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Romanian MEP Denounces Attempt Attack By Unknown Assailant

15:56, 31 Mai 2008
Romanian MEP Monica Iacob Ridzi on Saturday filed an assault complaint with the Police in Petrosani, western country, alleging an unknown man tried to attack her on National Road 66.

Twenty-Two Carmakers, Importers Engaged In Romania’s „Junk Car” Program

21:14, 30 Mai 2008
Some 40,000 cars included in Romania’s car fleet renewal program dubbed "Rabla" ("Junk Car") were distributed to 22 carmakers and importers, of which, over 25,000 under the brands Dacia, Daewoo, Renault-Nissan, Fiat, Hyundai, Suzuki, Opel and Chevrolet.

Romanians To Pay Taxes Online Starting Oct 1, ’08

18:58, 30 Mai 2008
Romanian individuals will be able to pay online, starting October 1, the taxes on income obtained from activities in commerce, agriculture, liberal professions, the transfer of real estate property or salaries. The transactions will be performed through bank cards.

Romanian Car Range Logan To Include Two New Models

17:59, 30 Mai 2008
The Logan platform is flexible and can support new models, such as an MPV (family car) or a sedan larger than the current Logan, Renault industrial design director Patrick le Quement told MEDIAFAX.

EIB To Lend Up To EUR250M To Romanian Leasing Cos

17:39, 30 Mai 2008
The European Investment Bank, or EIB, could lend up to EUR250 million to leasing companies in Romania, to fund projects, the EIB announced Friday.

Romanian Passenger Rail Co To Launch Car Transport Service

14:53, 30 Mai 2008
Romania’s passenger railroad company CFR Calatori will launch a car transport service for passengers using night trains and will install ramps in stations in Bucharest, Arad, Constanta and Oradea at the end of the year.

Renault Launches A Design Center In Bucharest

14:32, 30 Mai 2008
The car design center Renault Central Europe, launched Friday in Bucharest, is currently drawing designs for the replacement of the current Logan range, the first new concept being presented at the official opening of the unit, according to Patrick LeQuement, Renault industrial design director.

Romanian Justice Min Seeks US Help In Presumed Homicide Investigation

13:24, 30 Mai 2008
The Romanian Ministry of Justice sent to the American Justice Department the request for international judicial assistance formulated by the Prosecution office within the Romanian High Court of Justice in the case regarding the disappearance of ship captain Liviu Iliescu, which seems homicide.

Romania’s 1H Indus Output Growth Seen Slowing To 5.8% Vs 6.1% In 1H ‘07

13:09, 30 Mai 2008
Romania’s industrial output growth is seen slowing down slightly to 5.8% in the first half of 2008 compared with 6.1% in the same period last year, the Romanian forecast commission said Friday in a report.

Romanian Prosecutors Suspect Foul Play In Case Of Missing Ship Capt

12:57, 30 Mai 2008
Romanian prosecutors on Friday said will start an inquiry on suspicion of murder into the disappearance of national Iliescu Liviu Iulian, captain of “Morning Cloud” ship, who went missing from his ship in the Atlantic two days ago.

Switzerland To Open Employment Mkt To Romania, Bulgaria In 2009

12:28, 30 Mai 2008
Switzerland accepted the progressive and controlled opening of its labor market to Romanian and Bulgarian workers, and signed the extension of the agreement with the European Union Tuesday in Brussels, Romania’s employment agency ANOFM said.

SC Drumuri Şi Poduri Employees Protest In C. Romania For Second Day

12:05, 30 Mai 2008
The employees with SC Drumuri şi Poduri Covasna, a public institution in charge with maintenance and repair of roads and bridges in Covasna County, center Romania, on Friday continued their protests against the company’s management for the second day in a row.

Group Of 160 Romanians Left Without Accommodation In Paris

11:35, 30 Mai 2008
A group of 160 tourists notified the Romanian Embassy in Paris, France, on Thursday night, telling authorities they had been abandoned by the travel agency that had organized the trip, Romania’s press attaché to Paris, Radu Ciobotea, told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s CFR Calatori To Launch Online Ticketing Service By Fall

19:19, 29 Mai 2008
Romania’s passenger rail company CFR Calatori is set to launch its online ticketing service this fall, marketing manager Adrian Vlaicu said Thursday.

Romanian Govt To Send Quake Aid To China

19:17, 29 Mai 2008
Romania will offer China, which was hit by a major earthquake, emergency humanitarian aid from the state reserves, consisting of 60 complete tents, worth RON400,000, without transport expenses, the aid being approved in the Government meeting held Wednesday.

Romanian State Allowance For Children To Be Paid In Bank Accounts

18:48, 29 Mai 2008
The sums representing the state allowance for children aged below 18 in Romania will be handed out through postal order, current account or card account, and payment will be suspended if the money transferred by mail is not collected in three consecutive months.

Romanian Healthcare Reform Ready Once Hospitals Can Finance Themselves-Min

18:42, 29 Mai 2008
The reform of healthcare system in Romania will be complete once hospitals are able to finance themselves, without asking funds from the state budget or from local authorities, Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu said Thursday.

Bulgarians Choose Romanian Over English In Language Studies

17:11, 29 Mai 2008
Bulgarian pupils who are preparing to take the admission exam for foreign language high schools choose to study Romanian, instead of English.

Sanitation Contracts In Bucharest Extended Illegally – Regulator

14:52, 29 Mai 2008
Contracts for sanitation services in Romania’s capital city Bucharest were extended with the breach of provisions in public procurement laws, the authority regulating and monitoring public procurement, ANRMAP, said following check-ups.

Romanian Fund Chief Released To Benefit From “Fair Trial” – Court

14:24, 29 Mai 2008
The Bucharest Court of Appeals on Thursday said Ioana Maria Vlas, former head of Romania’s FNI investment fund, was released from prison so that she could have a fair trial.

Signature List Backing Bucharest Mayor Candidate Oprescu Includes 24 Newborns

12:55, 29 Mai 2008
Romania’s National Initiative Party, or PIN, said the list of signatures backing the candidacy of independent Soprin Oprescu for they Bucharest mayor seat, includes 24 babies, born on Apr 13 and 16, 2008.

Romania Has Funds For Infrastructure But Deadlines Are Unobserved – Official

12:43, 29 Mai 2008
Romania has the necessary funds to develop infrastructure, but deadlines for works are not observed, state secretary in the Transport Ministry, Septimiu Buzasu, said Thursday.

Romania, 10 States In C, E Europe May Be Vulnerable To A Hard Landing- Moody’s

10:32, 29 Mai 2008
Rating agency Moody's Investors Service included Romania, alongside other ten states in the Emerging Europe, among countries whose sovereign rating might be vulnerable to a rapid and difficult economic adjustment, according to a report published Thursday.

French Carmaker Citroen To Launch New Berlingo In Romania In June

20:35, 28 Mai 2008
French carmaker Citroen will launch its new Berlingo in Romania, in the second half of June, the company’s officials said Wednesday.

Oil Cos Cause Problems, Not The Fiscal Policy – Romanian Econ Fin Min

19:07, 28 Mai 2008
A decrease in excises and taxes for car fuels does not guarantee price decreases, in Romania the problem comes from the behavior of companies, not from the state’s fiscal policy, said economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian.

Romanian Govt Asks For Ban On Alcohol Nearby Polling Stations

18:12, 28 Mai 2008
Victor Paul Dobre, state secretary with Romania’s Interior Ministry asked prefects to ban the consumption of alcoholic drinks within a radius of 500 meters of polling stations, according to a decision of the Central Electoral Office.

Bucharest Apartment Prices Saw First Decrease In Feb ‘08

16:46, 28 Mai 2008
Apartment prices in Romania’s capital city Bucharest have increased three times since January 1, 2005, but lowered this year in February, for the first time, according to the real estate index computed by global real estate services company Colliers International.

Romanian Supreme Court Decides Retrial For „Cocaine For VIPs” Case

16:02, 28 Mai 2008
Romania’s Supreme court decided Wednesday to send back to the Court of Appeals for a retrial the file “Cocaine for VIPs”, which involves Ion Alexandru Tiriac, son of businessman Ion Tiriac, who had been cleared of all charges in February.

Only 1-2% Of Romanian Small, Micro Firms Take Bank Loans

15:47, 28 Mai 2008
Only 1-2% of Romania’s 550,000 small firms and micro-enterprises took loans to fund their activity and the banking system is not ready to take the risk of such business, according to officials of the national guarantee fund for small and medium sized companies, or SMEs.

Romanian SMEs To Access EU Funds For Expansion Abroad

15:36, 28 Mai 2008
Romania’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will have access to EU funds, as of late June, allowing them to extend business operations abroad and meet high quality and environment standards, officials of Romania’s Ministry for SMEs said Wednesday.

Nokia Made 1 Million Phones In Romanian Plant

12:13, 28 Mai 2008
Finnish giant Nokia has made one million mobiles in its plant in Jucu, in the northwestern Romanian county of Cluj, three months into production, the company said Wednesday.

Minority Discrimination, Authority Abuse Rise Concerns In Romania – AI Report

11:58, 28 Mai 2008
Discrimination of Roma and sexual minorities, police abuse and the worrisome situation of people committed to psychiatric institutions continue to raise red flags in Romania, Amnesty International said Wednesday in its annual report on human rights across the globe.

CME Acquires Leading Blog Site In Czech Republic

10:29, 28 Mai 2008
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CME) acquired 100% of Jyxo, the IT provider and operator of the leading blog site in the Czech Republic, blog.cz, and Jyxo's affiliate BLOG Internet, from Michal Illich and Centralway Investment AG.

One Dead In Apartment Building Fire In Bucharest

10:25, 28 Mai 2008
One woman died and thirteen other people were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at an apartment building in Romania’s capital city Bucharest on Tuesday night.

Military Members In 14 Countries, Including Romania, Become U.S. Citizens

10:11, 28 Mai 2008
Thirty military members from 14 countries, including Romania, took the oath of citizenship and officially became U.S. citizens in a ceremony at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago.

Romania’s Econ Outlook Seen Positive During May-Jul – INS

10:00, 28 Mai 2008
Romanian managers said that they are positive about the four major sectors of the Romanian economy, namely the industrial, service, construction and retail sectors, between May and July, the National Institute for Statistics, or INS, said Wednesday.

Romania’s Rompetrol Ups Pump Prices By RON0.04/Liter

19:12, 27 Mai 2008
Romania’s second-largest oil company Rompetrol Group NV hiked its fuel pump prices by 0.04 lei (EUR1= RON3.6731) per liter between May 23 and May 25, the tariffs remaining unchanged at least until June 1, the company said Tuesday.

Romanian Insurance Agent Cons 120 People

19:10, 27 Mai 2008
An insurance agent from Romanian company Allianz-Tiriac conned 120 people, promising them unreal yields for the sums deposited, the damage being estimated at some EUR3 million, said the spokesperson for the Bucharest Police Department, Christian Ciocan.

Lonely Planet Travel Guide Warns Tourists About Romanian Pick Pocketers

17:58, 27 Mai 2008
Tourists who visit Romania have several things to worry about, such as pick-pocketers, cab drivers who refuse to turn on their taximeters, overcharged restaurant bills or reckless drivers, Lonely Planet said in its country travel guide Tuesday.

Romanian Hotels Below Quality Standards – Official

16:27, 27 Mai 2008
The bulk (70%) of Romania’s accommodation facilities is below quality standards, secretary of state Lucia Morariu said Tuesday.