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Civil Society Organizations Propose Minimum Guaranteed Yield For Prv Pensions

11:59, 09 Ian. 2008
Several organizations of the civil society proposed, in an open letter to authorities including the president, prime minister and the central bank governor, the introduction of a minimum guaranteed annual yield for mandatory private pensions, equal to annual inflation.

EP Socialist Group VP Says Official Spats Taint Romania’s Image

21:40, 08 Ian. 2008
The vice president of the socialist group within the European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda, said, in connection with Romanian president Traian Basescu’s refusal to accept Norica Nicolai as justice minister, that Romania’s image is deteriorating because of these quarrels.

Romanian Maid Arrested For Murder In Rome

21:02, 08 Ian. 2008
A Romanian immigrant woman was arrested by Italian authorities after assaulting and murdering an 80-year-old woman for whom she had been working as house cleaner for a few days. The incident occurred in Albano Laziale, a town near Rome.

Romanian Pres Rejects PM Proposition For Justice Min

20:42, 08 Ian. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu wrote a letter to Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu asking him to stop proposing Norica Nicolai as justice minister, since her negative image in the public eye will not hike the people’s confidence in justice.

Romania’s President OKs Law Against Sports Violence

19:56, 08 Ian. 2008
Romania’s president Traian Basescu on Tuesday signed the decree to promulgate the Law regarding the prevention and fight against violence in sporting events.

EXCLUSIVE: Syrian Justice Evader Boasts Ease In Flight

19:43, 08 Ian. 2008
Syrian businessman Omar Hayssam, sentenced by a Bucharest court to 20 years in jail for the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists in 2005 in Iraq, told prosecutor Ciprian Nastasiu that he fled Romania “like a gentleman, his head held high, dressed to the nines, with a fake passport and a new look”.

Punk Legends Sex Pistols In Talks For Romanian Gig

17:54, 08 Ian. 2008
British punk pioneers Sex Pistols are in talks for a concert in Romania, event organizers Kompas Events, who have been negotiating with the band since December, told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Pres Asks Parliament To Ratify Lisbon Treaty

17:27, 08 Ian. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu signed, Tuesday, the Decree submitting to Parliament for ratification, the Lisbon Treaty, on the EU reform.

US Embassy Says Attaché Involved In Car Accident To Return To Romania Shortly

16:46, 08 Ian. 2008
Kevin Sandlin, the attaché of the U.S. Embassy to Bucharest involved in a car accident in Bucharest, continues to work for the embassy and will return to the country shortly, the embassy press bureau told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Preliminary Forensic Report: Transport Min Did Not Injure Anyone In Road Accident – Sources

16:11, 08 Ian. 2008
The currently incomplete forensic report in the case of Simona Todean, the alleged victim of the accident caused by transports minister Ludovic Orban, indicates the girl was not the victim of a car accident, people close to the investigation said.

EU Received No Formal Notice On Romania CO2 Lawsuit

13:11, 08 Ian. 2008
The European Commission received no formal notification regarding Romania’s legal action over its carbon dioxide national allocation plan for 2008-2012, a spokesperson of EU commissioner for environment, Stavros Dimas, said Tuesday.

Romania’s Budget Def 1.14 % Of GDP In Jan-Nov ’07

12:03, 08 Ian. 2008
Romania’s general consolidated budget reported a deficit of 1.14% of gross domestic product in January-November 2007, the Economy and Finance Ministry said.

EXCLUSIVE: No Foul Play In Bucharest Zoo Runaway Jaguar Death

11:59, 08 Ian. 2008
Police experts have established that the net around the cage of the escapee jaguar that was killed in a capture attempt by caretakers at the Bucharest Zoo late November was weakened because it was very old, and no foul play was involved in the animal’s breakout attempt.

Daniel Daianu Quit BCR Supervisory Board

11:14, 08 Ian. 2008
Daniel Daianu, member of the Supervisory Board of Romania’s largest lender Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR), resigned his position to avoid controversy following his election to represent Romanian liberals in the European Parliament.

Romanian Intelligence Service Counters Radioactive Trafficking Theory

19:37, 07 Ian. 2008
The spokesman for the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), Marius Bercaru, told MEDIAFAX that SRI does not hold any information on the possibility for al-Qaida elements or al-Qaida affiliates to be interested in buying radioactive material from Romania.

IAEA Chief Fears Al-Qaeda Might Get Radioactive Materials From Romania-Paper

19:02, 07 Ian. 2008
The head of the UN atomic watchdog IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei on Monday said he fears al-Qaeda terrorist network might be preparing a nuclear or radioactive attack and voiced concern over radioactive material trafficking from Romania, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Romanian Online Payment Sales Tripled In ’07

16:43, 07 Ian. 2008
The electronic commerce market, with online card payment, increased 263% in 2007 compared to 2006, to EUR34.8 million, with a total of some 450,000 transactions, according to data from RomCard, quoted by computer solutions integrator Gecad ePayment.

Romanian Govt, Unionists Talks Digress From Original Topic-Labor Min

16:23, 07 Ian. 2008
Romanian labor minister Paul Pacuraru said that the debates between government officials and unionists on Monday digressed from the initial topics, such as lowering employees’ contributions to the state, even if this was one of the main issues on the meeting agenda.

Romania To Host Asian Handball Championships

15:47, 07 Ian. 2008
The president of the Romanian Handball Federation, Cristian Gatu, said federation board members decided Monday, at the request of the International Handball Federation, that Romania will host the matches of the men and women Asian Handball Championships.

Romania’s Rompetrol Cuts Gas, Hikes Diesel Oil Prices Early Jan

13:08, 07 Ian. 2008
Romania’s second-largest oil company, Rompetrol Group NV cut during January 7 and 13 the gasoline pump prices by 0.07 lei/liter (EUR1-RON3.5897), and hiked the diesel oil prices by 0.03 RON/liter, the company said Monday in a statement.

Romania’s Ctrl Bk Ups Main Rate To 8% From 7.5%

12:55, 07 Ian. 2008
Romania’s central bank decided Monday to hike the key monetary policy rate by 50 basis points to 8%, a move most analysts had expected, the central bank said in a statement.

NY Times Critics Nominate Romanian „4,3,2” For 6 Oscars

12:38, 07 Ian. 2008
Film critics of the New York Times consider Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s "4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days" should be nominated in six categories in this year’s edition of the Academy Awards, not just the Best Foreign Language Film section, the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York said.

Blast In NW Romania Injures Three, Destroys Seven Apartments

11:50, 07 Ian. 2008
Three people were injured and seven apartments destroyed in an explosion on Sunday night in an apartment building in Romania’s northwestern county of Satu Mare, caused by a build-up of gas.

No Interest For Leadership Of Romanian Conservative Party One Day Before Deadline

16:44, 06 Ian. 2008
Romania’s Conservative Party, or PC, has not received any applications for the position of party president, PC spokesman Bogdan Ciuca said Sunday, mentioning those interested have until Monday night to apply.

Steaua Bucharest To Attend 3 Training Tournaments Ahead Of New Season

14:03, 06 Ian. 2008
FC Steaua Bucharest players will attend three training tournaments ahead of the next season, in Spain, Cyprus and Turkey, the club reported on its website Sunday.

Romanian Man Confesses To Murdering Two Compatriots In Rome-Paper

20:12, 05 Ian. 2008
A Romanian man confessed to murdering two compatriots in a hotel in Rome, officials close to the matter said on Saturday, cited by Italian media.

Freezing Temperatures In Eastern Romania Touch 2-Yr Record

16:30, 05 Ian. 2008
The temperatures in eastern Romania recorded the lowest values in the past two years, between minus 15 degrees Celsius and minus 24 degrees Celsius.

Traffic Still Closed On Romania’s A2 Highway, Four National Roads

21:13, 04 Ian. 2008
Traffic on Lehliu-Fetesti road section on the A2 Sun Highway, linking Bucharest to southeastern county of Constanta, as well as on four national roads, is still closed following snowstorms, the Infotrafic Center with the Romanian Police Department informed.

Snowstorms Seriously Affect Constanta County, SE Romania

20:52, 04 Ian. 2008
Sixteen locations in Romania’s southeastern county of Constanta are still faced with power outages, while twelve villages are faced with drinking water shortage.

E-Manuals For Romanian Pupils In ’08

19:35, 04 Ian. 2008
Romanian pupils will have, in 2008, manuals in electronic format as well, since Romanian president Traian Basescu signed, late 2007, the promulgation of the Law amending article 174 of the Teaching Law.

Romanian Farmers To Get Direct Payments For Certified Areas –Official

19:34, 04 Ian. 2008
Romanian farmers will most likely be assigned direct payments from EU funds gradually, as of February 2008, only for those farming areas that have already been checked and certified by independent auditors, Romania’s European Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban said Friday.

Romania Files Legal Action Against EC Decision

18:59, 04 Ian. 2008
Romania asked the European Court of Justice to cancel the European Commission decision reducing Romania’s pollutant emission ceiling, claiming that the Commission overstepped its boundaries and discriminates. This is Romania’s first legal action against a Commission decision.

Romanian Producers Can Import Tax-Free Cereals From Outside EU States

16:12, 04 Ian. 2008
Romanian producers can import tax-free cereals from countries outside the EU, as of next week, following a decision of the European Union Council to suspend import duties for cereals, except for oat, millet and buckwheat taxes.

Romania’s A2 Highway, Most National Roads To Reopen Friday – Minister

15:45, 04 Ian. 2008
The A2 highway, linking Bucharest to southeastern Constanta, and most national roads will be reopened Friday and air traffic will also go back to normal, transports minister Ludovic Orban said Friday.

Consumer Authority Checks Airlines Over Cancellations, Delays

15:37, 04 Ian. 2008
Romania’s consumer protection authority ANPC started checking airlines after media reports of hundreds of people stuck in airports after their flights had been cancelled or delayed indefinitely.

Last Remaining Passengers On Bucharest Intl Airport To Board For London

15:13, 04 Ian. 2008
The passengers that have been waiting to fly to London since Thursday morning on Bucharest’s international Otopeni airport and had not rescheduled the flight for Friday, have been summoned for pre-boarding procedures on Friday afternoon

Romania To Attend 10th Edition Of Rendez-Vous With French Cinema

12:26, 04 Ian. 2008
Romania will attend for the first time the annual Rendez-vous with French Cinema film festival, organized by Unifrance on Jan. 10 - 13 in Paris.

Some 200 Passengers Stuck On Bucharest Intl Airport Since Thursday Morning

11:51, 04 Ian. 2008
Some two hundred passengers who were supposed to take flights to London and Vienna have been stuck on Bucharest’s ‘Henri Coanda’ international airport for several hours on Friday.

Bulgaria Struggling To Deal With Massive Snowfall

09:47, 04 Ian. 2008
Despite weather clearing, the situation in parts of Bulgaria after the massive snowfalls over the past two days remains critical, Novinite.com reported.

Bad Weather Deters 16 Romanian National Airline Flights

21:31, 03 Ian. 2008
Romanian state-run airline Tarom director Gheorghe Barla, announced in a press conference that 16 flights were cancelled because the kerosene trucks cannot reach the planes to fuel them.