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Romanian Jus Min OKs Launch Of Criminal Probe Against Eight Dignitaries

18:37, 22 Ian. 2008
Romania’s interim justice minister Teodor Meleşcanu on Tuesday sent to the prosecutors, as requested by the presidency, the files on starting criminal investigation against eight former and acting ministers.

Romanian IT&C Authority Proposes New Interconnection Fees

16:42, 22 Ian. 2008
A number of 33 fixed telephony operators could apply, starting with the second quarter of 2008, an interconnection fee of 1.15 eurocents/minute, according to a draft decision of the National Authority for the Regulation of Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI).

Romania Police Seized 2,304 Kg Narcotics, Hallucinogens In 2007

16:32, 22 Ian. 2008
The Romanian Police seized 2,304 kilograms of narcotics and hallucinogens in 2007, up 82% on year, the head of police Gheorghe Popa said Tuesday.

Romanian Interior Min Demands Crackdown On Street Violence

16:11, 22 Ian. 2008
Romanian interior minister Cristian David said Tuesday at the activity report meeting of the Romanian Police that police chiefs in cities with frequent gang wars and gang retaliations should “make room for someone better.”

Parliament Often Bent Constitution To Fit Political Interests –President

16:10, 22 Ian. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu told young graduates of the National Magistrates Institute on Tuesday that lawmakers have often “bent” the Constitution to make it fit political purposes.

Romanian PM Romania Supports US Missile Shield

15:12, 22 Ian. 2008
Romania supports the extension of the American missile shield project, but without “hostility” from Russia, which needs to understand that it could team up with the EU and NATO in the set up of such global protection measures, said Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu.

Gas Bills Should Rise 10% In 1Q – Distrigaz Sud

14:12, 22 Ian. 2008
Natural gas prices for end-users should rise 10% in the first quarter of 2008, if the methodology set up by Romanian energy watchdog ANRE, comes into force, gas distributor Distrigaz Sud, majority-owned by French utility Gaz de France, said Tuesday.

AXN Takes “Suicidal Squirrels” Off The Air

13:50, 22 Ian. 2008
TV network AXN will take controversial “Suicidal Squirrels” cartoon off the air, Steven White, General Manager for Central Europe with AXN network said Tuesday in the meeting with the Romanian audio-visual watchdog CNA.

Romanian Leu Likely To Rebound – Ctrl Bk Governor

13:41, 22 Ian. 2008
The Romanian leu is likely to rebound after hitting a three-year low against the euro this week due to local and international jitters, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Tuesday.

Romanian President Criticizes Gov On Energy-Related Question

12:32, 22 Ian. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu criticized the government Tuesday as he did not get an answer yet to a question related to the energy sector during a meeting of the country’s defense council last year.

Romania Needs Better Governing On All Levels – President

12:30, 22 Ian. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Tuesday, at the launch of the project revising the Sustainable Development Strategy, that the country needs better governing on all levels.

EXCLUSIVE: Syrian Justice Evader Paid EUR800 For Refuge Aboard Cargo Ship

22:13, 21 Ian. 2008
Iman T cargo ship captain, Youssef Abd Al-Razzaq Tartoussi, admitted having received EUR800 from Omar Hayssam, sentenced by a Bucharest court to 20 years in jail for the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists in 2005 in Iraq, to help him evade the authorities and take refuge in one of the ship’s cabin.

Romanian Physicians College Dismisses TI Allegations On Bribe Legalization

19:14, 21 Ian. 2008
The Romanian Physicians College, or CMR, on Monday dismissed the accusations of Transparency International Romania, which said CMR presented a draft act that would legalize bribe in the healthcare system.

TI Romania Urges Govt To Reject Any Attempt To Legalize Bribe In Health Sys

18:55, 21 Ian. 2008
The Romanian government must firmly reject any act that might legalize bribe in the healthcare system, Transparency International Romania said in a statement Monday.

Romania’s Pres Urges Justice Min To Send Files On Ministers To Prosecutors Office

17:52, 21 Ian. 2008
Romania’s president Traian Basescu on Monday urged interim justice minister Teodor Melescanu to send the notices on the start of criminal investigation against eight high-ranking officials to the Prosecutors’ Office or he might be accused of abuse of office.

Russia Patriarch Criticizes Romanian Church Over Metropolitan Of Bessarabia

17:14, 21 Ian. 2008
Patriarch Alexius II of Moscow on Monday criticized the decisions of the Romanian Orthodox Church regarding the Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia, saying the Romanian church “interfered with an autocephalous orthodox church” and that its actions were “anti-canonical,” the Moldovan presidency said in a statement.

Romanian Social Democrats Urge Authorities To Ponder Romania’s Energy Situation

16:33, 21 Ian. 2008
Romania’s leftist Social Democratic Party (PSD) urged the country’s defense council and government to seriously consider Romania’s energy situation, as the country’s is being cut out of main energy transport routes, spokesman Cristian Diaconescu told a news conference Monday.

Romanian Car Indus EUR7.2B In ‘07 Vs EUR5.6 On Yr-Dacia Oficial

15:11, 21 Ian. 2008
Romania’s car industry reached EUR7.2 billion in 2007, up against EUR5.6 billion in 2006, an official of Automobile Dacia SA, the local unit of French carmaker Renault, said Monday.

Romanian Leu Falls To 3-Yr Low Vs Euro

15:11, 21 Ian. 2008
The Romanian leu fell to a three-year low against the euro Monday, amid average volumes, echoing regional depreciating trends and worsening investor sentiment about Romania’s weak economic fundamentals, dealers said.

Romania’s Rompetrol Hikes Gas, Keeps Diesel Oil Prices

12:00, 21 Ian. 2008
Romania’s second-largest oil company, Rompetrol Group NV hikes during January 22 and 27 the gasoline pump prices by 0.01 lei/liter (EUR1-RON 3.6972), and maintains the diesel oil prices, the company said in a statement Monday.

Romanian Pres Says Interim Justice Min Is No Good Either

10:58, 21 Ian. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu warned interim justice minister Teodor Melescanu that, through his attitude in the matter of the eight former and current ministers targeted by criminal investigations, he is nearing abuse of office.

Romanian Floreasca Club Put Up For Sale At EUR38.7M

10:44, 21 Ian. 2008
Romanian Floreasca Club will be put up for sale end-January by State Protocol Patrimony, or RA-APPS, at a starting price of EUR38.7 million.

Ford Asks For Higher Thermal Power Supply To Romanian Auto Plant Craiova

22:02, 20 Ian. 2008
US giant Ford Motor Co. asked thermal power plant Craiova to increase its thermal power supply to Romania’s auto assembly plant Automobile Craiova, which Ford took over last year.

Romania Cannot Eliminate Its Car Tax -Official

17:33, 20 Ian. 2008
Bogdan Olteanu, chairman of the Chamber of Deputies, said Romania cannot accept the European Commission’s request to eliminate its car tax, since Romania and the Commission do not share the same interests in this respect.

Blast At Bucharest’s „Lia Manoliu” Sports Complex, No Casualties

15:15, 20 Ian. 2008
The powerful blast on Sunday morning at an athletics gym within the "Lia Manoliu" national sports complex was probably caused by malfunctions at the gas system, but there were no casualties, according to Catalin Eftene, spokesperson of Bucharest’s Inspectorate for Emergency Situations.

Woman And Child Fall To Death In Bucharest

16:50, 19 Ian. 2008
A woman and her approximately one year old baby died after jumping from the fifth story of a building in the center of Romanian capital Bucharest, Bucharest Police spokesman Christian Ciocan told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Midfielder Terminates Contract With Rapid Bucharest

14:28, 19 Ian. 2008
Romanian football club Rapid Bucharest midfielder Marius Maldarasanu, terminated, Saturday, his contract with the club. Both parties convened on the termination, Rapid Bucharest general director Constantin Zotta told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s EU Accession Negotiator Snaps At Germans On Nokia Issue

13:32, 19 Ian. 2008
Vasile Puscas, former negotiator for Romania’s accession to the EU, said that Christian democrat leaders in German county North Rhine-Westphalia are smearing the skills of Romanian workers and Romanian market conditions, if the Bochum Nokia factory relocates to Romania.

Commercial Breeding Of Pigs Banned In Romanian Cities

21:03, 18 Ian. 2008
Swine breeding in non-professional system, namely for household use, is allowed exclusively in the rural environment, and prohibited in cities, as well as on meadows and in forests, according to a draft government decision approving the strategy for the eradication of the swine pest in 2008.

Presidency Files On High-Ranking Officials Reached The Justice Min

19:45, 18 Ian. 2008
Romanian interim justice minister Teodor Melescanu, said Friday that the documents sent by the president’s office regarding the eight high raking officials reached the Justice Ministry and are to remain sealed until he returns to the ministry.

Romanian Ex PM Willing To Run For Presidency

16:35, 18 Ian. 2008
Adrian Nastase, former Prime Minister as well as former head of Romania’s leftist opposition Social Democratic Party, or PSD, said he would be willing to run for president in the 2009 elections if the party fails to find another candidate.

Romania Eyes Pulling Troops From Iraq After NATO Summit

16:16, 18 Ian. 2008
Romania’s defense minister Teodor Melescanu said Romania would draw up a schedule, together with the allied forces so as to start pulling its troops from Iraq, after the NATO summit in Bucharest.

Romania, EC Agree On Car Tax Issue

16:00, 18 Ian. 2008
The Romanian government will set the final value of the first registration tax for cars with respect for three new demands from the European Union, which, however, will not fundamentally change the value proposed by the Romanian experts, said Romanian environment minister Korodi Attila.

Romanian ELCEN Wants 15% Tariff Hike For Energy Delivered To RADET

15:43, 18 Ian. 2008
Romanian power producer Electrocentrale Bucuresti (ELCEN) asked Romania’s energy watchdog ANRE to approve a 15% higher tariff for the thermal power it delivers to Bucharest district heating company RADET, due to the increase of fuel prices.

Romanian Environment Min Declares War To Plastic Bags

15:42, 18 Ian. 2008
Romanian environment minister Korodi Attila will propose a law making plastic bags, available free of charge at stores, target for "drastic" taxation. This would get vendors to use alternative bags, made of environmentally friendly materials, for which there will not be any taxes.

Romanian MP Calls For Urgent Measures On Criminal Probes Against Ministers

14:44, 18 Ian. 2008
Senator Gheorghe Funar, member of the Greater Romania Party, or PRM, urges the government to repeal law no. 115/ 1999 to allow the Prosecutors’ Office and the National Anticorruption Department, or DNA, to start criminal probes against the ministers committing criminal acts, which means that Romania’s President will no longer have to interfere on the matter.

Romanian President’s Appeal Against Discrimination Ruling To Be Tried May 8

12:15, 18 Ian. 2008
Romania’s Supreme Court on Friday set the trial date for May 8 in case of the appeal President Traian Basescu filed against a warning issued by the National Antidiscrimination Council, following offensive behavior toward a television reporter.

Romanian Carmaker To Perform Anticorrosion Test To Logan Sedan Models Of Late ‘06

20:31, 17 Ian. 2008
Romania’s largest carmaker Dacia Automobile will perform anticorrosion tests at all its Logan sedan models manufactured at the end of 2006, after the carmaker noticed “oxidation points near the back wheels’ area at certain vehicles.”

Romanian Prosecutors Probe Football Club Owners, Managers

19:15, 17 Ian. 2008
Romania’s Anticorruption Department started criminal investigation against several football club owners and managers over footballer transfers, the Public Ministry said in a statement Thursday.

Freedom House: Romania Retains Its ‘Free’ Status

18:47, 17 Ian. 2008
Romania remains a free country in a world that registered a notable setback for political freedom in 2007, independent Freedom House human rights organization said in its annual report.