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Police Arrest Bucharest Citizen On Child Porn Peddling Charges

17:38, 28 Ian. 2009
The Romanian Police arrested Wednesday a Bucharest local on charges of distributing via Internet to 20 countries child porn images he downloaded from various websites.

EC: Romania’s MP Elections Took Spot Before Econ Measures

17:33, 28 Ian. 2009
The Romanian authorities could have implemented a series of measures to counter the economic downturn as early as last August, but attention “shifted” to the campaign for the November elections, the European Commission said in a progress assessment report Wednesday.

Romanian Pres, PM, Fin Min Did Not Take Part In Fin Ministry Talks With IMF Mission

16:42, 28 Ian. 2009
The International Monetary Fund mission in Romania had regular talks with experts within the Finance Ministry on Wednesday, and Romania's President Traian Basescu, Prime Minister Emil Boc and finance minister Gheorghe Pogea did not take part in the discussion, the Finance Ministry stated.

President Speaks To Social Partners On Romania’s Econ Status

16:13, 28 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu presented the country’s economic situation and external circumstances to representatives of employers' associations and trade unions, in a meeting at the Finance Ministry Wednesday.

Dominic of Habsburg Plans To Keep Castle Bran As Private Museum

16:01, 28 Ian. 2009
Dominic of Habsburg, the owner of Romania’s Castle Bran, told MEDIAFAX Wednesday that the best solution for the castle is to be a private museum and the castle will be turned into a private museum as of May.

Romanian Transp Min Appoints New General Manager At State-Run Airline Tarom

15:53, 28 Ian. 2009
Romanian Transport Minister Radu Berceanu appointed Ruxandra Brutaru the general manager of the country’s airliner Tarom on Wednesday.

Romanian President: Global Economy Is Seen Worse

15:42, 28 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that a new assessment showing a worsening of the global economy will be published on Thursday, and it would revise downwards the global economic growth forecast from 2.2% to 1.5%.

Romania Tourism Ministry To Keep Stakes In Hotels In Times Of Crisis- Official

15:03, 28 Ian. 2009
Romania’s tourism minister Elena Udrea said Tuesday, within the International Tourism Fair in Madrid, that she disagrees with selling, during this period, the stakes the ministry owns in several hotel companies, arguing the ministry would obtain low prices in the fallout of the economic crisis.

Bucharest Cos To Can 11,300 Employees By March

14:39, 28 Ian. 2009
Some 11,300 employees in Romanian capital city Bucharest will lose their jobs by March, the Bucharest employment agency (AMOFM) said Wednesday.

Romanian Tourism Min Could Build Balneal Spa In N Bucharest

14:38, 28 Ian. 2009
The Romanian Ministry of Tourism could get involved in the construction of a balneal complex in northern Bucharest, to make use of Bucharest’s balneal potential, said tourism minister Elena Udrea.

Romanian Leu Further Up Vs Euro, Exch Rate At RON4.2340 Vs Euro

13:29, 28 Ian. 2009
The Romanian leu continued to appreciate against the euro on Wednesday, and the central bank computed an indicative of RON4.2340, a fresh high of the last two weeks.

Transparency International Sets Crosshairs On Romanian Anticorruption Dept

13:29, 28 Ian. 2009
The Romanian unit of Transparency International requested the publishing of the criteria used in the activity analysis applied to the National Anticorruption Department in the past six months of interim leadership, as well as during the three-year mandate of Daniel Morar.

Romanian President, IMF Mission Attend Talks On ’09 Budget

13:27, 28 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu attends talks on the 2009 budget at the Finance Ministry, alongside Prime Minister Emil Boc and the IMF mission in Romania.

Romanian PM Says Freezing Wages May Only Be Decided After Consultations With Unions

13:14, 28 Ian. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday at the headquarters of the Finance Ministry that a potential decision to freeze wages can be made only after consultations with unions.

Romania’s Oil Co Petrom To Cut 3,000 Jobs As of Feb 1

13:10, 28 Ian. 2009
Romania’s dominant oil company Petrom (SNP.RO), majority owned by OMV AG (OMV.VI), will sack 3,000 employees as of February 1, according to the Employment Agency AJOFM in the southern county of Prahova.

Romanian PM: ’09 Budget Draft To Be Discussed Thursday

12:55, 28 Ian. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday the 2009 budget draft would be discussed in Thursday’s Government meeting.

Moby Returns To Romania For Gig At B’estfest

12:53, 28 Ian. 2009
American musician Moby will have a concert in Bucharest on July, during the third annual edition of B'estfest, to take place Jul 1 - 5, organizers Emagic Entertainment said.

Romanian Healthcare Unionists To Protest If Protocol With Former Govt Isn’t Observed

12:30, 28 Ian. 2009
Romanian healthcare employees could resume protests if the protocol they signed last year with the Health Ministry isn’t observed, but they will make a decision after they meet with Prime Minister Emil Boc and after the state budget is approved, union leader Marius Petcu said Wednesday.

Romanian Property Values To Be Reduced By 15% In Property Guide

11:41, 28 Ian. 2009
The values included in the Romanian guide or real estate property will be reduced by 15%, experts told the Bucharest Chamber of Notaries Public, adding this correction was needed because of the “atypical evolution of the real estate market" prompted by the economic crisis.

Firefighters Keep Struggling To Put Out Warehouse Fire S Romania

11:40, 28 Ian. 2009
Firefighters have been struggling since Sunday night to put out a fire at the used clothing warehouse located in the Giurgiu Free Zone, southern Romania.

Romanian Ministries To Absorb Little EU Funding This Year

10:42, 28 Ian. 2009
Romanian democrat liberal vice-president Gheorghe Flutur said Tuesday night, after the governing alliance’s central political office meeting, that the government is "pretty cautious" with the outlook of European fund absorption.

Romania Tourism Min Pushes For More Casinos On The Seaside

10:23, 28 Ian. 2009
Romania’s tourism minister Elena Udrea said a larger number of casinos on the seaside would certainly attract more tourists, adding this can only be accomplished with fiscal facilities.

Cristina Traila Appointed Head Of Romania’s Public Procurement Auth

20:36, 27 Ian. 2009
Democrat liberal Cristina Traila on Tuesday replaced Marius Gogescu as head of the Romanian authority in charge with overseeing public procurement, or ANRMAP.

Romanian ’09 Preliminary Budget Sees Pension Spending At 8% Of GDP, Public Salaries At 6.9% Of GDP

18:44, 27 Ian. 2009
The government plans to allocate 8% of the gross domestic product for pensions, 6.9% of the GDP for budgetary salaries and 2% of the GDP for unemployment aid, while education spending is seen at 6% of the GDP, and defense spending at 1.8% of the GDP, according to governmental sources.

Romanian Unionists Dismiss Rumors On Salary Freezing

18:41, 27 Ian. 2009
Romania’s Finance Ministry has never considered freezing salaries in the public sector and talks on the matter concerned a 5% hike of the salary fund, similar to the estimated inflation rate, trade union officials said Tuesday.

Romanian Social Democrat Leader Geoana Considers Running For President – Sources

16:41, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana is considering running for president in the 2009 elections and will make a decision after March 15, when the party expects the results of an opinion poll, sources within the Social Democratic Party told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian Govt Plans To Propose Wage Freeze To Social Partners – Sources

16:29, 27 Ian. 2009
The Romanian government plans to propose to social partners a moratorium on wages and pensions for a limited period, but the document is still being analyzed and hasn’t yet been approved by the ruling coalition, government source told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Senate Chairman Says People Making A Living On Copyright Should Be Protected

16:19, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana said Tuesday, after an informal meeting with members of the Romanian Press Club, that people earning a living from copyright should be protected.

Romanian Chamber Legal Committee Rejects Criminal, Civil Code Amendments

15:59, 27 Ian. 2009
The legal committee within the Romanian Chamber of Deputies decided Tuesday to reject all draft amendments of the criminal and civil codes, at the initiative of former justice minister Tudor Chiuariu, who proposed the rejection of these initiatives pending the enactment of the new codes.

Romanian Social Democrats Wouldn’t Agree To Freeze Wages For 6 Mos – Paper

15:55, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana told daily Gandul that the social democrats won’t agree to a proposal to freeze wages, which president Traian Basescu said he wouldn’t criticize.

Romanian National Invest Co Has New GM

15:32, 27 Ian. 2009
The new general manager of Romanian National Investment Company, or CNI, is Emil Sabo, who replaced Vilmos Lukacs, the company told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian May Take Up To EUR7 Billion Loan From EU, Under IMF Supervision – President

15:05, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday he announced the European Commission that Romania plans to take a EUR6-7 billion loan from the EU, under the supervision of the International Monetary Fund.

Romanian Railroad Unionists Want RON600 Minimum Wage

14:53, 27 Ian. 2009
Unionists from Romanian National Railroad Company CFR request the allocation of at least 500 million lei (EUR1 = RON4.2390) for infrastructure, the application of the RON600 minimum wage and the maintaining of jobs in the railway sector, union leader Gheorghe Popa told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian President Would Agree To Govt Freezing Wages, Pensions For Six Months

14:10, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday on public radio that he won’t react negatively if the government reaches an agreement with unions and freezes salaries and pensions for six months to use public money to salvage the economy.

Romanian Public Servants Threaten Protests, Ask For 50% Wage Hikes

13:53, 27 Ian. 2009
The National Union of Public Servants (SNFP) threatens to organize protests in the second half of February at the Government’s headquarters and to trigger a labor conflict, asking for wage hikes reaching 50%, the protection of those in control institutions and stability in public office.

EBRD Cuts Romania’s Growth Forecast From 3% To 1%

13:45, 27 Ian. 2009
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, cut its 2009 growth forecast for Romania from 3% to 1%, for the second time in the last two months, the EBRD said Tuesday in a press statement.

Several Romanians Arrested On Rape Charges In Italy

13:36, 27 Ian. 2009
Several Romanians were arrested by Italian police, suspected of having raped, Thursday night, a 21-year old girl in Guidona, Il Tempo reported online.

Romanian Leu Up Vs Euro, Exch Rate Strongest In 2 Weeks

13:33, 27 Ian. 2009
The Romanian leu appreciated against the euro on Tuesday and the central bank computed a daily indicative of RON4.2390 to the euro, the leu's strongest value in two weeks.

Romania Railway Unions, Transp Min Officials To Discuss Wage Issues Jan 29

13:12, 27 Ian. 2009
Constantin Axinia, deputy secretary of state within the Romanian Transport Ministry, will meet with unions in the railway sector on January 29 to discuss wage-related issues, considering the collective labor contract expires on January 31.

Romania’s Lottery Co Appeals Against State Aid Reimbursing Decision

13:01, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian national lottery Loteria Romana will appeal the Bucharest Court of Appeals decision, to reject its prior appeal against theCompetition Council, which said back in 2006 the lottery has to return to the state budget at least 50 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2634) in state aid.