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Romanian Politicians Comment On New Justice Min Appointment

19:59, 29 Feb. 2008
The representatives of Romanian Parliament parties commented the decision of prime minister Calin Tariceanu to appoint Catalin Predoiu as justice minister.

Romania’s President Signs Decree To Appoint New Justice Min

19:44, 29 Feb. 2008
Romania’s president Traian Basescu on Friday signed the decree to appoint lawyer Catalin Predoiu in the position of justice minister and told him that the speculations regarding his former activity “will not endanger his position.”

Romanian Food Assoc Warn Biofuel Prod Affects Food Sector

17:30, 29 Feb. 2008
Romanian associations of companies operating in food industry ask European Commission to "carefully" consider the encouraging of biofuel sector development as it requires large quantities of grains and oil plants, to the detriment of the food sector.

New Inter-Committee Association To Develop Bucharest Infrastructure Projects

17:27, 29 Feb. 2008
Bucharest city councilors approved, Friday, the creation of the Bucharest-Ilfov Inter-Committee Association for Development (ADIBI), with the purpose of jointly achieving projects targeting the development of the region, financed through structural and cohesion funding from the European Union.

Romanian President Invites PM For Talks On Justice Minister Vacancy

16:07, 29 Feb. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu sent a letter Friday to Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu inviting him to his office Saturday for talks regarding the vacant justice minister position.

Romanian Development Min Says More People To Benefit From Social Homes

16:02, 29 Feb. 2008
Romania’s minister of development, public works and housing, Laszlo Borbely, told a news conference Friday that the new housing laws stipulate that all people who earn less than the average salary can benefit from social housing.

Low Cost Airliner Wizz Air Introduces First Domestic Flight In Romania

14:48, 29 Feb. 2008
Low cost airliner Wizz Air on Friday introduced its first domestic flight in Romania, on the route Cluj-Napoca-Bucharest, the company said.

Bread Prices In Romania Might Hike Starting May

14:20, 29 Feb. 2008
Bread prices might increase starting May this year as higher wheat prices worldwide have driven Romanian producers into exporting, while the quantities sold will be brought back to the country at a higher price, said the head of the industry’s employers’ association Rompan.

Romanian Defense Min Says Sending Troops To Chad Depends On Kosovo Situation

20:59, 28 Feb. 2008
Romania’s minister of defense Teodor Melescanu on Thursday said that the deployment of troops to Chad depends on the evolution in Kosovo, stating it is more important to be prepared for a possible mission in the Balkans area.

Romanian Labor Min Says Social Insurance Budget Can Support Pension Hike

19:36, 28 Feb. 2008
Romanian labor minister Paul Pacuraru on Thursday said for RFI Romania that the budget for social insurances has the necessary funds to hike pensions, despite of statements from analysts and politicians, and that the budget is far from being in the red.

Romanian Senate Indirectly Backs Car Pollution Tax -FinMin

18:58, 28 Feb. 2008
Romanian minister of economy and finance Varujan Vosganian said Thursday the Senate approval of the motion on a better living standard and responsible actions in the energy sector supports the Government's plan to introduce a car pollution tax.

Romanian Railroad Employees To Go On Warning Strike Next Week

18:46, 28 Feb. 2008
The National Railroad Federation “Miscare Comerciala” will organize on March 5 a two-hour warning strike, asking for the increase of the minimum gross wage to RON500 as of January 1 and RON570 as of May 1 as well as for better working conditions.

Romania’s Antibiotice Iasi Privatization To Be Resumed In Jul, Aug

18:30, 28 Feb. 2008
The privatization of Romanian drug maker Antibiotice Iasi will be resumed in July or August, most likely through public outcry bid, after the Government asked privatization authority AVAS to recall the sale offer, government sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Constitutional Court Rules On Govt Vs CSAT Matter

17:34, 28 Feb. 2008
The judges of the Constitutional Court ruled that the government broke other laws, but not the Constitution when it enacted normative acts without consulting the High Council for National Defense, or CSAT first.

Romania’s Transylvania Hwy Project Out Of Money, Works Might Cease

16:37, 28 Feb. 2008
The Romanian National Company for Highways and National Roads (CNADNR) has already used up the 2008 budget for the Transylvania highway, connecting central Brasov to northwestern Bors, and works might cease in these conditions, said the general director of the company, Mihai Grecu.

Republic Of Moldova Accuses Romania Of Propaganda In Secret Report

16:30, 28 Feb. 2008
The Republic of Moldova accuses Romania of propaganda in secret report drafted by the Moldovan culture ministry and presented to president Vladimir Voronin, which analyses the political and ideological implications of folk songs aired on the opposition’s radio stations.

Romanian PM Asks Magistrates Not To Make A Habit Of Salary Demands

16:30, 28 Feb. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu on Thursday asked magistrates not to make a habit of talking salary demands up in court and assured that magistrates will benefit from incomes high enough to ensure the independence of the legal system.

Romania To Nearly Abolish Severe Poverty After Euro Adoption – Fin Min

15:02, 28 Feb. 2008
Severe poverty, an indicator referring to people whose monthly expenses total less than 100 lei (EUR1=RON3.6548), will be reduced in 2009 to 2.3-2.4% of the population and will be extremely scarce after euro adoption, Romania’s economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian said Thursday.

Some 4.4M Families In Romania Receive RON800M Heating Pwr Aids –FinMin

14:48, 28 Feb. 2008
Some 4.4 million families in Romania benefited from 800 million lei (EUR1-RON3.6548) worth of heating power aids between December 2007 and February 2008, minister of Economy and Finance Varujan Vosganian said Thursday.

Romania’s 07 Budget Deficit At 2.63% Of GDP – Fin Min

14:20, 28 Feb. 2008
Romania ran a consolidated budget deficit of 2.63% of gross domestic product in 2007, according to European Union calculation methods, Finance Minister Varujan Vosganian said Thursday.

Romanian Govt Already Considered Most Demands In Opposition’s Simple Motion – Fin Min

14:18, 28 Feb. 2008
Most of the demands senators included in the simple motion on the poor living standard, such as fighting poverty, cutting budget expenses and increasing the minimum wage, have already been solved or are being considered by the government, economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian said.

Siveco Romania Buys Bulgaria’s IT Co Latona For EUR3M

12:44, 28 Feb. 2008
IT solution developer Siveco Romania paid EUR3 million for the entire stake in peer company Latona Bulgaria, Siveco said in a statement Thursday.

Italy Issues New Decree On Expulsion Of EU Citizens On Public Safety Grounds

12:19, 28 Feb. 2008
The Italian government adopted Wednesday a new decree regarding the expulsion of EU citizens who commit crimes on Italian territory.

Romanian President Basescu Accused Of Nepotism

10:22, 28 Feb. 2008
Eugen Stamate, member of the presidential committee for education and research, said Wednesday he resigned his position as soon as he heard the president’s youngest daughter, Elena Basescu, was elected secretary general of the Democratic liberal Party’s youth organization with "98% of the votes”.

Romanian Internet Users Appoint Leading Brands In Poll

19:36, 27 Feb. 2008
Coca-Cola and Nokia were dubbed by Romanian internet users as the most trustworthy and popular brands online, while Dacia is a leader among Romanian brands, according to the study "Leading Brands by Romanian Internet Users," compiled by Gemius, in collaboration with Evensys.

Romanian Govt Annuls Privatization Method Of Antibiotice

19:08, 27 Feb. 2008
The Romanian Government has annulled on Wednesday the decision to privatize the country’s last remaining state-owned drug maker Antibiotice SA through open bid, the government said in a statement.

Romanian Parliament Parties Convene On Education Pact

18:47, 27 Feb. 2008
The Democratic Union of Magyars in Romania, the social democrats, the liberals and the democrat liberals announced, after meeting president Traian Basescu, that they are ready and willing to sing the pact on education.

Nearly One Third Of Romanians Lack Running Water, Sewage

16:35, 27 Feb. 2008
Romania’s environment minister Attila Korodi said Wednesday 32% of Romanians lack running water and sewage services and Romania needs to invest in waste management, water and waste water administration to catch up with other European countries.

Romanian PM Unpleasantly Surprised By EC Decision On Automobile Craiova Sale

15:59, 27 Feb. 2008
Romanian Premier Calin Tariceanu said on Wednesday he was unpleasantly surprised by the European Commission’s decision regarding the sale of auto-assembly plant Automobile Craiova, mentioning there will be no appeal to the decision to complete the privatization process.

EC Asks Romania To Recover EUR27M State Aid From Automobile Craiova

15:03, 27 Feb. 2008
European Commission asked the Romanian government to recover EUR27 million from Automobile Craiova, which represent, following EC investigations, illegal state aid in the context of the company’s privatization and its sale to Ford Motor Company in September 2007.

Romanian Senate OKs Additional Aid To Low-Income Families

13:24, 27 Feb. 2008
The Romanian Senate in plenary session Wednesday adopted a proposal of the Conservative Party for the grant of additional aid to families whose incomes are lower than the net average salary and to single-parent families with the same low income.

Romanian President Consults Parliament Parties On Education Plan

10:48, 27 Feb. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu meets Wednesday with representatives of parliament parties to discuss the National Plan for Education.

Thirty Illegal Immigrants, Including Romanians, Arrested In Chicago

10:35, 27 Feb. 2008
More than 200 illegal immigrants who had previously been ordered out of the country were arrested in Illinois and five other states during a four-day sweep that ended Monday, the Chicago Tribune reported federal officials as saying.

Romanian PM Mulls Extending Def Min’s Justice Interim Term

09:50, 27 Feb. 2008
Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu will propose acting defense minister Teodor Melescanu for a new interim term at the Justice ministry at the end of this week, PRO TV cited liberal sources as saying.

Social Democrats, Conservatives’ No-Confidence Motion Enacted By Senate

21:26, 26 Feb. 2008
The simple motion “Put an end to poor living standards! Put an end to the irresponsibility in the energy sector,” initiated by members of the leftist opposition Social Democratic Party, or PSD, and of the Conservative Party, or PC, was enacted on Tuesday by the Senate with 74 votes in favor and 33 against.

Romania’s Petrom Mulls Entering Ukrainian Mkt

21:01, 26 Feb. 2008
Romania’s oil and gas company Petrom (SNP.RO) is searching for opportunities to enter the oil market in Ukraine, especially in the fields of oil exploitation and fuel distribution, the company’s CEO Mariana Gheorghe said Tuesday.

Romanian PM Says VAT Cut For Basic Food Cannot Be Operated

18:37, 26 Feb. 2008
Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu Tuesday said that cutting the value added tax for basic food products, measure proposed by the Senate, is not an option as other taxes should be increased in order to counter the measure.

Romanian PM Confident Yr-End Budget Deficit Below 3% Of GDP

17:21, 26 Feb. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Tuesday that the country’s budget deficit will stay below 3% of gross domestic product in 2008, and says it will continue to support the central bank’s policies to temper inflation.

UK Granted Over 30,000 Work Cards To Romanians, Bulgarians In 2007

15:53, 26 Feb. 2008
British authorities granted 30,570 work cards to Romanian and Bulgarian nationals in 2007, the government said in a statement Tuesday.

Romania’s Econ Min To Propose PM Tariceanu To Reduce Budget Expenses By EUR1.1B

15:23, 26 Feb. 2008
Romania’s Economy and Finance Ministry will propose to Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu to cut the expenses by EUR1.1 billion from this year’s budget, without reducing however the budget destined for investments, Finance Minister Varujan Vosganian said Tuesday.