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Employees Of Carmaker Dacia Continue General Strike

12:50, 25 Mart. 2008
The employees of Romanian carmaker Dacia Pitesti, the local division of French Renault, continue the general strike Tuesday after the unionists rejected the salary offer forwarded by the plant’s management, saying it was largely the same as the old one forwarded last week.

Romania 2007 Job Vacancy Rate Up 0.28 Pcts On Yr, To 2.06%

12:29, 25 Mart. 2008
The average rate of vacant jobs in Romania stood at 2.06% in 2007, up 0.28 percentage points on the year, the country’s statistical Institute, or INS, said Tuesday.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Hear Football Federation Head

11:39, 25 Mart. 2008
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors heard Tuesday Mircea Sandu, president of the Romania Football Federation (FRF), as witness in the file concerning transfers of footballers.

Munaf Fears Torture If Turned To Iraqi Authorities

10:41, 25 Mart. 2008
The lawyer for U.S./Iraqi citizen Mohammad Munaf will argue on Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court that his client fears being tortured if turned over to Iraqi authorities, ABC News reported.

Romanian Ctrl Bk Might Add 0.5 Percentage Points To Main Rate – Analysts

20:54, 24 Mart. 2008
Romania’s central bank will add 0.5 percentage points to the main rate, which will reach 9.5%, under pressure from the constantly high inflation, according to most economic analysts.

TB Cases In Romania On Downward Path – Health Min

19:47, 24 Mart. 2008
The number of tuberculosis cases in Romania dropped nearly 30% to 110.1 cases per one thousand inhabitants during 2002-2007, but the country still has the highest TB rate in Europe, Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu said Monday.

Romania’s Dacia Car Factory Management Challenges Strike In Court

18:41, 24 Mart. 2008
The management of Romanian car factory Dacia Renault Pitesti challenged in court the legality of the general strike initiated by factory employees, filing a complaint with the Agres Court, according to the communication director within Dacia, Liviu Ion.

Romanian High Court To Decide If Min Liability Law Affects Zambaccian Case

17:19, 24 Mart. 2008
The panel of nine judges within the Romanian High Court of Justice will decide, April 7, if the Zambaccian file is returned to anticorruption prosecutors or it remains on trial by the three-magistrate panel within the High Court.

Arabian Businessman Fatih Taher Buys 80% In FC Rapid Bucharest

16:47, 24 Mart. 2008
Arabian businessman Fatih Taher, owner of several companies in Romania, on Monday said he struck a deal with George Copos to buy a 80% stake in FC Rapid Bucharest football club.

Galati Local Council Fulfils Dream Of Romanian Private Killed In Afghanistan

16:21, 24 Mart. 2008
The family of Romanian second lieutenant (post-mortem) Ionut Cosmin Sandu, killed in Afghanistan last Thursday, will get a new two room- apartment from the Local Council of Galati town, southeastern Romania.

Romania 39/61 Most Sought After By Retailers

16:02, 24 Mart. 2008
Romania ranks 39th of 61 in a world ranking by the top 250 retail companies, drawn up by real estate agency CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), overtaking countries sucha s Norway, Luxemburg, Finland or Brazil.

Romanian Beekeepers May Access EU Funds If Organized In Associations

15:19, 24 Mart. 2008
Romanian beekeepers are allowed to access EU funds, as of 2008, via the National Beekeeping Program, if they are organized in associations and hold professional training certificates in the field.

Romania Dacia Employees Continue Strike, Reject Management Offer

15:08, 24 Mart. 2008
Unionists with Dacia Renault Pitesti said Monday the management’s new offer is largely the same as the old one and employees continue protests.

Seven Romanian Human Traffickers Get Jail Sentence In Spain

13:57, 24 Mart. 2008
The Spanish Supreme Court ratified a sentence from the provincial court in Almeria which gave prison terms totaling 62 years to seven members of a Romanian network based in Vera which forced two countrywomen to work as prostitutes in local clubs, typicallyspanish.com reported Monday.

Rapid Bucharest Coach Quits – Official

12:54, 24 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Rapid Bucharest general manager Constantin Zotta told MEDIAFAX Monday coach Mircea Rednic quit the position of main coach for the team.

Romanian Football Mogul Becali Meets Anticorruption Prosecutors

11:33, 24 Mart. 2008
Romanian football mogul Gigi Becali went Monday to the National Anticorruption Department, summoned by prosecutors who are investigating him for a land swap with the Defense Ministry.

Employees Of Carmaker Dacia Start General Strike

10:28, 24 Mart. 2008
Over 10,000 employees of Romanian carmaker Dacia Pitesti, the local division of French Renault, went on general strike Monday, March 24, after failed negotiations for higher salaries.

Romania’s Planned Energy Holding Could Start Ops By May 1 – Official

21:30, 23 Mart. 2008
The Romanian government could approve the decision setting up the country’s planned energy giant before May 1, and the company could be registered and start operating by that time, Teodor Atanasiu, head of the privatization agency AVAS, told a news conference Sunday.

Romanian Conservatives Ask Urgent Pullout Of Romanian Troops From Iraq

17:14, 23 Mart. 2008
Romanian conservative leader Daniela Popa asked the country’s supreme defense council CSAT to draft a clear pullout scheduled for Romanian troops in Iraq.

Romania Feels External Shocks Harder Than Other Countries In The Region –IMF Adviser

16:20, 23 Mart. 2008
International shocks have a bigger impact on Romania than other countries in the region and investor sentiment worsens on the country’s unpredictable economic policies and lack of measure to narrow deficits, said International Monetary Fund adviser Mihai Tanasescu.

Romanian Coal Miners To Get 28% Salary Hike This Year

15:10, 23 Mart. 2008
Romanian miners with the national coal mining company SNLO will increase some 28% this year, said union leader Viorel Temelescu, head of the negotiating committee.

Romanian Private Killed In Afghanistan Repatriated

14:42, 23 Mart. 2008
The lifeless body of Romanian second lieutenant (post-mortem) Ionut Cosmin Sandu, killed in Afghanistan Thursday, was repatriated Sunday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Want New Constitution, Single Chamber Parliament

08:57, 23 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Constitution needs to be amended to clearly state relations between the president and the prime minister and the Parliament should be reduced to a single decisional chamber, democrat liberal leader Emil Boc said Saturday

Romanian Health Ministry To Propose Hospital-Media Communication Rules

16:59, 22 Mart. 2008
Romania’s health minister Eugen Nicolaescu told a news conference Saturday he decided to introduce public communication rules following the clash between journalists and hospital security earlier this week at a children’s hospital in Bucharest.

Rapid Bucharest Coach Stays, Owner Cites Evidence Incidents Were Staged

16:19, 22 Mart. 2008
Rapid Bucharest majority owner George Copos told Radio InfoPro Saturday he “barely persuaded” coach Mircea Rednic not to quit the team after the match against rival Steaua.

Romanian Police Find 17 Pirate Radio Stations In Check-Up

14:42, 22 Mart. 2008
Romanian police along experts of the country’s communication watchdog ANRCTI searched 17 homes in capital city Bucharest Friday and found pirate radio stations, for which they opened criminal records, the police said Saturday.

Romanian Leftist Opp Leader: Top Leaders Have Final Say On Bucharest Mayor Candidate

13:48, 22 Mart. 2008
The leader of Romania’s leftist opposition Social Democratic Party, Mircea Geoana, said Saturday a final decision regarding the party’s candidate for Bucharest mayor has not yet been made.

Romanian Job Fair Reveals Interest In IT Jobs Among Young Professionals

18:21, 21 Mart. 2008
The fourth edition of the Romanian job fair "Angajatori de top" opened Friday, in Bucharest, while jobs in IT and economy were the most sought after in the first hours, according to Anca Giurca, one of the organizers.

Romanian PM Resents President’s Low Blow

17:36, 21 Mart. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said on Friday that he tried to make peace with the president and the latter retorted him with accusations and lies.

Romania To Cancel Some 18 Flights To Bucharest During NATO Summit

15:54, 21 Mart. 2008
Fifteen to 18 two-way flights of Romanian flag-carrier Tarom and other airlines will be cancelled on Bucharest’s international Otopeni airport during the NATO summit early April, airport communication manager Valentin Iordache said Friday.

Romanian Border Police Seize Anti-NATO Activists

15:18, 21 Mart. 2008
Six German anti-NATO activists were detained Friday at Romania’s southern border, when police found several signs bearing anti-globalization messages in their car.

Romanian President, PM Continue Row Over Protégés

14:45, 21 Mart. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu engaged in a sarcastic back-and-forth Friday in Craiova, southern Romania, where Romania and U.S. giant Ford Motor Co. wrapped up the deal to buy state-owned auto assembly plant Automobile Craiova.

Ford, Romania Wrap Up Craiova Auto Plant Deal

13:40, 21 Mart. 2008
U.S. automaker Ford Co. (F) Friday closed the deal to buy a 72.4% stake in Romanian state-owned auto assembly plant Automobile Craiova for EUR57 million.

Romanian Pres Comments On Ford-Automobile Craiova Sale Contract

13:00, 21 Mart. 2008
Romania President Traian Basescu Friday criticized the fact that the annexes to the sale contract of state-owned assembly plant Automobile Craiova to US Ford Motor Co. regarding the wages of the Romanian representatives in the Managing Board or Ford’s future environmental investments are classified.

Romanian Family Physicians Face New Rules

10:49, 21 Mart. 2008
Romanian family physicians must team up with at least one medical assistant irrespective of the number of patients registered on their lists, according to a draft frame-contract on the provision of healthcare services in 2008, health minister Eugen Nicolaescu said Thursday.

Violence Halts Bucharest Derby, Rapid Coach Quits

10:02, 21 Mart. 2008
Rapid Bucharest coach Mircea Rednic resigned Thursday after the derby against Steaua Bucharest was abandoned in the 74th minute, when central referee Alexandru Deaconu was hit by an object thrown from the home side fans’ area.

Blast Causes Romanian Fatality In Afghanistan

19:12, 20 Mart. 2008
The Romanian Ministry of Defense announced that one Romanian soldier was killed and another one injured in Afghanistan.

Romanian Oil Pipe Springs New Leak, Floods Farmland

18:48, 20 Mart. 2008
A new leak sprung in the oil pipeline cracked yesterday in Arges county, flooding with some one ton of crude oil two households and four farmlands and one fishing lake.

Romanian Prosecutors Probe Agriculture Payment Agency – Sources

17:20, 20 Mart. 2008
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors launched a probe into an alleged illegal auction organized by the farming payment agency APIA to buy ATVs, people close to the matter said Thursday.

Romanian Govt Control Dept Finds Agriculture Agency Auction Illegal

16:06, 20 Mart. 2008
The Romanian government’s control body asked the Ministry of Agriculture and the Public Procurement Authority to sanction the guilty parties in the auction organized by the agriculture payment agency APIA to buy ATVs, where a noncompliant bid was accepted.