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Subway Hit Kills Man In Bucharest

13:50, 27 Mart. 2008
A 68 year-old man died Thursday in Bucharest when he entered the subway tunnel unauthorized and was hit by a train, Bucharest police spokesman Christian Ciocan told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Ex-President May Use Yard For Free

13:39, 27 Mart. 2008
The Romanian state protocol authority RA-APPS approved the request of the country’s former president Ion Iliescu to have the right to use the yard around his home free of charge, and will be exempt from paying rent.

EU Looking Into Nokia Relocation To Romania – Official

13:25, 27 Mart. 2008
The European Commission is looking to see whether state aid was involved in the relocation to Jucu, northwestern Romania, of Finnish telecom giant Nokia, EU Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban said Thursday.

Romania Energy Watchdog To Decide On Gas Price Hikes

12:47, 27 Mart. 2008
Romania’s energy watchdog, or ANRE will decide in a couple of days on whether to increase the natural gas prices, fueled by price hike requests from the country’s major gas distributors, ANRE president Olosz Gergely said Thursday.

Romania To Argue For Current EU Farm, Cohesion Fund Levels

12:24, 27 Mart. 2008
Romania will argue for EU farm and cohesion funds to remain at their current levels and the Romanian government needs to approve an official position to the EU’s proposed budget revision, economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian said Thursday.

Romanian Feb Pvt Lending +65.8% YY At RON158.3B

12:17, 27 Mart. 2008
Romanian private lending rose 65.8% on the year in February in real terms to 158.34 billion lei ($67.01 billion), due mainly to higher loans in foreign currencies, the central bank said Thursday.

Romania Dacia Renault Employees Continue Strike, Several Unions Rally At Noon

12:06, 27 Mart. 2008
Employees of carmaker Dacia Pitesti, the local unit of French Renault, are on the fourth day of general strike Thursday and a rally will be held at noon.

Romanian Ftbl Commission Says Not Qualified To Try Abandoned Match Case – Sources

11:40, 27 Mart. 2008
Romania’s football federation FRF postponed until Friday a decision regarding the latest match between Rapid Bucharest and Steaua Bucharest, as FRF’s disciplinary commission declared its incompetence in trying the case, people close to the matter said Thursday.

White House: Bush Travels To „Constadt” To Meet Romanian President „Vasesque”

11:22, 27 Mart. 2008
U.S. president George W. Bush will travel to Constadt [sic], on Romania's Black Sea coast, to meet with Romanian president Vasesque [sic], according to the transcript of the press briefing by national security advisor, published on the White House official website.

Romanian Petrom, Romgaz To Assign RON172 To Social Gas Fund In ‘08

10:21, 27 Mart. 2008
Romania’s largest gas producers Romgaz Medias and the country’s largest vertically integrated oil company Petrom (SNP.RO) will assign 172 million lei (EUR1-RON 3.7155) to the social gas fund set up to help low-income persons in paying gas bills, Petrom said in a statement Thursday.

Romanian Protocol Auth Ups Yard Rent For Ex-President Tenfold – Paper

08:12, 27 Mart. 2008
Romania’s former president Ion Iliescu was notified by the state protocol authority RA-APPS he has to pay a monthly rent of EUR1,000 for his yard, tenfold his current rent, daily "Cotidianul" reported.

Romanian Businessman Silviu Prigoana Might Run For Bucharest District 4 Mayor

20:41, 26 Mart. 2008
Romanian businessman Silviu Prigoana might be the democrat liberal candidate for the position of Bucharest District 4 mayor, in the team led by party secretary general Vasile Blaga, who will, most likely, run for City hall, democrat liberal sources told MEDIAFAX.

Bucharest’s Architecture University To Host Roll Up Art Event -2nd Edition

19:41, 26 Mart. 2008
The second edition of contemporary art event Roll Up Art, which will take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Romania’s capital city Bucharest, will display over 1,000 works of contemporary art of artists from all over the world, organizers inform.

Romania To Send EC Justice Progress Report By End-March

17:33, 26 Mart. 2008
The Romanian executive will send the European Commission a report on the country’s progress in the justice system by end March, Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu said Wednesday.

Romania Is Ready For Public Debate On Its Afghanistan Troops

15:21, 26 Mart. 2008
Romania is heading toward the “twilight of populism” and this would be a good time to start a public debate on the presence of Romanian troops in Afganistan, Romania’s former president Emil Constantinescu said Wednesday in a debate.

Romanian PM Asked Ministries For Pollution Reduction Plans

14:35, 26 Mart. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Wednesday in the opening of the cabinet meeting that measures to lower CO2 emissions will be started in the central and local administration structures.

Cement Prices In Romania Up 6-8% This Year

13:42, 26 Mart. 2008
Cement prices in Romania increased 6-8% since the beginning of the year and further developments depend on potential hikes in production costs, said Wednesday Markus Wirth, general manager of cement maker Holcim Romania.

Romania’s Cap City Needs EUR1B Invest For Electric Network Devt

13:38, 26 Mart. 2008
Romania’s capital city Bucharest needs EUR1 billion investments in developing the electric networks in the next four or five years, due to increasing electric power consumption, director general with Romanian state-owned power grid Electrica Serban Tudor said Wednesday.

U.S. President Bush Grants Exclusive Interview To Romanian Public Television

13:25, 26 Mart. 2008
Romania’s public television network TVR 1 broadcasts Thursday on the evening news an exclusive interview with U.S. president George W. Bush, before the official’s visit to Bucharest.

Electrica Muntenia Sud Sale To Enel To Be Completed May – Jun

13:15, 26 Mart. 2008
Italian utility Enel SpA (EN) will fully take over regional power distributor Electrica Muntenia Sud in May or June the latest, an Electrica manager said Wednesday.

Romanian Retail Mkt Needs Good Commercial Practices Code- Assoc

12:58, 26 Mart. 2008
The Romanian Association of Large Commercial Chains (AMRCR) considers that drafting a Good Commercial Practices Code for retailers and producers would enhance commercial operations and strengthen relations between companies, the association said in a press statement.

Romania Ctrl Bk Ups Interest Rates To 9.5% From 9%

12:04, 26 Mart. 2008
Romania's central bank Wednesday raised its key monetary policy rate 50 basis points to 9.5% from 9% to curb spiking inflation, the bank said in a statement.

Szeckler Council Asks Romanians On Conditions To Support County’s Autonomy

21:18, 25 Mart. 2008
The National Szeckler Council will ask the communities of Romanians in the Szeckler county to state the conditions in which they would support the autonomy of the region, said on Tuesday Iszak Balazs, the council’s head.

Bucharest-Ploiesti Hwy Hits Trees

20:02, 25 Mart. 2008
Works at the Bucharest-Ploiesti highway might be delayed by almost two years because the procedure to obtain an approval to deforest part of a protected forest could take a long time.

Syrian Businessman Hayssam Was Favored By AVAS – Court Of Accounts

18:56, 25 Mart. 2008
Romanian privatization authority AVAS applied preferential treatment to the company held by Syrian businessman Omar Hayssam when electronic parts maker Baneasa Voluntari was privatized, according to the Romanian Court of Accounts.

Romanian Local Election Candidates May Type Candidacy Entry

16:39, 25 Mart. 2008
Candidacy literature, submitted by candidates in the Romanian local elections, can be typed on a computer, but the documents need to be dated and signed in hand writing, according to a decision made by the Central Electoral Office (BEC), in its first meeting.

Primal Fear, Ross The Boss Perform In Bucharest On July 11

16:20, 25 Mart. 2008
German heavy metal band Primal Fear and ex-Manowar guitarist Ross Friedman (Ross the Boss) will be joining heavy metal legends Judas Priest for a series of concerts at the B'estfest Aftershock festival in Bucharest in July, organizer Emag!c Entertainment said Tuesday.

Four Romanians Accused Of Aggressing Indian Citizens In Italy

16:04, 25 Mart. 2008
Four Romanian citizens are accused of maltreating and aggressing two Indian citizens on the night celebrating the Catholic Easter, in a shack at the outskirts of Rome, according to Italian site RomaCitta.it.

Romanian Pwr Cos On The Verge Of Bankruptcy – MP

15:29, 25 Mart. 2008
President of Industry Commission within the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Iulian Iancu, said Tuesday that most of Romanian power companies are on the verge of bankruptcy, being managed by persons who have nothing in common with the energy sector.

Romanian Railroad Employees Accept Wage Offer, Cancel Protest

15:22, 25 Mart. 2008
Romanian railroad employees cancelled the protest planned for Wednesday in Bucharest and accepted the salary offer made by transport minister Ludovic Orban Tuesday.

Israel’s Ocif, France’s Rothschild To Invest EUR200M In Romanian Real Estate Proj

14:23, 25 Mart. 2008
Israeli developer Ocif, jointly with French financial group Rothschild, will invest EUR200 million in real estate projects in Romania by 2010, the Israeli company said Tuesday.

Romanian Transport Min Talks To Rail Unions On Salary Demands

14:05, 25 Mart. 2008
Romania’s transport minister Ludovic Orban started talks Tuesday with railroad union leaders regarding salaries for railroad employees, before protests scheduled for Wednesday in Bucharest.

Employees Of Carmaker Dacia Continue General Strike

12:50, 25 Mart. 2008
The employees of Romanian carmaker Dacia Pitesti, the local division of French Renault, continue the general strike Tuesday after the unionists rejected the salary offer forwarded by the plant’s management, saying it was largely the same as the old one forwarded last week.

Romania 2007 Job Vacancy Rate Up 0.28 Pcts On Yr, To 2.06%

12:29, 25 Mart. 2008
The average rate of vacant jobs in Romania stood at 2.06% in 2007, up 0.28 percentage points on the year, the country’s statistical Institute, or INS, said Tuesday.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Hear Football Federation Head

11:39, 25 Mart. 2008
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors heard Tuesday Mircea Sandu, president of the Romania Football Federation (FRF), as witness in the file concerning transfers of footballers.

Munaf Fears Torture If Turned To Iraqi Authorities

10:41, 25 Mart. 2008
The lawyer for U.S./Iraqi citizen Mohammad Munaf will argue on Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court that his client fears being tortured if turned over to Iraqi authorities, ABC News reported.

Romanian Ctrl Bk Might Add 0.5 Percentage Points To Main Rate – Analysts

20:54, 24 Mart. 2008
Romania’s central bank will add 0.5 percentage points to the main rate, which will reach 9.5%, under pressure from the constantly high inflation, according to most economic analysts.

TB Cases In Romania On Downward Path – Health Min

19:47, 24 Mart. 2008
The number of tuberculosis cases in Romania dropped nearly 30% to 110.1 cases per one thousand inhabitants during 2002-2007, but the country still has the highest TB rate in Europe, Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu said Monday.

Romania’s Dacia Car Factory Management Challenges Strike In Court

18:41, 24 Mart. 2008
The management of Romanian car factory Dacia Renault Pitesti challenged in court the legality of the general strike initiated by factory employees, filing a complaint with the Agres Court, according to the communication director within Dacia, Liviu Ion.

Romanian High Court To Decide If Min Liability Law Affects Zambaccian Case

17:19, 24 Mart. 2008
The panel of nine judges within the Romanian High Court of Justice will decide, April 7, if the Zambaccian file is returned to anticorruption prosecutors or it remains on trial by the three-magistrate panel within the High Court.