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Democrat Liberals Call For Immediate Debates On Act Blocking Teachers’ Pay Hike

15:27, 29 Oct. 2008
Democrat liberal MP Gheorghe Constantin on Wednesday said his party will call for an immediate debate in parliament of the government ordinance postponing a 50% wage hike for education system staff.

Transgaz, Romgaz, Gazprom Might Partner Up To Store Gas In Romania

15:17, 29 Oct. 2008
Romania’s state-owned gas pipeline operator Transgaz, the country’s largest gas producer Romgaz and Russian gas monopoly Gazprom spoke Wednesday about a possible cooperation in natural gas storage in Romania, in developing the country’s current gas transit capacities and setting up new ones.

CME 9 Mo Revenues In Romania Up 44.9% On Yr, To $197.1M

14:49, 29 Oct. 2008
Revenues obtained by Central European Media Enterprises (CME) in Romania increased 44.9% in the first nine months of the year, to $197.1 million, while the group’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased 43.1%, to $81.78 million.

Romanian PM Says Union Protests Fail To Sway Him

14:48, 29 Oct. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu told the employees of a plant in central Romanian town Campina that he is not "so easily swayed" and the general strikes announced by unions in education do not scare him, adding that some of the union leaders in education are dishonest.

Romania Senate Adopts Ordinance On Former Secret Police Files

13:55, 29 Oct. 2008
Romania’s Senate on Wednesday passes a draft law adopting government emergency Ordinance granting access to one’s own file from the communist era and disclosing the activity of former secret police Securitate.

Romanian Development Min Denies President’s Claims Of Biased Salary Hikes

13:48, 29 Oct. 2008
The salaries of employees in the Romanian National Housing Agency (ANL) grew by 39% between 2005 and 2008 and the 4.4 times increase, claimed in the speech held by President Traian Basescu, is “an oversight” by the authors of the speech, said development minister Laszlo Borbely.

Romanian Senate Votes For Next Year’s Budget, Worth RON146.439M

13:06, 29 Oct. 2008
Romanian senators Wednesday voted by majority of votes the budget of the Senate for next year, which amounts to 146.439 million lei (EUR1=RON3.7370), of which RON128.173 million will go to staff expenses and to the wage and bonuses fund.

Romanian Education Federation Urges Lawmakers To Reject Govt’s Delay On Teachers’ Wage Hike

11:01, 29 Oct. 2008
Romanian education federation "Spiru Haret" asked the Parliament in a letter to meet urgently and reject the Emergency Ordinance the Government approved Tuesday to postpone until April 1 the 50% hike in teachers’ wages.

Romanian PM Widens Speech, Explains Stance On Current Issues

02:42, 29 Oct. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu spoke on local television station Antena 3 addressing most current issues and responding to some of the accusations brought against him by President Traian Basescu and other political leaders.

Romania Govt ‘Dooms’ Future Generations – Education Unionists

20:45, 28 Oct. 2008
The Romanian government doomed the future generations by its decision to block the 50% salary hike for personnel in the educational system, the National Education Federation, or FEN, said Tuesday.

The Romanian Government Is Dishonest – Romanian Pres

19:43, 28 Oct. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Tuesday the Government is not honest, as, even though it opposes the increase of teacher salaries, it issued an Ordinance increasing the salaries of hospital managers, as well as an ordinance increasing 4.4 times the salaries in the National Housing Agency.

Ctrl Bker: Romania Does Not Need IMF Financing

18:33, 28 Oct. 2008
Romanian central bank's deputy governor Cristian Popa said Tuesday that Romania does not need a financing from the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, and that the country does not face financial problems.

Romanian Law Hiking Teacher Salaries Published In The Official Gazette

18:29, 28 Oct. 2008
The law boosting Romanian teacher salaries by 50% was published Tuesday afternoon in the Official Gazette, a short while after the Executive announced a Government Emergency Ordinance postponing the application of the law until April 1, 2009.

Romanian Car Mkr Dacia To Implement Automatic Gearbox Option

18:20, 28 Oct. 2008
Romanian car maker will begin making automatic transmission cars in the next several months, most likely in the beginning of next year. The new type of gearbox will be available as option for passenger cars, Renault Technologie Roumanie manager Philippe Prevel told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Rompetrol Gas Buys 150 LPG Stations From Local Businessman Cristi Borcea

17:20, 28 Oct. 2008
Rompetrol Gas, the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) trading unit of the country’s second-largest oil group Rompetrol, took over, from three companies owned by local businessman Cristi Borcea, 150 LPG stations and the due supply contracts, the company announced Tuesday.

Romania Auto Auth Mulls Annually Conformity Checks For Cars Over 7 Yrs Old

17:16, 28 Oct. 2008
Cars over seven years old might be checked annually for conformity with regulations in the field instead of once every two years, the Romanian Automobile Registry, or RAR, said Tuesday.

Romanian Govt Approves ’09 State Budget – Sources

16:55, 28 Oct. 2008
The Romanian Government approved Tuesday the 2009 state budget draft, governmental sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanians Benefit From Online Visa System For Australia

16:45, 28 Oct. 2008
Romanian citizens willing to travel to Australia either for pleasure or business can apply for visas online, starting Oct 27, via the "eVisitor" system aiming to simplify proceedings needed to obtain the two types of visa, a press release of Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry read.

Romanian Govt Puts Off Teachers’ Wage Hikes For April

16:39, 28 Oct. 2008
The Romanian government decided Tuesday to postpone applying the law raising teachers’ wages by 50% until April 1, 2009, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Bucharest Court Of Appeals Notifies Constitutional Court On Uninominal Constituency Ordinance

16:03, 28 Oct. 2008
The Bucharest Court of Appeal approved Tuesday the Greater Romania Party's request to notify the Constitutional Court on the legality of several texts within Government Ordinance no. 66 and 97 in 2008.

S&P Revises Bucharest Outlook To Negative, Ratings Affirmed

15:49, 28 Oct. 2008
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised its outlook on the Romanian city of Bucharest to negative from stable, following a similar action on the sovereign, and reaffirmed the 'BB+' long-term issuer credit rating, the rating agency said Tuesday.

Romania’s Education Reform Ten Years Ago Was Bad – President

13:02, 28 Oct. 2008
The current decline the Romanian system of education is witnessing is the result of a bad reform enforced ten years ago, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday.

EC Approach In Romanian Craiova Automaker Sale Was „Unnatural” – PM

12:59, 28 Oct. 2008
The European Commission, or EC, had an unnatural approach in the Romanian auto assembly plant Automobile Craiova sale to US automaker Ford, and the state could have got more if it had not asked for the keeping of the factory’s business and jobs, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said.

Used Car Imports Could Cost Romania Budget Revenues, Jobs – Automotive Assoc

12:28, 28 Oct. 2008
Massive imports of used cars could cost Romania budget revenues, jobs and could discourage foreign investment, said Tuesday Brent Valmar, vice-president of the Romanian automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, or APIA.

Romanian PM To Announce Measures On Wage Hikes After Govt Meeting

12:01, 28 Oct. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Tuesday in his opening speech at the Mediafax talks about Auto Industry conference that the government has thought out the solution to the law hiking teachers’ wages by 50%, to be discussed in the Cabinet meeting later in the day.

Romanian Carmaker Dacia Less Affected By Fin Crisis, Won’t Reach ’08 Objective – Manager

11:01, 28 Oct. 2008
Romanian carmaker Dacia is not severely affected by the global economic crisis, but still will not fulfill its objective for this year, to reach a production of 310,000 – 320,000 vehicles, company general manager Francois Fourmont said Tuesday.

Romania Freezes Some Public Spending, Wages To See Moderate Growth In 2009 – PM

11:00, 28 Oct. 2008
The Romanian government decided to freeze administrative spending in all public institutions, except for main credit coordinators in education, healthcare and agriculture, and wages will increase moderately next year, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Tuesday.

Romanian Presidency Demands Immediate Publication Of Teachers’ Law

20:39, 27 Oct. 2008
The Romanian Presidency on Monday demanded the decree promulgating the law on teachers’ wage hike be sent “immediately” to the Official Gazette for publication.

Romanian Liberals Discuss Teacher Salary Hike Law Countermeasures

19:35, 27 Oct. 2008
The prorogation of the teacher wage law for several months, through Emergency Government Ordinance, but also taking responsibility in Parliament for a new salary hike law were options considered Monday by liberal leaders in reply to the promulgation of the teacher salary hike law.

Gas Leak Blast Injures Four Romanians In Italy

18:40, 27 Oct. 2008
Four Romanians were injured, two of them in serious condition, in an explosion that occurred in an apartment in Italian town Latina, south of Rome.

S&P Downgrades Romania To FC ‘BB+/B’; Outlook Negative

18:27, 27 Oct. 2008
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its long- and short-term foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on Romania to 'BB+/B' from 'BBB-/A-3', and its local currency long-term rating to 'BBB-' from 'BBB', the rating agency announced on Monday.

Gazprom’s Delegation Visits Slovenia, Greece In South Stream Pipeline Proj

18:25, 27 Oct. 2008
A delegation of Russian natural gas monopoly OAO Gazprom visited last week Slovenia and Greece to discuss about the feasibility study development for the South Stream gas pipeline construction project on the territory of the two countries, Gazprom announced Monday in a press release.

Teachers’ Wage Hike Law To Be Published Tuesday The Latest- Romanian Chamber Speaker

17:37, 27 Oct. 2008
Romanian Chamber of Deputies speaker Bogdan Olteanu said Monday that the law increasing salaries for education system employees would be published in the Official Gazette Monday or Tuesday the latest.

Romanian Immigrants Bring Tuberculosis – Italian Doctors

16:20, 27 Oct. 2008
Italian doctors are concerned with the reoccurrence of tuberculosis, claiming the disease is brought to Italy mainly by Romanian immigrants, after the liberalization of movement in the European Union.

Holcim Romania: Constructions To Grow At A Slower Pace In 2009, On Fincl Crisis

16:19, 27 Oct. 2008
The construction sector will grow by 10-15% in 2008, but it will temper its pace in 2009, due to the financial crisis and the change of lending conditions, Markus Wirth, cement producer Holcim Romania’s general manager, told MEDIAFAX on Monday.

Romanian Far-Rightists Want Govt Ousted Over Teachers’ Wages

15:43, 27 Oct. 2008
Romania’s far right Greater Romania Party will not hesitate to sign the no-confidence motion initiated by democrat liberals over teachers’ wages, party vice-president Lucian Bolcas said Monday.

US, Iraqi, Romanian Govts Working On Iraq Troops Agreement – U.S. Ambassador

14:34, 27 Oct. 2008
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Romania Nicholas Taubman said Monday said Romania’s potential association to an agreement currently under negotiation between the United States and Iraq is a technical issue, being worked on by the U.S., Romanian and Iraqi governments.

Romanian Pres Says Hungarian Post-Salary Hike Budget Problems Are Something Else

14:17, 27 Oct. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Monday "we cannot see the Romanian and Hungarian budgets as equal," as the neighboring country takes out loans to build highways, in public-private partnership, and some of the budget goes to the repayment of loans.

Romanian Prognosis Commission Revises Dn ’09 GDP Forecast To 6%

12:31, 27 Oct. 2008
Romania’s National Prognosis Commission CNP has revised down, in its final fall prognosis, its gross domestic product estimation for next year to 6%, from 6.5% in the preliminary report.

Romanian President Agrees With Higher Wages For Healthcare Sector Employees

12:22, 27 Oct. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday at the meeting with the members of the presidential commission analyzing and drafting policies in the healthcare sector that he agrees with higher wages in the sector, provided wages go hand in hand with professional achievements, just like in the education sector.