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Romanian Designated PM To Appoint Focus Group For Econ Crisis Issues

14:45, 15 Dec. 2008

Romania’s newly designated prime minister Emil Boc said Monday he will add the finishing touches to the governing program in the upcoming period and will designate a consultation group to focus on the economic crisis .

EC Might Close 112 Emergency No Infringement Case Against Romania Early ‘09

14:32, 15 Dec. 2008

The European Commission might close the infringement case against Romania over the 112 single EU emergency phone call number in early 2009, following Romania’s success in implementing caller location for mobile telephony networks, the authorities in Brussels said in a statement Monday.

Romanian President Appoints Emil Boc For PM

14:17, 15 Dec. 2008

Romanian President Traian Basescu Monday appointed Democratic Liberal Party leader Emil Boc for the prime minister office, following Theodor Stolojan’s decision to back out of the Cabinet.

Lukoil Romania Cut Diesel Oil Pump Price By RON0.06 Per Liter

13:11, 15 Dec. 2008

Lukoil Romania, a unit of Russian oil company Lukoil Holdings, cut Monday its diesel oil pump prices by 0.06 lei (EUR1=RON3.9151) per liter, and kept the gasoline price unchanged, the company said in a statement.

Romanian Pres Was Wrong To Appoint Stolojan PM, “The Man Is Ill” – Nastase

13:07, 15 Dec. 2008

Head of the National Council of Romania’s Social Democratic Party, Adrian Nastase, said the decision of President Traian Basescu to appoint Teodor Stolojan for the prime minister office was not a good decision, as “the man is ill”.

Romanian President To Designate Emil Boc For PM

13:03, 15 Dec. 2008

Romanian President Traian Basescu Monday will designate Democratic Liberal Party leader Emil Boc for the prime minister office, following Theodor Stolojan’s decision to back out of the Cabinet.

Romanian Liberals Officially In Opposition – Party Leader

12:42, 15 Dec. 2008

Romanian liberal head Calin Tariceanu said Monday at the end of the meeting of the Central Standing Office the Liberal Party is officially in the opposition as of Monday, following the agreement between the Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Liberal Party to form a coalition government.

Teodor Atanasiu Quits Romania Privatization Auth Headship, Pursues Deputy Career

11:34, 15 Dec. 2008

Romanian liberal Teodor Atanasiu, leader of the Alba branch of the National Liberal Party (PNL), will step down as head of the country’s privatization authority AVAS to be validated as deputy in Romania’s Parliament.

Romanian Businessman Sent Documents To Get Authorization For Romanian Bk -Sources

11:23, 15 Dec. 2008

Romanian businessman Valer Blidar, the owner of several companies including train car producer Astra Vagoane Calatori Arad, submitted to the central bank the documents needed for the authorization of a bank with Romanian capital, people close to the businessman told MEDIAFAX.

EXCLUSIVE: List Of Ministries In Romania’s New Government

11:17, 15 Dec. 2008

Romania’s coalition government formed of democrat liberals and social democrats will include 23 minister seats, four of which are of minister-delegate, a prime minister and a deputy prime minster office, according to the annex of the two parties’ Coalition Regulation.

EC Anti-Torture Committee Issues Report On ’06 Romanian Prison Conditions

19:50, 14 Dec. 2008

The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee, which visited, in 2006, several prison facilities in Romania, warned that the prisons are overcrowded and the inmates spend most of their time in their cells. Romanian authorities said the situation has changed following the passing of the prison law.

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.