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Romanian PM, Suspended Labor Min Discussed Decision Effects

12:30, 23 Sept. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu and labor minister Paul Pacuraru met Tuesday morning for half an hour to discuss the effects of the decree signed by President Traian Basescu, suspending Pacuraru from his position.

Romanian PM Sees Inflation Slowing To 4% In ’09

11:03, 23 Sept. 2008
Romania’s inflation is seen slowing in 2009 to a year-end rate of 4%, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Tuesday.

Pro TV News Romania Wins First News Emmy Ever For Eastern Europe

10:28, 23 Sept. 2008
Romania’s Pro-TV News report “Any Idea of What Your Kid is Doing Right Now?” about abandoned children made history by winning the first News Emmy ever for Romania and for Eastern Europe, iemmys.tv reported.

Romanian Pres Suspends Labor Minister

01:25, 23 Sept. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu signed, Monday, the decree suspending labor minister Paul Pacuraru, liberal sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Econ Growth Might Slow Down In ‘09 – PM

01:12, 23 Sept. 2008
In the second half of the year, Romania will probably register 10% economic growth, but the growth of the GDP could slow down next year to a level below the 2008 results, said Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu in a national television talk show, regarding the effects of the U.S. financial crisis.

Romanian National Kidnapped In Egypt Released Without Ransom – Media

00:25, 23 Sept. 2008
The 19 people kidnapped by an armed group in Egypt have been released and they are safe, said Egyptian foreign affairs Ahmed Abdul Gheit, in New York.

Romania’s Distrigaz Sud Asks For 12% Hike For Household Gas Price

19:39, 22 Sept. 2008
Romanian gas distributor Distrigaz Sud requested on Monday a 12% increase for household gas prices as of October 1, due to higher distribution costs, the president of the industry commission within the Chamber of Deputies, Iulian Iancu told Mediafax.

Romanian National Allegedly Kidnapped In Egypt

16:33, 22 Sept. 2008
A group of tourists, including one Romanian, five Germans and five Italians, was kidnapped in the southern Egyptian city of Aswan, CNN reported.

Romania Romtelecom Launches Online Application To Keep Clients Updated

16:29, 22 Sept. 2008
Romania’s fixed-line operator Romtelecom, majority-owned by Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (OTE), said Monday it launched a charge free online application allowing its clients to benefit from real time details and information on phone bills and services.

Romanian Businessman Dorin Umbrarescu Mulls Wind Pwr Investments In Vrancea County

16:22, 22 Sept. 2008
Romanian businessman Dorin Umbrarescu has bought or leased a land surface of about 4,000 hectares near Adjud city, in central Romania county Vrancea, as part of his plan to install several wind power turbines.

Intl Fin Crisis Affects Sectors In Romania, Particularly Real Estate – Businessmen

14:25, 22 Sept. 2008
Global financial market turmoil will affect Romanian economy, particularly sectors with high debts, and the most exposed are the construction and real estate development sectors, which could hinder economic growth, officials of the Romanian business environment said.

Intl Econ Crisis To Slightly Impact Romanian Mkt –BCR Pres

13:18, 22 Sept. 2008
The international economic crisis will slightly impact, on a short-term basis, the Romanian market, due to its ‘isolation’ and the fact that the central bank took all needed measures to prevent any negative effects, the president of Banca Comerciala Romana, or BCR, Dominic Bruynseels said Monday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Propose Single-Chamber Parliament

16:19, 21 Sept. 2008
Romania’s Democratic Liberal Party, or PDL, plans to revise the Constitution after general elections end-November to instate a single-chamber Parliament and reduce the number of lawmakers.

House Prices In Romania To Lower In The Upcoming Period – RE/MAX

15:23, 21 Sept. 2008
Prices on the Romanian residential market could lower in the upcoming period and will be regulated by homes’ degree of accessibility instead of the balance between supply and demand, according to real estate network RE/MAX.

Romanians Start Preferring Homes Under Construction Or Finished

15:06, 21 Sept. 2008
Sales of homes part of residential projects in Romania have started to drop, as people prefer to buy homes in advanced construction stages or finished, according to real estate network RE/MAX.

Romanian Health Min Says Is Baffled By President’s Ignorance

18:22, 20 Sept. 2008
Romanian health minister Eugen Nicolaescu said in a press release Saturday that he regrets the head of state is using people’s pain to gain votes and is baffled that, after four years of office, the president has no idea what is going on in the country.

Italian Police Arrest Romanian Trying To Steal GPS Off Ambulance – Paper

16:27, 20 Sept. 2008
A Romanian national was arrested in a suburb in Rome, Italy, when he was caught trying to steal the GPS device of an ambulance which had been called for an emergency, Italian paper Il Messaggero reported in its online edition Saturday.

Romanian President Criticizes Management In Healthcare, Education

14:21, 20 Sept. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu criticized Saturday defective management in healthcare and education, saying the deplorable state of Romanian hospitals is hard to explain considering funds injected into healthcare have doubled since 2004.

Romania Still Has Restrictions On Minority Religious Groups – U.S. Religious Freedom Report

13:53, 20 Sept. 2008
While the Romanian Government generally respects in practice the right to freedom and religion provided by Constitution and law, the country has restrictions that adversely affect the rights of some religious groups, the U.S. Department of State said in its 2008 report on international religious freedom.

Drug Dealers Busted In Capital City Bucharest

20:00, 19 Sept. 2008
Over 20 people were placed under investigation for drug dealing and breach of ammunition regulations following homes searches in capital city Bucharest.

Romanian Govt Conveys Additional Info To EC On IT&C Auth Reorganization

19:06, 19 Sept. 2008
The newly established authority by reorganizing Romania's IT&C regulator ANRCTI is still subordinated to the government and keeps similar reports with other institutions, the Romanian government said Friday in response to the EC’s request for additional information on the matter.

Romanian Fin Min May Support The Bourse Through Fiscal Measures

18:30, 19 Sept. 2008
The Romanian Economy and Finance Minister Varujan Vosganian negotiates with stock market representatives the launch of a series of actions, including fiscal measures, to sustain the bourse.

Romanian Govt To Revise Budget Wednesday – Fin Min

17:20, 19 Sept. 2008
The Romanian Government will approve this year's third budget revision in the cabinet meeting Wednesday, increasing budget revenue by 6.4 billion lei (EUR=RON3.6480) and expenses by RON7B, Economy and Finance Minister Varujan Vosganian told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romania Supplied 4 Helicopters To Côte D’Ivoire, Arms, Ammunition To Iraq – Foreign Ministry

16:58, 19 Sept. 2008
Romania exported four non-military helicopters to Côte D'Ivoire in 2003 and after 2005, while observing the law, Romania exported arms and ammunition to Iraqi government authorities, the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry said Friday following an information request from MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Labor Min Officially Charged With Bribery

15:34, 19 Sept. 2008
Romanian labor minister Paul Pacuraru was officially charged with bribery Friday, and the minister went to the National Anticorruption Department to hear the charges brought against him, official sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian PM Appoints New IT&C Auth Head

13:55, 19 Sept. 2008
The Romanian National Communications Agency, founded Thursday by the Government through the reorganization of IT&C regulator ANRCTI, will be run by Dorin-Liviu Nistoran, former head of ANRCTI.

Romanian Govt Restructures IT&C Regulator Rather Than Have Exec Reinstated

10:24, 19 Sept. 2008
The Romanian Government on Thursday decided to reorganize the country’s IT&C regulator ANRCTI and changed its name into National Communications Agency, officials of the Ministry of Communications said.

Romanian Govt Oks Pension Hike As Of Oct 1 – Sources

18:46, 18 Sept. 2008
The Romanian Government decided Thursday to increase the value of the pension point by 20%, to 697.5 lei (EUR1=RON3.6897) from RON581.3 as of October 1, one month earlier than the initial date, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Budget Deficit At 2.4% After 3rd Budget Revision – Sources

15:21, 18 Sept. 2008
The Romanian Ministries of Agriculture, Transport, Justice, Defense, and Interior will get most of the funds in the government’s third budget revision this year, while the budget deficit will be at some 2.4% of the gross domestic product, ministerial sources said Thursday.

Romanian Govt Appeals Court’s Overturn In ANRCTI Case

15:18, 18 Sept. 2008
The Romanian government will appeal against a court’s ruling overturning its decision to dismiss Dan Georgescu from position of president of IT&C regulator ANRCTI, the Prime Minister’s adviser on legal matters, Tudor Chiuariu, said Thursday.

Romanian Ctrl Bk Official: Wage Hikes To Slow Over Next Yrs

14:16, 18 Sept. 2008
The wage hikes are seen slowing down in 2009, compared with this year and will be limited to single digit as of 2010, as Romanian productivity cannot support such growth, central bank adviser Lucian Croitoru said Thursday.

Bucharest Court Suspends Voiculescu vs CNSAS Trial Pending Constitutionality Verdict

14:11, 18 Sept. 2008
The Bucharest Court decided Thursday to suspend the trial where media mogul and politician Dan Voiculescu challenged a decision issued by the National College for the Study of Securitate Archives (CNSAS), which said he collaborated with the former Securitate.

Renault To Develop Its First Car Entirely In Romania By 2012

13:52, 18 Sept. 2008
The first car completely developed, from design to testing, by French carmaker Renault in Romania, will be completed in 2011 or 2012, executive vice president engineering and quality at Renault, Jean-Louis Ricaud, said Thursday

Renault’s RTR Starts Technical Center Construction Works S Romania

13:12, 18 Sept. 2008
Renault Technologie Roumanie (RTR), the Bucharest-based engineering facility of French carmaker Renault, started Thursday the construction works of a technical center in Dambovita county, southern Romania.

Demographics To Hinder Romania’s Long Term Economic Growth – Ctrl Bk Official

12:30, 18 Sept. 2008
Workforce migration and a low birth rate are demographics that will hinder Romania from sustaining long term economic growth, Romania’s central bank chief economist Valentin Lazea said Thursday.

Romanian Court Suspends PM’s Decision To Sack IT&C Regulator Head – Sources

11:54, 18 Sept. 2008
The Bucharest Court of Appeals decided to suspend the prime minister’s decisions to dismiss Dan Georgescu from they position of president of the Romanian IT&C regulator and the appointment of Liviu Nistoran in his place, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

Romania Supplied Military Equipment To Côte d’Ivoire, Iraq – Amnesty International Report

17:23, 17 Sept. 2008
Romania supplied in the past years military equipment to Côte d'Ivoire and to Iraq, according to a report by Amnesty International which criticizes the global situation of ammunition trade.

National Lottery Stays Romania’s Most Valuable Brand In ’08, Worth EUR36M

16:38, 17 Sept. 2008
Romania’s national lottery ‘Loteria Romana’ kept its position in 2008 as the country’s most valuable brand, estimated at EUR36 million, EUR1 million higher than last year, according to a ranking by the Vienna-based European Brand Institute.

Piracy Accounts For 68% Of Software Used In Romania – Report

16:26, 17 Sept. 2008
The software piracy ratio reached 68% in Romania, according to data presented Wednesday in a press conference held by the Romanian General Police Inspectorate.

French Ubisoft Opens Second Unit In Romania

16:14, 17 Sept. 2008
French video game producer, publisher and distributor Ubisoft opened its second creation studio in Romania, in the southern city of Craiova, whose main purpose is the development of new games.