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Romania’s Privatization Authority Cancels Privatization Offer For Antibiotice

17:54, 05 Mart. 2008
Romania’s privatization authority AVAS repealed the privatization offer for the country’s last remaining state-owned drug maker Antibiotice SA (ATB.RO), after last week the Government annulled the decision to sell the company through open bid, AVAS announced on Wednesday.

BMW To Launch New X6 Model In Romania By Mid-Summer

17:30, 05 Mart. 2008
German carmaker BMW will launch its X6 model in Romania by mid-summer, BMW spokesman Andreas Lampka said Wednesday.

Romanian Govt Decided To Hold Local Polls Jun 1 – Sources

16:11, 05 Mart. 2008
The Romanian government decided in principle to organize local elections on June 1, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Arabian Businessman Confirms Interest In FC Rapid Bucharest

16:10, 05 Mart. 2008
Arabian businessman Fatih Taher, owner of several companies in Romania, on Wednesday said his company Griro SA was interested in purchasing FC Rapid Bucharest football club.

Tiamat To Play Artmania Festival In Sibiu, Central Romania

15:05, 05 Mart. 2008
Swedish metal band Tiamat returns to Romania on July 18 to play the Artmania festival in Sibiu, central Romania, as part of the tour promoting their latest album Amanethes, to be released on April 18.

Romanian Senate Halves Fines For Unpaid Road Tolls

14:13, 05 Mart. 2008
The Romanian Senate on Wednesday adopted a proposal halving fines for drivers with unpaid road tolls and eliminated the possibility for fines to be paid on the spot.

Human Rights Court Rules Against Romania For Ill-Treatment And Ethnic Discrimination

13:43, 05 Mart. 2008
The European Court of Human Rights, or ECHR, ruled against Romania for ill-treatment and racial discrimination, forcing the government to pay EUR15,000 to a boy of Roma origin, beaten by police in 2001, when he was 14.

Distrigaz Sud: Natural Gas Prices Should Rise In 2Q

13:02, 05 Mart. 2008
Distrigaz Sud said that the tariff for imported natural gas should grow in the second quarter to $420 per 1,000 cubic meters, from the current $370.

Wage Hikes Over 10% For Romanian Rail Employees Entail Layoffs – Minister

11:05, 05 Mart. 2008
Romanian transport minister Ludovic Orban said Wednesday a wage increase of over 10% for railroad employees is only possible in the context of layoffs, and cutting expenses for maintenance and investments to hike wages is unacceptable.

Romanian Railroad Traffic Resumed After Warning Strike

10:17, 05 Mart. 2008
Romanian railroad employees ended their two-hour warning strike Wednesday morning and rail traffic has been resumed, but is expected to go back to its regular schedule around 8 p.m..

Romanian Democrat Liberal Ousted From Party For Indecent Behavior

10:09, 05 Mart. 2008
Bogdan Boza, counter-candidate of Romanian President’s daughter Elena Basescu during the elections on February 24 for the position of secretary general of the Democratic-Liberal Youth Organization (OT- PDL), was ousted from the PD-L branch of Bucharest’s District 1.

Thermal Pwr Consumption In Romania Down By Over 25% In Last Three Yrs

21:31, 04 Mart. 2008
The average thermal power consumption in Romania went down by over 25% during the last three years, according to the Romanian Association of Thermal Power Metering Services Providers (ANPSC).

Romania’s Dacia Launches New Sandero Hatch In June

20:11, 04 Mart. 2008
Automobile Dacia SA, the Romanian unit of French carmaker Renault, will start production of its brand new five-door hatch Sandero in May, which will be launched on the Romanian market in June at a price no higher than EUR9,500 for the most equipped model.

Romania’s Automobile Privatization To Be Concluded Soon – Ford

19:21, 04 Mart. 2008
U.S. giant Ford Motor Co said Tuesday as a reaction to the approval of the law over the privatization of Romania’s auto assembly plant Automobile Craiova that the privatization process will be concluded soon.

www.sport.ro Romania’s Most Visited Sport Website

19:19, 04 Mart. 2008
Romanian TV channel Sport.ro, part of MediaPro media trust, on Tuesday said its website www.sport.ro was the most visited Romanian sport site in February, outranking top-sites www.prosport.ro and www.gsp.ro.

Romanian Deputies Adopt Uninominal Voting System Law

18:42, 04 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Tuesday adopted 231 to 11 and 18 abstentions the law introducing the uninominal voting system.

Romanian Deputies Decide County Council Heads To Be Elected Uninominally

16:46, 04 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies approved Tuesday, during debates on the draft introducing the uninominal voting system, an amendment according to which county council presidents are to be elected uninominally.

Romanian Transport Min Says Rail Employees Warning Strike Is Immoral

16:33, 04 Mart. 2008
The planned strike of railroad employees is immoral and affects passengers, Romania’s transport minister Ludovic Orban said Tuesday, adding he might appeal in court a potential general strike.

Serb Protesters Hang Romanian Flag At UN Mission Building In Kosovo

16:01, 04 Mart. 2008
Employees in the Kosovo legal system staged a protest Tuesday at the headquarters of the United Nations mission in Kosovska Mitrovica, raising the flags of Serbia and Romania.

Romanian Democrat Liberals To File Criminal Complaint Against PM

15:35, 04 Mart. 2008
Lawmakers of Romania’s Democratic Liberal Party, or PDL, will file a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu Tuesday for failing to observe the parliament’s decision to cancel the car tax, said democrat liberal Cristian Radulescu.

Romanian Deputies Maintain 5% Threshold For Parliament Elections

15:00, 04 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday maintained the electoral threshold at 5% or six deputy and three senator mandates for deputies and three for senators, at the debates on the draft law introducing the uninominal voting system for parliament elections.

Linkin Park To Play Bucharest This Summer

13:24, 04 Mart. 2008
U.S. rock band Linkin Park is set for a concert in Bucharest this summer, organizers Music Management told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Budget Cuts Will Not Affect National Health Programs – Minister

12:26, 04 Mart. 2008
Romanian health minister Eugen Nicolaescu said that the cut by RON433.7 million in the budget of the Health Ministry in the year’s first budget revision would not affect the country’s national health programs.

Romanian 07 GDP +6% On Yr Vs +7.9% Yr Ago

11:21, 04 Mart. 2008
Romania’s 2007 gross domestic product growth slowed to 6% on the year in real terms, compared with a revised 7.9% a year before, the National Statistical Institute, or INS, said Tuesday.

Romanian Govt Denies Any Knowledge Of Ransom Paid For Journalists Kidnapped In Iraq

11:19, 04 Mart. 2008
The Romanian government has no information regarding any ransom paid to the kidnappers of three Romanian journalists in Iraq in 2005, government spokesperson Camelia Spataru said Tuesday.

Romanian Deputies Debate Uninominal Voting System Law

10:50, 04 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies started Tuesday debates on the draft law introducing the uninominal voting system for legislative elections.

Iraqi Court Of Cassation Cancels Death Sentence For Mohammad Munaf

19:35, 03 Mart. 2008
The decision of the Iraqi court of cassation canceling the death sentence for Mohammad Munaf, accused of kidnapping three Romanian journalists in 2005, refers to the fact that the kidnappers released the journalists after negotiating with the Romanian authorities and after receiving ransom.

Romanian Railroad Employees Go On 2-Hr Strike Over Low Wages Wed

18:55, 03 Mart. 2008
Romanian railroad unionists on Monday failed to reach an agreement with the government officials regarding salary increases and said will go on a two-hour warning strike on Wednesday.

Turkish Investors Find Little Highly Qualified Staff In Romania-Turk Pres

17:38, 03 Mart. 2008
Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Monday told Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu that Turkish investors find little highly qualified personnel in Romania, the Romanian government said in a statement.

Owners’ Associations Have To Adopt Joint-Ownership Regulation

17:20, 03 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing came forth with a joint ownership regulation to include “rules of behavior and use of the joint ownership” and is to be drawn up in maximum one year after the law is published.

Romanian Govt Cuts Expenses For Most Ministries

14:53, 03 Mart. 2008
The Romanian government will reduce budgets for nearly all ministries by a total RON2.6 billion (EUR1= RON3.7617) in the year’s first revision of the 2008 state budget.

Court Gives Final Ruling In Blast Leaving 18 Dead In Eastern Romania

13:34, 03 Mart. 2008
The three defendants in the file regarding the tragedy of May 2004, when 18 people died and 13 were injured near Mihailesti, eastern Romania, were sentenced Monday to four years in prison each.

Romania’s Agric Ministry Launches National Rural Development Plan

12:07, 03 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Ministry of Agriculture officially launched Monday the National Rural Development Plan (PNDR), allowing Romania to access EU funds of nearly EUR8 million by 2013.

Gamblers Attack Bus Passengers, Shoot Guide In W Romania

11:24, 03 Mart. 2008
The passengers of a bus bringing Romanian workers home from Spain were attacked in Arad, western Romania, Sunday night, by a group of gamblers, who shot the bus guide with a rubber ball gun.

Romania’s New Justice Minister Takes Office

09:48, 03 Mart. 2008
Romania’s newly appointed justice minister Catalin Predoiu took office Monday morning, ending the interim term of acting defense minister Teodor Melescanu.

Ford’s Auto Parts, Equip Suppliers Eye Spaces, Lands Of Romanian Tractor Mkr

23:22, 02 Mart. 2008
Several auto parts and equipment suppliers of U.S. giant Ford Motor Co expressed interest in renting some of the spaces or plots of land on the platform of Romanian tractor maker Tractorul Brasov to start new business operations here, the officials of Bucharest-based Flavus Investitii SRL said Sunday.

EXCLUSIVE: Human Rights Org Takes Romania Constitution Revision Issue Up To Court

20:48, 02 Mart. 2008
A Human Rights Organization sued the Romanian presidency, the government, the parliament, as well as other state institutions, on grounds that the 2003 law on the revision of the Constitution of Romania was not promulgated, which triggers the nullity of the country’s fundamental law- the Constitution.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Propose May 25 For Local Elections

19:41, 02 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) proposed that local elections take place on May 25 and the electoral campaign start a month earlier, Mircea Toader, leader of the party’s Galati branch, southeastern Romania, and former secretary of state within the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, told a press conference on Sunday.

Heavy Rain, Strong Wind Cause Power Outages Throughout Romania

18:42, 02 Mart. 2008
Strong wind and heavy rain during the last 24 hours caused power outages in twelve counties in northern, central and western Romania, according to the report drawn up by Romania’s Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform.

Romanian MP Urges Premier, Econ Min To Find Funds For Transylvania Highway

17:41, 02 Mart. 2008
Romanian democrat liberal MP Daniel Buda urged both Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu and economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian to find financial resources needed to continue construction works on Transylvania highway.