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Romania’s Petrom Cuts Gasoline, Diesel Oil Prices

12:18, 08 Dec. 2008
Romania’s largest oil company Petrom SA (SNP.RO) will cut Monday gasoline prices by 0.12 lei (EUR1=RON3.8545) per liter and diesel oil prices by RON0.06, the company said in a statement.

Magyar Democratic Union Backs Coalition With Romanian Democrat Liberals

11:58, 08 Dec. 2008
Romanian democrat liberals prefer to have the Magyar Democratic Union in any of their Government structure scenarios, which means that the ethnic party is offering support to a democrat liberal Prime Minister, democrat liberal leader Emil Boc said after talks with the Magyars on Monday morning.

Romanian Carmaker Dacia Resumes Prod After Nearly 3 Weeks Of Inactivity

11:15, 08 Dec. 2008
Romanian carmaker Dacia, the local unit of French Renault, resumed production Monday morning after it previously halted operations for nearly three weeks, citing lower demand on the local and export markets.

Romania’s Oct Net Salary Up 2.4% M-M To RON1.327

10:02, 08 Dec. 2008
Romania's net average salary was up 2.4% on the month in October to 1.327 lei (EUR1=RON 3.8545), the National Institute for Statistics said Monday.

Romanian Social Democrats To Form Opposition If Next PM Belongs To Other Party – Former PM

19:15, 07 Dec. 2008
If the prime minister of Romania’s next government is not appointed from within the Social Democratic Party, it is better for the party to enter the opposition, in order to ensure balance on the political scene, said head of the party’s National Counsil, Adrian Nastase.

Social Democrats, Democrat Liberals Have Different Stands On Govt Structure – Party Head

17:06, 07 Dec. 2008
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Sunday, after talks with the Democratic Liberal Party, the two parties have different views on the structure of the next Government, as both parties claim the Prime Minister position.

Romanian Govt To Limit Business Class Air Flights For Dignitaries, Eliminate Wage Bonuses

16:40, 07 Dec. 2008
The Romanian Government will limit business class air flights for dignitaries, will eliminate some wage bonuses, and is taking into account granting bonuses on Christian holidays only to “worthy” public servants in order to cut down budget expenses, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Sunday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals, Social Democrats Claim PM Position – Party President

15:29, 07 Dec. 2008
The Romanian democrat liberals and social democrats have different views on forming the next government, as each party wants to “coagulate” the Government and thus claim the Prime Minister position, democrat liberal leader Emil Boc said after talks with the social democrats on Sunday.

Romania’s PM Position To Be Claimed Based On Number Of MP Seats – Social Democrat Head

13:54, 07 Dec. 2008
If liberals and social democrats will cooperate in Romania’s next Government, the party which gained the highest number of lawmaker seats has the right to claim the Prime Minister position, social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said following Sunday’s negotiations with the liberals.

Romanian Liberals, Social Democrats Might Make Agendas Compatible For Next Govt

13:29, 07 Dec. 2008
Romania’s National Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party might make their governing agendas compatible, but the flat tax is not open for debate, liberal head Calin Tariceanu said Sunday, following negotiations with the social democrats after the results of the November 30 elections.

East European States To Get 10% Of Costs For Carbon Emission Permits – Romanian PM

19:25, 06 Dec. 2008
East European states will receive 10% of the value of the carbon emission permits and will benefit from new talks on certain parameters regarding greenhouse gas effects until 2016, Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Saturday in Gdansk, Poland.

Romanian Pres Decorates Postmortem Ex Political Detainee Ticu Dumitrescu

18:23, 06 Dec. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu Saturday morning signed the decree granting postmortem the decoration “the National Order Star of Romania in the rank of Knight” to ex political detainee Constantin Ticu Dumitrescu.

Romanian Liberals, Democrat Liberals To Choose Parliament Chambers’ Headship – Sources

17:53, 06 Dec. 2008
Romanian democrat liberal leaders told liberals during Saturday's talks they can choose the president seat of one of the two Parliament Chambers and take over the Justice Ministry, if the two parties form the new Government, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Magyar Democratic Union Backs Partnership With Romanian Democrat Liberals In Next Govt

17:02, 06 Dec. 2008
The parliamentary groups of the Magyar Democratic Union in Romania back further negotiations to form a governing coalition, offering their support for a partnership with the Democrat Liberal Party, party head Marko Bela said Saturday.

Romania’a Women’s Handball Team Gets Top Score In European Championship Preliminary Group

15:44, 06 Dec. 2008
Romania’s women’s handball team is the only team with maximum score in the preliminary Group A of the European Championship held in Macedonia, after the match between Hungary’s and Denmark’s national teams resulted in a tie.

Romanian Liberals Trade Support For Current President In ’09 Elections For PM Position

15:12, 06 Dec. 2008
Romanian democrat liberals refused in Saturday’s talks the liberals’ proposition to have current head of state Traian Basescu as the two parties’ common nominee for the presidential elections in 2009 in exchange for the appointment of the Prime Minister from among the Liberal Party.

Romanian Liberals, Democrat Liberal Leaders Had First Talks After Elections

14:58, 06 Dec. 2008
The head of the Romanian National Liberal Party, Calin Tariceanu, said Saturday after the meeting with leaders of the Democrat Liberal Party “things did not go smoothly for a first talk”, and insisted on the liberals’ desire to have the Prime Minister of the next Government appointed from their party.

Romanian Communist Era Politician Paul Mizil Passed Away

13:51, 06 Dec. 2008
Romanian communist era politician Paul Niculescu Mizil passed away Friday night following a heart condition, sources close to the family announced.

Belgium Extends Labor Restrictions For Romanians, Bulgarians

20:43, 05 Dec. 2008
The Belgian federal Government decided Friday to extend by three years, until December 31, 2009, the restrictions imposed on Romanians and Bulgarians on the labor market, said a press release issued by the Government in Brussels.

Romanian Court Issues First Decision In Securitate Collaboration Case

20:35, 05 Dec. 2008
The Bucharest Court wrote the first explanation for a sentence in a case involving collaboration with the communist political police, the Securitate. The case involved Dan Trancota, leader of the National Initiative Party.

Romania’s Ctrl Bk New Lending Norms Block Loan Refinancing – BCR Official

19:21, 05 Dec. 2008
The new household lending norms of Romania’s central bank BNR have blocked the loans refinancing, which will further be available for significantly fewer clients, a senior manager within Romania's largest lender by assets BCR said Friday.

Romanian Car Mkr Dacia Resumes Prod For 3 Days, Halts Ops Until Jan ’09 – Sources

17:52, 05 Dec. 2008
Romanian car maker Dacia, the local unit of French Renault, will resume production on December 8, only for three days, and will halt operations as of December 11 until January 2009, citing lower demand on the local and export markets, sources close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romanian Press Club Protests Against Ukrainian Censorship

16:44, 05 Dec. 2008
The Romanian Press Club sent Friday letters to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), protesting against the situation faced by the Blik daily – edited by Adevarul Holding – a publication threatened with suspension by Kiev authorities.

Czech President Vaclav Klaus Visits Romania Next Week, Meets President Basescu

16:12, 05 Dec. 2008
Czech President Vaclav Klaus will visit Romania next week, on Dec 10 and 11, for a working breakfast with Romanian President Traian Basescu and a lunch with the main Czech investors in Romania and Romania’s central bank governor Mugur Isarescu, the Czech Embassy to Bucharest told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Eye Being Govt Nucleus, Consider Liberals For Alliance

15:55, 05 Dec. 2008
Romanian democrat liberal leader Emil Boc said Friday after consultations with the head of state that the Democratic Liberal Party yes forming a government around itself and will start negotiations with liberals Friday.

EC Says Was Not Officially Informed On Romania’s Car Tax Increase Decision

15:35, 05 Dec. 2008
The car tax measures decided by the Romanian government Thursday haven’t been officially presented and the European Commission hasn’t been informed in that respect, Maria Assimakopoulou, spokeswoman for EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union Laszlo Kovacs, said Friday.

The Rasmus Set To Perform In Bucharest Feb 16

14:02, 05 Dec. 2008
Finnish rock band The Ramus will perform in a concert at Hard Rock Café in Bucharest on February 16 next year, during a tour to promote their latest album “Black Roses,” organizers said Friday.

Romanian Car Tax Triples For New Cars With 2l Euro 4 Engines

13:59, 05 Dec. 2008
The Romanian pollution tax will also triple for Euro 4 cars with engine capacities higher than 2,000 cc, as the Government Ordinance approved Thursday exempts all owners of cars with cylinder capacities below the mentioned value from paying the tax.

Romania Lowers Employers’ Social Insurance Contribution For Special Working Conditions

13:46, 05 Dec. 2008
Romania will lower by 1.5% to 31% the employer’s contribution to the social security budget for particular working conditions as of December 1, 2009, a recent government decision showed.

Romanian Car Tax For 1.4l, 1.6l Engines To Reach EUR4,800

13:44, 05 Dec. 2008
The tripling of the Romanian pollution tax for cars will lead to tax values ranging from EUR750 to EUR4,800 for the most common types of engines, namely 1.4 and 1.6 liters, regardless of the Euro pollution norm, while for vehicles with large Euro 2 engines the owner will pay more than EUR25,000.

Romanian PM Says Liberals’ Action Plan Can Only Be Achieved With Liberal PM

13:41, 05 Dec. 2008
Romania’s Liberal Party leader, prime minister Calin Tariceanu said Friday after consultations with the head of state that he handed the latter the liberals’ action plan in the economic sector, that can only be achieved with a liberal prime minister.

Draexlmaier To Temporary Close Its 5 Romanian Plants

13:38, 05 Dec. 2008
German-based car parts maker Draexlmaier will temporary cease production at all its five plants in Romania, until the beginning of January, due to lower demand, the company said Friday.

Belgium Could Extend Labor Restrictions For Romanians, Bulgarians – Media

12:23, 05 Dec. 2008
The Belgian federal Government could decide, in the meeting held Friday, to extend by another three years the restrictions imposed on Romanian and Bulgarian workers on its labor market, daily De Morgen informed online.

Romanian President Agrees Magyar Party Should Be Part Of Govt – Party Leader

12:19, 05 Dec. 2008
Romania’s Hungarian minority party leader Marko Bela said Friday that the party told President Basescu it would opt for a government formed by the democrats, liberals and the Hungarian party, and the head of state agreed that Hungarians should be part of the future government.

Romanian Ex Political Detainee Ticu Dumitrescu Dies At 80

12:03, 05 Dec. 2008
The head of the Association of Former Political Detainees in Romania, Constantin Ticu Dumitrescu, 80, died Friday, medical sources said.

Magyar Democratic Union Prefers To Enter Government, Rather In Coalition With Liberals

11:56, 05 Dec. 2008
The Magyar Democratic Union in Romania prefers to continue governmental activity, preferably in coalition with the National Liberal Party, but not to build up the opposition, head of the Magyar Democratic Union Marko Bela said before talks with the president on the structure of the new Government.

Court Sets Date For Jan In Fraudulent Privatization Trial Involving Conservative Leader Dan Voiculescu

11:40, 05 Dec. 2008
The Bucharest court set for Jan 6, 2009 the trial date for the case in which conservative leader and media mogul Dan Voiculescu is accused of abuse of office and money laundering in the privatization of the Food Research Institute (ICA).

Romanian President Wants New Govt Instated By Dec 24

10:50, 05 Dec. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday at the beginning of talks with the group of national minorities that Dec 29 may be considered for the investiture of a new government, but the urgency to adopt the state budget forces that date to Dec 24 or even Dec 22.

Romanian Singer Anca Parghel Loses Fight To Cancer, Dies At 51

10:35, 05 Dec. 2008
Romanian singer Anca Parghel died Friday morning at the County Hospital in Timisoara, western Romania.

Romanian Clubs Get EUR1.26M UEFA Contributions

19:48, 04 Dec. 2008
Romanian football clubs will receive the total sum of EUR1,260,382 within the indemnities mentioned for placing players at the disposal of the national teams, according to an announcement made Thursday by UEFA.