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Romanian President Hit Intelligence Service Car Sunday

13:30, 01 Apr. 2008
The car hit by Romanian president Traian Basescu Sunday belonged to the Romanian Intelligence Service, or SRI, and was on a NATO summit related mission, SRI spokesman Marius Bercaru told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian Govt Might OK Set-Up Of Traditional Products Office

12:46, 01 Apr. 2008
The Romanian government might approve next week the setting up of the National Office for Traditional and Ecological Products, which will help farmers have traditional food products protected in EU states.

Romania Air, Sea, Road Traffic Under Strict Surveillance

12:43, 01 Apr. 2008
Air and sea traffic are closely under surveillance and constant monitoring while road traffic on national road 1, in capital Bucharest and southeastern Constanta is also closely watched starting Tuesday morning, the national NATO summit security force said.

Owners Of Vehicles Over 2.8 Tons To Pay For Emission Level Calculations

12:17, 01 Apr. 2008
Owners of vehicles weighing more than 2.8 tons whose carbon emissions are not specified in the vehicle manual will pay the Romanian Automotive Register, or RAR, up to 2,300 lei (EUR1-RON7276) to have emissions assessed.

Hungary’s MOL Eyes Pol Support To Speed Up Nabucco Proj Construction

12:16, 01 Apr. 2008
Hungary's oil group MOL proposed last week the setting up of a political support body to speed up Nabucco gas pipeline construction, that would include, besides representatives of the six member companies, European Union and Azerbaijan representatives, a MOL press release reads.

Romania In EU Top Ten According To Livestock Numbers In ‘07

12:10, 01 Apr. 2008
Romania ranked among the top ten countries in the E.U. by number of cattle and swine in 2007, the Romanian Statistical Institute, or INS, said Tuesday.

Romanian President Says NATO Must Ensure Safe Energy Transport In Europe – Paper

11:09, 01 Apr. 2008
NATO is not a humanitarian organization, but a military alliance which must guarantee safe energy transports in Europe, Romanian President Traian Basescu told Swiss daily Le Temps ahead of the NATO summit to start in Bucharest April 2.

Romania To Propose U.S. Bilateral Solution For Anti-Missile Shield

10:44, 01 Apr. 2008
Romania will plead for a NATO anti-missile shield, complementary to that of the U.S., which doesn’t cover all countries in the Alliance, Romanian President Traian Basescu told he public television network TVR Monday.

Romania’s Pres Says Russia Should Try Different Approach Regarding NATO

21:59, 31 Mart. 2008
Romania’s president Traian Basescu said on Monday speaking at the public television that Russia needs to forget about the logic of the cold war and try collaborating with the NATO alliance.

Pres Says Romania Is No Unconditional Troops Supplier In Afghanistan

21:10, 31 Mart. 2008
Romania’s president Traian Basescu said on Monday speaking at the national television that Romania will not be an unconditional troop supplier in Afghanistan, stating that the country is ready to send troops, but not while other countries withdraw theirs.

Bucharest’s Green Space Under EU Norms Per Capita

20:30, 31 Mart. 2008
Each of Bucharest’s citizens benefits from only 16.38 square meters of green space, much under the average of 26 square meters imposed by the European Union, according to the most recent statistics conducted by the Bucharest mayoralty, in January 2008.

Special Security Measures Taken On Baneasa Airport In View Of NATO Summit

19:36, 31 Mart. 2008
Special security measures have been taken on “Aurel Vlaicu” Airport in Baneasa to monitor the perimeter of the airport in view of the NATO Summit to take place between April 2 and April 4.

Romanian Govt To Refund New, Old Car Tax Difference

17:26, 31 Mart. 2008
The Romanian government will refund the sum resulted from paying the old car tax, stipulated in the Fiscal Code, and the new car tax formula, computed with respect to the characteristics of each car.

Romanian Car Pollution Tax To Observe Car Tech Data – Sources

16:40, 31 Mart. 2008
The Romanian pollution tax for cars will be set with respect for the technical data of each particular car, based on carbon dioxide and noxious gas emissions, since the new system of calculation, discussed Monday, was approved by the Executive, Ministry sources told MEDIAFAX.

Women’s Day, Men’s Day Could Become Legal Holidays In Romania

14:47, 31 Mart. 2008
Women’s Day and Men’s Day could become legal holidays in Romania according to a draft law based on a citizens’ initiative to declare May 5 Men’s Day and for both days to be considered legal holidays.

Romanian Competition Watchdog OKs Romanian Beer Mkr Sale To Heineken

14:43, 31 Mart. 2008
Romanian competition authority gave green light to the takeover of Romanian beer maker Bere Mures by Austria’s Brau Union AG Austria, part of Dutch group Heineken, the authority said Monday.

Romanian Orthodox Church Leader Might Meet Laura Bush

13:32, 31 Mart. 2008
A special room has been arranged at the Bucharest military hospital for a potential meeting between U.S. First Lady Laura Bush and Romanian Orthodox Church Patriarch Daniel, officials told MEDIAFAX Monday.

Romanian Road Transporters Meet Fin Ministry Officials Tuesday To Discuss Road Toll

12:55, 31 Mart. 2008
Romanian road transporters meet Economy and Finance Ministry officials Tuesday to discuss the elimination of road tolls, request accepted by the Transport Ministry, said Augustin Hagiu, head of the Federation of Romanian Transport Operators, or FORT.

Romania’s PM Sacks Nuclear Agency Board Of Directors

12:26, 31 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu Monday sacked the entire board of directors of state-owned Nuclear Agency and replaced it with other officials hand-picked by the agency’s president.

Romania Energy Watchdog To Hike Gas Price After NATO Summit -Sources

12:09, 31 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Energy Watchdog, or ANRE will most probably hike the natural gas prices after NATO summit held during April 2 and 4, fueled by price hike requests from the country’s major gas distributors, sources with ANRE said Monday.

Hundreds Of People Accompany Linguist G. Pruteanu On His Last Journey

17:44, 30 Mart. 2008
Romanian linguist and former senator George Pruteanu was buried on Sunday at Bellu Cemetery in capital city Bucharest, in the presence of hundreds of people, among which his family, politicians and many of his friends.

National Initiative Party Appeals in Court Electoral Emblem Rejection

15:06, 30 Mart. 2008
The National Initiative Party, or PIN, considers that the decision of the Central Electoral Bureau to reject the electoral emblem of the alliance, whose candidate for the Bucharest mayoralty is its leader Cosmin Gusa is “an attempt against the freedom of competition.”

Interest Group Sets Up Illegal Bucharest Chamber Of Commerce- CCIB

14:38, 30 Mart. 2008
The Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIB) accuses “a certain interest group” of trying to set up an illegal Chamber of Commerce in Bucharest in order to get their hands on all of CCIB’s patrimony.

Romania’s Econ Fin Min Hopes Romanians Will Embrace Car Tax Formula

18:14, 29 Mart. 2008
Romania’s minister of economy and finance Varujan Vosganian on Saturday told a news conference he hopes Romanians express favorable opinions regarding the car tax issue, as this is a measure that aims to reduce the level of pollution and help the environment.

Romania’s Econ Fin Min Says Pension Point Might Increase Before Jan 1, ’09

17:12, 29 Mart. 2008
Romanian minister of economy and finance Varujan Vosganian on Saturday told a news conference that the pension point might increase before January 1, 2009, date forwarded until now, if the budget allows it.

Democrat Liberal Official Accuses Govt Of Incompetence In Managing Car Tax Issue

16:29, 29 Mart. 2008
Theodor Stolojan, vice-president of the Democratic Liberal Party, on Saturday said that the tax on car registration was drawn up to meet the needs of certain car importers and accused the Government of arrogance, contempt and incompetence in managing the matter.

Romania’s Trade Register Office Might Pass In The Administration Of The Chamber Of Commerce

14:41, 29 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Trade Register Office (NTRO) might pass from the subordination of the Ministry of Justice into that of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR) according to a draft emergency ordinance initiated by the Ministry of Commerce.

Romania Makes Final Preparations For NATO Summit

14:32, 29 Mart. 2008
The final simulation of the security measures to be taken during the NATO Summit will take place in Romania’s capital city on Saturday starting 13:00 local time until 24:00.

Romania’s Forecast Commission Sees Avg Wage At RON1,819 In 2013

13:25, 29 Mart. 2008
Romania’s National Forecast Commission, or CNP, revised upwards the forecast regarding the average net wage in the interval 2008-2013, which is seen to hike from RON1,181 per employee at the beginning of the interval to RON1,819 by 2013.

Romania Switches To Summer Time

12:18, 29 Mart. 2008
Romania will change over to the summer time on the night of Saturday to Sunday, which means that 3:00 a.m local time will become 4:00 a.m.

Romania Ups Fines For False Emergency Calls

22:53, 28 Mart. 2008
The minimum fine for fake calls to the single emergency number 112 will increase five times to RON500, while fines for telecom services providers who fail to observe their obligations will increase tenfold to RON100,000.

Romanian Farmers Might Get Legal Territory Protection

17:26, 28 Mart. 2008
The Romanian Ministry of Agriculture might initiate a draft law on zootechny farms in order to protect them from the "real estate aggression," a normative act that prohibits construction near farms, said state secretary Gheorghe Albu.

Romanian Central Referee Commission Says Rapid-Steaua Decision Was Fair

16:51, 28 Mart. 2008
The Romanian Central Referee Commission (CCA) decided that the decision made by referee Alexandru Deaconu to end the match between football clubs Rapid and Steaua, in minute 74, because of objects thrown on the pitch, was fair, according to prosport.ro.

Romanian Minibus Plunges Into Ditch In W Hungary

12:49, 28 Mart. 2008
Three people, including a child, were seriously injured when a Romanian bus plunged into a ditch and turned on its side on road 8 near the Austrian border in western Hungary on Friday morning, Hungarian MTI News Agency quoted a disaster management spokesman as saying.

Romanian Flag Carrier Tarom Cancels 51 Flights During NATO Summit

12:36, 28 Mart. 2008
Romanian flag carrier Tarom will cancel 51 domestic and international flights during the NATO summit on April2-4 in Bucharest, while 12 flights will have different schedules, the carrier said Friday.

Romania To Become Europe’s 2nd Biggest Agricultural Power – PM

11:54, 28 Mart. 2008
Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Friday he wants to turn Romania into the second largest agricultural power in Europe.

EXCLUSIVE: F-15s, F-16 Fighting Falcons, KC-135E Tankers As NATO Summit Air Support

20:55, 27 Mart. 2008
The United States and NATO will unfold air patrol missions throughout the NATO summit, planes involved including F15 Strike Eagle fighters stationed in Grat Britain and F16 fighters from the Aviano base in Italy, security sources told MEDIAFAX.

Russian Leader Putin’s Vanguard Arrives In Bucharest

20:33, 27 Mart. 2008
Some 90 Russian specialists arrived Thursday on the Otopeni Airport in Bucharest, on board a special flight, their mission being to prepare the highly anticipated visit of Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Bucharest, official sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Juvenile Offender Sentenced To Ten Yrs In Italian Prison

19:53, 27 Mart. 2008
A Romanian juvenile offender was sentenced to ten years in an Italian prison, after being convicted as accessory to a murder committed in August 2007, APcom informs.

Constanta-Trieste Oil Pipe Accord Postponed On Pol Instability In Serbia

19:35, 27 Mart. 2008
The signing of the partnership agreement between the Romanian, Serbian, Croatian and Italian companies building the Pan-European Oil Pipeline linking Constanta in Romania to Trieste in Italy, was postponed on political instability in Serbia.