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Romanian PM Launches Attacks At ‘Real Estate Jackals’ Surrounding State Patrimony Auth

15:49, 11 Apr. 2008
Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu on Friday launched a harsh attack at the “real estate jackals” and the “racketeers” surrounding the state patrimony authority RA-APPS.

Romania’s Dacia Employees End Three-Week General Strike

13:53, 11 Apr. 2008
Employees of Romanian carmaker Dacia, the local unit of French Renault, will end the general strike Friday after three weeks of protests, as unions and management reached an agreement on wage raises and will sign the collective labor contract.

Romanian Social Democrats Ask VP To Run For Bucharest Mayor, VP Declines

12:39, 11 Apr. 2008
Leaders of Romania’s leftist opposition Social Democratic Party, or PSD, asked party vice-president Cristian Diaconescu Thursday evening to run for the general mayor seat in capital Bucharest, but Diaconescu declined, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian PM Says First Road Section Of Transylvania Highway Ready In ‘08

11:37, 11 Apr. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Friday in Romania’s western county of Bihor that the first 25- kilometer road section of Transylvania Highway would be ready to use this year in the central county of Cluj, stressing he is pleased with the construction works.

Romania’s Feb Net Salary Dn 5.5% M-M To RON1,134

11:13, 11 Apr. 2008
Romania's net average salary fell 5.5% to 1,134 lei (EUR1-RON3.6704) in real terms in February 2008, compared with January 2008, the National Institute for Statistics said Friday.

Romania’s Feb Indus Sales Up 5.1% On Yr

10:01, 11 Apr. 2008
Romania’s industrial sales rose 5.1% on the year in February due to 27.4% growth in the energy sector and 2.1% hike in the manufacturing sector, the National Institute of Statistics, or INS, said Friday.

Romanian Feb Industrial Output +7.7% On Year

10:01, 11 Apr. 2008
Romanian industrial output grew 7.7% on the year in February led by energy and manufacturing growth, the National Statistical Institute said Friday.

Romanian High Council Of Magistrates Rejects Pres Statement

20:58, 10 Apr. 2008
The president of the Romanian High Council of the Magistrates, Lidia Barbulescu, said that president Traian Basescu’s statement, according to which "the judge who ruled on the - Bordei Park- case is corrupt," violates the presumption of innocence.

Romanian Consul To Poland Must Be Sanctioned In Crulic’s Death-PM

18:29, 10 Apr. 2008
Foreign ministry’s preliminary report on the case of Romanian national Claudiu Crulic who died in a Polish hospital following an ignored hunger strike is insufficient, Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Thursday.

Romanian Embassy Acted Correctly In Case Of Wanted Businessman-Foreign Min

17:12, 10 Apr. 2008
Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said, in reply to a media report, that embassy officials in Vienna acted correctly in the case of Romanian businessman Severin Tcaciuc, internationally wanted on fiscal evasion charges.

Romania Constitutional Court Mitigates Conflict Btw Parliament, Public Min

16:58, 10 Apr. 2008
Romania’s Constitutional Court Thursday published the decision regarding the legal conflict between the Parliament and the Public Ministry, concerning the procedures needed to request the prosecution of members and former members of the government for acts committed while in office.

Romanian Interior Ministry Says Police Strike Is Uncalled-For

16:56, 10 Apr. 2008
The Romanian Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform sees as unjustified the protest march and rally planned by police officers for Saturday, given that talks with the protesters have already generated solutions for their claims.

Romanian FM Calls For Update On Internationally Wanted Businessman Tcaciuc

15:16, 10 Apr. 2008
Romanian foreign minister Adrian Cioroianu on Thursday urged for an update on the situation of businessman Severin Tcaciuc, internationally wanted on fiscal evasion charges.

Romanian Teachers To Get Higher Wages Instead Of Vouchers – Fin Min

12:46, 10 Apr. 2008
Romanian teachers will receive an average RON160 raise starting April 1 to compensate for the decision by which the government decided to no longer grant gift vouchers to public sector employees, finance minister Varujan Vosganian said Thursday.

Employees With Carmaker Dacia Organize Rally In S Romania

12:36, 10 Apr. 2008
Over 3,000 people, gathered on Thursday in southern Romanian town of Pitesti at the rally organized by employees of carmaker Dacia Pitesti, the local unit of French Renault, who have been on strike for the past two weeks.

Bucharest Teachers On Go-Slow Strike Over Gift Vouchers Decision

12:11, 10 Apr. 2008
Teachers in pre-university education in Romania’s capital city of Bucharest went on go-slow strike Thursday protesting against the government’s decision to suspend the granting of gift vouchers.

Romanian Mar Jobless Rate Falls To 4.2% Vs 4.3% In Feb

12:08, 10 Apr. 2008
Romania's unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.2% in March from 4.3% in February, due to seasonal job openings in agriculture and constructions, the country’s employment agency said Thursday.

Romanian Jan-Feb Budget Surplus At 0.21% Of GDP

09:44, 10 Apr. 2008
Romania’s consolidated state budget ran a surplus of 0.21% of gross domestic product in the first two months of this year, data from the finance ministry showed Thursday.

Romanian Pres Says The EC Approved Car Tax Is Illegal

00:26, 10 Apr. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said on television station B1Tv, when the host told him there is a tax that "was changed seven times," that he does not want to discuss that tax, because it is illegal.

Romanian Pres Discusses Bucharest City Hall Candidates, Chooses Favorite

00:04, 10 Apr. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said on television station B1 Tv that Vasile Blaga, the democrat liberal candidate for Bucharest city hall, will "pulverize" Miron Mitrea, whose name is mentioned as social democrat candidate for the same position.

Romanian Liberal Head Refuses Wildcard Candidate – Sources

00:02, 10 Apr. 2008
The president of the Romanian National Liberal Party, Calin Tariceanu, refused the proposition of current Bucharest District 4 mayor, Adrian Inimaroiu, as candidate for another mandate in the same position, liberal sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romania To Sign Gas Deal Directly With Gazprom

00:01, 10 Apr. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said on television station B1 Tv that he will go to Russia, probably in autumn, and he will discuss a direct contract with Russian state owned gas company Gazprom, since Romania is currently importing gas through intermediaries.

Romanian Consul In Warsaw Might Be Recalled In Crulic Aftermath

21:22, 09 Apr. 2008
Romanian foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu said he would meet with prime minister Calin Tariceanu during the evening and added the Romanian consul in Warsaw might be recalled because of "discrepancies" occurring in his statements.

Romanian Cab Drivers Cancel Protest To Keep It Apolitical

20:10, 09 Apr. 2008
The National Association of Taxi Transportation Operator Managers cancelled the protest planned to take place Thursday between 10:00 and 13:00 local time, where taxi drivers were to gather in Aviatorilor Boulevard and march up to the Constitutiei Square.

Ukraine Interested In Acquiring Romania’s 27% Stake In Krivoy Rog Mining Plant

19:33, 09 Apr. 2008
Ukraine is interested in taking over Romania’s 27% stake in mining plant at Krivoy Rog, the Romanian Ministry of Economy and Finance said in a statement Wednesday.

Bucharest Cab Drivers Go On Hunger Strike

19:31, 09 Apr. 2008
A total number of 70 cab drivers went on hunger strike in front of Bucharest City hall, asking for new amendments to the Law on taxi driving so that they receive the operating licenses already issued for taxi companies using rented cars.

Romanian Interior Min Demands Police Establish Clear COD In Crulic’s Case

18:38, 09 Apr. 2008
Romanian Interior Minister Cristian David requested the national Police take necessary action to “establish with certainty” the circumstances surrounding the death of Romanian Crulic Claudiu, who died in a Polish hospital following an ignored hunger strike.

IMF Sees Romania’s Inflation Slowing To 6.3% In ’08

17:52, 09 Apr. 2008
Romania’s 2008 consumer price index is seen rising by 6.3% at the end of the year, a slowdown compared with 6.57% in December 2007, the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, said in a report.

Israeli Investment In Romania Tops EUR2 Billion-Attaché

17:43, 09 Apr. 2008
Israeli investments in Romania exceeded EUR2 billion, the bulk of which being directed to the real estate sector, according to Israeli Embassy commercial attaché Yifat Inbar.

Romanian PM Calls For Investigations Over Bread Price Increases

17:02, 09 Apr. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu asked agriculture and finance ministers to start an investigation to find out the reasons behind the decision to hike bread prices announced by the owners’ association in the industry, Rompan.

Romanian Liberals “Cry Wolf” After Pensioners’ Rally

16:55, 09 Apr. 2008
The coordinator of the Romanian liberal electoral campaign in local elections, Bogdan Olteanu, accused the democrats and the social democrats of electoral bribery, saying they gave eastern Romanian city Galati pensioners money to come to the rally in Bucharest.

Over 100 Pensioners, Party Members Protested At Govt HQ

15:44, 09 Apr. 2008
Over 100 pensioners and members of the People’s and Social Protection Party, or PPPS, protested Wednesday at the government’s headquarters, with pensioners demanding a hike in the pension point of up to 60% of wages and party members promising to approve the hike if voted into the government.

Romanian Cab Drivers To Organize Protest In Capital City Bucharest

14:44, 09 Apr. 2008
Two taxi drivers’ associations will organize a rally in capital city Bucharest Thursday, displeased with the provisions of the Law regulating the activity of taxi drivers.

Romanian Dacia Employees Reject New Wage Offer, Continue Gen Strike

14:24, 09 Apr. 2008
Employees of Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia, the local unit of French Renault, continue the general strike started more than two weeks ago, union leaders said Wednesday after a new round of negotiations with management failed.

Romanian PM Very Upset With Approach To Case Of Romanian Dead In Poland

13:32, 09 Apr. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu told foreign minister Adrian Cioroianu in the cabinet meeting Wednesday he is “very upset” about Romanian authorities’ approach to the case of the Romanian citizen who died in Poland of starvation.

Romanian Revolutionaries Protest In Strasbourg, Send Memo To ECHR

13:19, 09 Apr. 2008
Romanian revolutionaries protest on Wednesday in Strasbourg and will submit another memo and additional documents with the European Court Of Human Rights in an attempt to force Romanian authorities to solve the files of the anti-communist Revolution in December 1989.

Romania’s Govt May OK Second Budget Revision In June

12:42, 09 Apr. 2008
Romania’s government may revise its consolidated state budget for the second time in June and give more funds to its ministries, following better-than-expected revenues in the first quarter of this year, Romanian Finance and Economy Minister Varujan Vosganian said Wednesday.

Pension Hikes In Romania Not Election-Driven – Fin Min

12:35, 09 Apr. 2008
Romanian economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian said Wednesday that potential pension increases this year are not election-driven, adding raises come only from the pension budget.

Romanian Ctrl Bk Gov Reiterates ’08 CPI Forecast At 5%-6%

11:22, 09 Apr. 2008
Romania’s central bank governor Mugur Isarescu reiterated Wednesday that he expects the country’s resurgent inflation to fall between 5%-6% by yearend, above the central bank’s target range for this year.

Romanian Ctrl Bk Head: Current Leu Level More Sustainable

11:02, 09 Apr. 2008
The Romanian leu’s current level is more sustainable than last year’s highs and more likely to help narrow the country’s stretching current account deficit, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday.