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New Romanian Govt Portfolios Established

19:23, 14 Dec. 2008

The Romanian government formed of the social democrats and the democrat liberals will hold 23 portfolios, including four delegate minister portfolios, added with the positions of prime minister and deputy prime minister, according to the annex to the Rules of the coalition between the two parties.

Romanian Govt Partnership Signed

19:14, 14 Dec. 2008

The Romanian government Partnership between the democrat liberals and the social democrats was signed, Sunday afternoon, by the leaders of the two parties, Emil Boc and Mircea Geoana.

Romanian Magyar Party To Vote Against Govt In Parliament

16:18, 14 Dec. 2008

The president of the Democratic Union of Magyars in Romania said Sunday in a press conference that the Magyar MPs will not vote in Parliament for a government that includes a party who "recklessly" and "strangely" rejected the inclusion of the Magyars in the government, namely PSD.

Authorized Protest Held In W Romanian City Timisoara Against Car tax

14:26, 14 Dec. 2008

More than one hundred citizens in western Romanian city Timisoara gathered, Sunday morning, in front of the Timis county prefecture, to attend an organized and authorized rally of protest against the tripling of the car tax, a regulation that will come into force Monday.

Romanian Magyar Minority Party To Undertake Parliament Opposition

13:49, 14 Dec. 2008

The president of the Democratic Union of Magyars in Romania said Sunday in a press conference that the democrat liberals’ offer of state secretary positions within the Government is unacceptable and the Union will remain in opposition in Parliament.

Romanian Social Democrats’ Standing Office OKs “Partnership For Romania”

13:00, 14 Dec. 2008

The National Standing Office within the Romanian Social Democratic Party approved Sunday the Partnership for Romania, thus allowing it to be signed later in the evening, with the democrat liberals.

Romanian Social Democrats Maintain Stance, “UDMR Is Not Necessary”

21:57, 13 Dec. 2008

The leader of the Romanian social democrats, Mircea Geoana said Saturday evening, after negotiations with the democrat liberals, that the positions received by the local Magyar minority party are a PDL concern and the social democrats will not surrender any of their due positions in the next government.

Romanian Magyar Party Sees Dual Choice, Govt Or Opposition

21:34, 13 Dec. 2008

The president of the Democratic Union of Magyars in Romania, Marko Bela, told MEDIAFAX Saturday that he does not accept the proposition of the democrat liberals through which the Union would only receive secretary of state positions. He added PDL won the elections but lost the negotiations with PSD.

New Romanian Govt Nearly Complete, Pact Completion Expected Sunday

21:27, 13 Dec. 2008

The leader of the Romanian democrat liberals, Emil Boc, announced Saturday evening, after a new round of negotiations with the social democrats, that the Partnership for Romania will be between PDL and PSD, in the government, while UDMR would take state secretary positions.

Another Round Of Romanian Govt Format Negotiations Held In Senate Building

18:46, 13 Dec. 2008

The delegations of the Romanian Social democratic Party and Democratic Liberal Party met Saturday evening, at the Senate, within another round of negotiations for the Government format.

Romanian Pres Meets Renault Group Official, Discusses Outlook

17:21, 13 Dec. 2008

Romanian president Traian Basescu talked Saturday with the general manager of the Euromed region within the Renault Group, Christian Esteve, regarding the problems faced by Dacia- Renault.

Romanian Fighter Morosanu Defeats Gary Goodridge

15:29, 13 Dec. 2008

Romanian fighter Catalin Morosanu defeated Canadian Gary Goodridge Friday evening in the Local Kombat gala held in central Romanian city Ploiesti. The bout counted for the intercontinental WKN title.

Romanian Pres Attends Democrat Liberal Informal Meeting

14:31, 13 Dec. 2008

Romanian president Traian Basescu arrived Saturday at the Diplomats’ Club, where an informal meeting of the Democratic Liberal Party is taking place regarding the state of negotiations with the social democrats and the Democratic Union of Magyars in Romania and the format of the next government.

Romanian Drivers In Countrywide Protest Against Car Tax

12:54, 13 Dec. 2008

Hundreds of Romanian drivers took to the streets Saturday, displeased with the tripling of the pollution tax for used cars.

Romania To Have New Govt By Dec 22 – President

19:27, 12 Dec. 2008

Romanian President Traian Basescu told journalists Friday the country will have a new Government by December 22, after the hearings of the ministers of the new Cabinet by the special parliamentary committees on December 20 and 21.

Romanian Govt Fills Vacant Position Within The Securitate Archive Study Council

19:04, 12 Dec. 2008

The Romanian Government asked TV producer Lucia Hossu-Longin to represent the Executive in the National Council for the Study of Securitate Archives (CNSAS), on the position left vacant when Constantin Ticu Dumitrescu passed away, Hossu Longin told MEDIAFAX.

NGO Sues Romanian Govt Over Triple Car Tax

17:51, 12 Dec. 2008

Non-governmental organization “The Commissariat for Civil Society” sued the Romanian government for its recent decision to triple the pollution tax on used cars and urged the Bucharest Court of Appeals to annul the decree tripling the tax.

New York’s Former Mayor Impressed By Romania’s Capital City

17:10, 12 Dec. 2008

Romania’s capital city is a beautiful, clean city, and its inhabitants should be proud of it, New York’s former mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Friday, after the meeting with Bucharest’s mayor Sorin Oprescu.

Romanian Pres Issues Post-EU Council Statement, “National Interest Was Served”

16:49, 12 Dec. 2008

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Friday, at the end of the winter European Council, that he managed, together with Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu, to serve national interest, referring to the decisions made by the European forum, the last one organized under the French EU presidency.

Romanian Social Democrats, Democrat Liberals Nearly Done Negotiating, Hungarian Party Still An Issue

16:16, 12 Dec. 2008

Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Friday after a new round of negotiations withy democrat liberals to form a coalition government that technical talks on a governing program have progressed, but the inclusion of the Hungarian party in the coalition is still a problem.

Romanian Prosecutors Bring Out Incriminating Evidence In Lawmaker Graft Case

15:58, 12 Dec. 2008

Romanian anticorruption prosecutors in Cluj, western Romania, said in the file drafted for liberal Virgil Pop, whom they arrested late November, that Pop received EUR30,000 from denouncer Petru Chis after promising the latter he would personally see to it that his company gets hold of several works contracted by power distributor Electrica at Nokia plant in Cluj.

Romanian ’09 Budget Def May Be Set Above 3% Of GDP, On Econ Support Measures – PM

15:50, 12 Dec. 2008

Romania's 2009 budget draft has to be revised to include economic support measures and a hike in investment expenses, that could push the budget deficit above the 3% Maastricht limit of the gross domestic product, or GDP, Romania’s Pime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Friday.

Romanian Authorities Recover Another Two Dacian Bracelets

15:17, 12 Dec. 2008

Another two Dacian bracelets from the Romanian cultural patrimony were recovered by Romanian authorities, following investigations performed by police and prosecutors in the file “Dacian Gold.” The bracelets were brought from Germany and will be displayed Friday at the National History Museum.

Romanian Far-Rightist Leader Vadim Tudor To Run For President

14:59, 12 Dec. 2008

Romanian far-rightist party leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor said Friday he will run for president in the 2009 presidential election and pleaded for the creation of an opposition pole, to be called the National Antipoverty Alliance.

Romanian Drivers, Car Dealers Stage Protests Against Triple Car Tax

14:52, 12 Dec. 2008

Nearly 400 Romanian drivers and car dealers staged protests on Friday against the government’s recent decision to triple a tax on car registration as of December 15.

Romanian Social Democrats, Democrat Liberals To Decide On Magyar Union Issue This Afternoon

14:08, 12 Dec. 2008

Following talks scheduled for Friday afternoon between the Romanian Democratic Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party, a decision will be made regarding the Magyar Democratic Union in Romania, head of the social democrats’ National Committee Adrian Nastase said.

Romanian Foreign Invest Agency Head Steps Down

13:35, 12 Dec. 2008

Romanian outgoing premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu on Friday accepted the resignation of Monica Barbuletiu from her position of vice-president of the Romanian Foreign Investments Agency.

Romanian 10-Mo FDI Up 37% YY To EUR8.16B – Ctrl Bk

13:22, 12 Dec. 2008

Foreign direct investment in Romania in the first ten months stood at EUR8.16 billion, 37% higher compared with EUR5.95 billion the same period of 2007, the central bank said on Friday.

Romania’s 10-Mo Curr Acct Gap Widens 10.9% YY To EUR14.43B

12:46, 12 Dec. 2008

Romania’s current account deficit rose 10.9% on the year in the first ten months, to EUR 14.437 billion, from EUR13.01 billion in the same period a year earlier, the central bank said in a statement Friday.

Romanian Designated PM Says Negotiations Btw His Party, Liberals Are Over

12:45, 12 Dec. 2008

Romanian democrat liberal vice-president Theodor Stolojan, whom President Traian Basescu recently appointed Prime Minister, on Friday dismissed rumors alleging the liberals and democrat liberals held political negotiations, stressing talks to include liberals in the future government are over.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Ponder Parliamentary Partnership With Liberals – Sources

11:23, 12 Dec. 2008

Romanian liberals and the democrat-liberals have recently talked about a potential parliamentary collaboration and about supporting a potential minority government formed of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the Hungarian minority party (UDMR), which might be created due to incongruities between the democrat liberals and the social democrats, liberal sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian State To Pay Iraqi Debt To 25 Cos In Installments Over 20 Yrs

19:33, 11 Dec. 2008

A total number of 25 Romanian companies with business sin Iraq in the ‘80s, including car maker Dacia, lender BCR and oil company Rompetrol, will receive a total sum of $112.4 million from the state, money owed by the Arab state. The sums will be paid over 20 years.

Romanian Govt Postpones Car Tax Tripling Until Dec 15, ‘08

19:24, 11 Dec. 2008

The emergency ordinance by which the Romanian Government postponed the tripling of the car tax by December 15, 2008 was published Thursday evening in the Official Gazette.

Romania’s Petrom Cuts Diesel Oil Prices By RON0.06/Liter

17:59, 11 Dec. 2008

Romania’s largest oil company Petrom SA (SNP.RO) will cut Friday diesel oil prices by 0.06 lei (EUR1=RON3.9047) per liter, while gasoline prices will stay unchanged, the company said in a statement.

Romanian Salaries To Grow By At Most 10% In ’09

16:58, 11 Dec. 2008

The growth pace for salaries in the Romanian private sector will slow down next year by at most 10%, due to reductions in human resources budgets and delays in recruitment, while the number of benefits will be reduced, as benefits will be selected depending on staff needs and performance.

Romanian Food Safety Auth Seizes 34 Tons Of Bad Pork Meat

16:55, 11 Dec. 2008

Of the 133.6 tons of pork meat imported by Romania from Ireland, 34 tons were seized, while the rest was processed. The national food safety authority decided, through the rapid alert system, to pull these products off the market, said food safety authority head Radu Roatis.