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Bucharest Court OKs VIas’ Release From Custody In Major Fraud Case

16:57, 07 Apr. 2008
The Bucharest Court of Appeals Monday annulled the arrest warrant of Ioana Maria Vlas, head of Romania’s former National Investment Fund, and she is free to leave custody after nearly eight years of detention at the Criminal Investigation Department.

Romania Ranks 5th In EU Based On Retail Banking Price Discrepancy -Report

16:38, 07 Apr. 2008
Romania ranks fifth in the EU-27 bloc based on differences between national banks’ prices, according to the 2008 World Retail Banking Report released by the World Bank, Capgemini, ING and the European Financial Management and Marketing Association (EFMA) on Monday.

Romanian Communications Watchdog Regulates Interception Methods

16:28, 07 Apr. 2008
The Romanian National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI) said the decision on communications interception, issued after the decision of the High Council for National Defense on March 25, only brought technical specifications regarding interception.

Romanian Liberal Leaders Say No Talk Of Sacking Foreign Minister

16:02, 07 Apr. 2008
Romanian defense minister Teodor Melescanu, in charge with the Romanian liberals’ local election campaign, said Monday there was no talk in the party regarding the behavior of foreign minister Adrian Cioroianu during the NATO summit, nor was there any talk of replacing him.

Romania Maintains Moderate Terror Alert After NATO Summit

15:13, 07 Apr. 2008
Terror alert in Romania was kept to a “moderate” level, even if the NATO summit ended last Friday, according to the official site of the Romanian Intelligence Agency – www.sri.ro.

EC Introduces Onboard Mobile Communication Services Rules

14:53, 07 Apr. 2008
The European Commission introduced a set of rules establishing harmonized conditions for the use of mobile communication services aboard aircrafts across the European Union, allowing passengers to communicate while traveling.

Fitch Places Romania In Highest Bank Systemic Risk Category

13:31, 07 Apr. 2008
Fitch Ratings on Monday placed Romania in the highest macro prudential risk category (MPI 3), due to accelerated lending growth and the rise in the domestic currency in the first half of last year, according to the agency’s Bank Systemic Risk report.

File Accusing Romanian Ex PM Returned To Anticorruption Prosecutors

13:19, 07 Apr. 2008
The “Zambaccian” file indicting former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase will be returned to anticorruption prosecutors, who have to readjust procedural documents according to the law on ministers’ liability.

Romanian Dacia Employees Continue Gen Strike, Rally On Thursday

12:17, 07 Apr. 2008
Employees of Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia, the local unit of French Renault, entered Monday their third week of general strike and will organize a four-hour rally Thursday in Pitesti, southern Romania.

Eastern Romanian City Bacau In Quarantine Over Rabies

11:18, 07 Apr. 2008
Veterinary authorities in Romania’s eastern city of Bacau decided to institute quarantine in the city over several outbreaks of rabies among stray dogs.

Romania’s Rompetrol Cuts Diesel Pump Prices By RON0.06/Liter

11:17, 07 Apr. 2008
Romania’s second-largest oil company Rompetrol Group NV cut Monday its diesel oil pump prices by 0.06 lei (EUR1=RON3.7145) per liter, the company said in a statement.

SW Romania Miners Enter Third Day Of Strike

10:43, 07 Apr. 2008
Nine miners who blocked themselves in Zegujani mine, in Romania’s southwestern county of Mehedinti, and who refuse to get out, are on the third day of strike, while the mine management says their action is illegal.

Romania Brings Home Five European Gymnastics Medals

18:10, 06 Apr. 2008
The Romanian women’s gymnastics team won five medals, two gold, two silver and one bronze, within the European Gymnastics Championship concluded Sunday in Clermont-Ferrand (France).

Polish Authorities Said Dead Romanian Citizen Was Three Times Felon

18:04, 06 Apr. 2008
The Romanian Embassy in Warsaw had not been notified by Polish authorities that Claudiu Crulic refused to eat in prison, while the prison warden said Crulic was not incarcerated for the first time in Poland.

Pepsi Americas To Build Factory In W Bucharest

17:38, 06 Apr. 2008
Soft drinks maker Quadrant Amroq Beverages (QAB), part of Pepsi Americas, will invest over $100 million in the factory it is building in Bucharest’s Militari area, the deadline for completion being 2010-2011, company president Mike Holmes told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Defense Min To Be Summoned For Senate Hearing

14:56, 06 Apr. 2008
Romanian Social Democratic Party spokesman Cristian Diaconescu said that defense minister Teodor Melescanu will be summoned for hearings by the Defense Committee within the Senate.

Romanian Authorities Ignored Romanian Fatality In Poland – Leftist Official

14:48, 06 Apr. 2008
The spokesman of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD), Cristian Diaconescu, said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should take responsibility for the Crulic case, involving the death of a Romanian citizen who went on hunger strike protesting against his alleged abusive arrest in Warsaw.

Bucharest City Hall Candidate Wants Main Train Station Relocated

14:18, 06 Apr. 2008
Romanian National Initiative Party head Cozmin Gusa said Bucharest’s main train station Gara de Nord should be moved to Bucharest outskirt commune Chitila and the Cotroceni train station should be torn down, since this would free some space for dwellings and would ease traffic in northern Bucharest

Romanian Women’s Team Gets Gold In European Gymnastics Championship

17:55, 05 Apr. 2008
The Romanian women’s gymnastics team took first place, Saturday, in the team competition within the European Gymnastics Championship held in Clermont-Ferrand (France).

Romanian Painter Sabin Balasa Buried In NE Romania

16:31, 05 Apr. 2008
Romanian painter Sabin Balasa was buried Saturday, in northeastern Romanian city Iasi, as the funeral started in the morning, when the artist’s body was laid for several hours in Sala Pasilor Pierduti within Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, a room that Balasa decorated with his paintings in the 70s.

Romanian Politician Gets Beaten, Not Robbed

16:04, 05 Apr. 2008
Gheorghe Saghian, the chief of the social democratic (PSD) electoral campaign in eastern Romanian city Galati was beaten, Saturday morning, by two unknown individuals, in the center of the city.

COM: Putin’s Stately Riddle

13:52, 05 Apr. 2008
Churchill said in 1939 he could not forecast the action of Russia, as “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” “But,” he added, “perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.” What is the meaning of the stately riddle Putin served Romanians in their own country?

Govt Gave Bucharest City Hall EUR3.7M For NATO Summit Prep

13:36, 05 Apr. 2008
The budget that the Romanian Government gave Bucharest City Hall for the organization of the NATO summit, between April 2 and 4 reached some EUR3.7 million, according to Bucharest general mayor Adriean Videanu.

Romanian Interior Min Regrets Protester Incidents

13:18, 05 Apr. 2008
Romanian interior minister Cristian David regrets the Wednesday events, when the anti-NATO protesters were raided by gendarmerie units, and added he will receive a detailed analysis on "the set of order and public safety measures" taken solely by ministry structures.

Romanian Table Tennis Player One Win Away From ‘08 Olympics

20:57, 04 Apr. 2008
Romanian table tennis player Elizabeta Samara qualified, Friday, in the finals of group S in the second round of the pre-Olympics tournament held in Nantes, after defeating Hungary’s Petra Lovas, score 4-3 (11-6, 6-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 6-11, 12-10), and is one win away from the 2008 Olympics.

Several Anti-NATO Militants To Protest In Front Of The Czech Embassy In Romania

20:08, 04 Apr. 2008
Some 20 anti-NATO protesters left Friday, around 18.15 local time, towards the Embassy of the Czech Republic, where they will display a banner written with a message criticizing the Czech Republic’s decision to accept elements of the U.S. missile shield on its territory.

Romanian PM Requests Investigation On Protester Arrests

17:50, 04 Apr. 2008
Romanian prime minister Calin Tariceanu asked interior minister Cristian David to initiate an investigation on the manner in which police forces acted against the people who protested Wednesday in a Bucharest warehouse, official sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Tennis Legend Invited For Lunch At The White House

17:12, 04 Apr. 2008
Romanian former tennis player Ilie Nastase, world’s best player in 1973, waited for American president George W. Bush at Victoria Palace, after calling Romanian prime minister Calin Tariceanu on the phone and requesting permission to come to the Government’s headquarters.

Romanian Student Fined Over Obscene Gesture To Official Convoy

16:39, 04 Apr. 2008
A Romanian student was checked, Friday, at Bucharest Police Station 10, after making an obscene gesture towards an official convoy passing through Universitatii Square and which presumably escorted American first lady Laura Bush.

NATO’s W Balkans Decision Show It Is More Than A Military Alliance – Romanian President

16:16, 04 Apr. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Friday during the Young Atlanticists’ Forum the decision taken at the NATO summit in Bucharest regarding the Western Balkans proves the Alliance’ capacity to act not just as military alliance, but also a political, visionary one.

Russia-NATO Talks Constructive Despite No Major Breakthrough – Scheffer

14:24, 04 Apr. 2008
NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Friday after the NATO–Russia Council in Bucharest the two parties expressed different views on some issues, but talks were constructive, even though no stunning breakthrough was achieved.

Romanian Doctors’ Wages Increased, Lowered Based On Quarterly Evaluations-Draft

14:16, 04 Apr. 2008
Romanian doctors might have their salaries increased or lowered by up to 50% based on the scores they receive in quarterly evaluations, according to a draft decision initiated by the Ministry of Public Health.

Media Monitoring Agency Member To Sue Bucharest Police Commissioner Over Slander

13:45, 04 Apr. 2008
Razvan Martin, Program Officer with Romania’s Media Monitoring Agency, said Friday he will sue Bucharest Police spokesman Christian Ciocan over slanderous statements.

Russia’s Putin Invites Romanian President To Moscow

13:42, 04 Apr. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu thanked Russian president Vladimir Putin Friday for having attended the NATO summit in Bucharest, and Putin invited Basescu to Moscow.

NATO Will Guide And Guard Ukraine Reform Process – Scheffer

12:09, 04 Apr. 2008
NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Friday, in the joint press conference with Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko, that the Alliance will support Ukraine in its reform process and will stay in close touch to guard and guide this process.

Ukraine Is Sovereign, Independent, Not A Product Of The Cold War – Yushchenko

12:06, 04 Apr. 2008
Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko said Friday, in the joint press conference with NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, that Ukraine is not a product of the Cold War, but a sovereign state with full rights to form its own security policy.

Bucharest Bourse Launches Arena Gateway Trading Application

11:02, 04 Apr. 2008
The Bucharest stock exchange will launch Friday a new version of its trading system, called Arena Gateway, which aims to optimize the operating flux with online trading platforms managed by brokers, the bourse said in a statement.

Romania Carmaker Dacia Resumes Production

10:33, 04 Apr. 2008
Dacia Automobile Pitesti, the local unit of French Renault, on Thursday resumed production with employees working in shifts one and two and manufactured 85 cars, compared to the daily 1,300 cars made before employees went on strike, said Liviu Ion, Dacia communication manager.

COM: NATO Brings Joy, Anger, Never Hopelessness

08:39, 04 Apr. 2008
The United States are an ally and friend to Europe, little Sarko said Thursday, and no matter how great the power overseas, it had to consider Europeans and, inevitably, Russians, when Ukraine and Georgia were given nothing but hope at the NATO summit in Bucharest.

Russian President Putin Lands In Bucharest

20:57, 03 Apr. 2008
Russian president Vladimir Putin landed in Bucharest Thursday evening and was greeted by Romanian foreign minister Adrian Cioroianu.