribute to local authorities funds that weren’t spent in 2008, after it had previously decided to have that money returned to the state budget, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday.

Romanian Ex Mins Use Unconstitutionality Defense In Graft Case

11:20, 10 Feb. 2009

The case in which Romanian former ministers Decebal Traian Remes and Ioan Muresan were sent to trial on corruption charges could be suspended and the files sent to the Constitutional Court, as lawyers challenged the constitutionality of the phone taps presented as evidence.

Romania Might Face EC’s Excessive Deficit Sanctions –PM

11:19, 10 Feb. 2009

The Romanian Government hopes that Romania won't face excessive deficit sanctions from the European Commission, though recent data indicate this is a possibility, Premier Emil Boc said Tuesday.

Hungarian Police Official Accuses Raffael Sandor Of Stabbing Romanian Handball Player

09:28, 10 Feb. 2009

A high-ranking official of the Hungarian police said Monday on Hungarian public television that Romanian handball player Marian Cozma was stabbed and killed by Raffael Sandor, one of the three arrested late Sunday in Austria, MTI reported.

Romanian Car Registrations Tumble In Jan

19:47, 09 Feb. 2009

Romanian new car registrations dropped by 53.1% on the year in January, to 13,815 units, while 5,941 used cars were registered in January, down 52.2% in the same month a year earlier.

Italy Urged To Revise Behavior, Language Toward Romanians

19:42, 09 Feb. 2009

The Romanian Embassy in Rome urged Italian authorities to revise their attitude and language toward Romanian nationals, following a series of recent attacks against Romanians on Italian territory, Romania’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.

Swiss ‘Yes’ To EU Free Labor Comes With A 7-Yr Catch For Romanians

18:58, 09 Feb. 2009

Switzerland’s positive vote in a referendum to prolong an EU free labor agreement and extend free movement for bloc newcomers Romania and Bulgaria does not automatically give Romanians a free pass on the labor market, Swiss ambassador to Bucharest, Livio Hurzeler said Monday.

Romanian Fin min Meets With Disgruntled Researchers

17:56, 09 Feb. 2009

Romanian finance minister Gheorghe Pogea met Monday with the representatives of the Federation of Unions for Research – Design Workers, who are displeased with the research budget for 2009 and propose that in 2010 research receive a budget separate from the one allotted to education.