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Nuclearelectrica OKs All Bids For Negotiations At Cernavoda Nukes Construction

16:02, 08 Nov. 2007

Romanian state-owned nuclear energy company Nuclearelectrica accepted for the negotiation stage all six bids made by companies interested in the construction of nuclear reactors 3 and 4 at Romania power station Cernavoda.

„Road Mafia” Barred Quality Road Construction So Far – Rompetrol CEO

15:28, 08 Nov. 2007

Polymer bitumen should have been used already in road construction in Romania, but the use of the product was impeded by the “road mafia”, Romanian businessman Dinu Patriciu said Thursday.

Romanian Football, Not Good Enough For Intertoto, Let Along Champions League-Official

14:56, 08 Nov. 2007

Dumitru Dragomir, the head of Romania’s Professional Football League, or LPF, on Thursday expressed his disappointment in the evolution of Romanian football, saying Romanian footballers are not skilled enough to play in the Intertoto Cup, let along the Champions League.

Romanian Rroma Leader In Italy Is Internationally Wanted

14:55, 08 Nov. 2007

One of the leaders of Rroma people in Italy, Costica Argint, who met with Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu Wednesday in Rome, is internationally wanted, but cannot be arrested as he obtained political asylum in Italy.

Romanians To Get Legal Records On The Spot, Except In Bucharest

14:27, 08 Nov. 2007

Legal records will be issued on the spot throughout Romania, except in Bucharest, where the system is to be introduced early next year, while Romanian consulates in EU states will issue these records in 30 days at most, starting December.

Land Prices Near Bucharest Seen Hiking Up To 200% Over Next Five Yrs

14:07, 08 Nov. 2007

Prices of land near Romania’s capital city of Bucharest are seen growing 50% up to 200% over the next five years, especially in the south-east and north-eastern areas, according to realty services company Neoland Invest.

Romania, Hungary Mull Building High-Speed Railroad

12:31, 08 Nov. 2007

The Romanian and Hungarian governments will sign Wednesday in Sibiu a joint statement to build a high-speed railroad on the route Budapest-Bucharest-Constanta and an agreement to extend the sectors in which Romanian citizens may work in Hungary without a working permit.

Investigators Find Black Box Of Helicopter Crashed In Central Romania

11:03, 08 Nov. 2007

The black box of the helicopter that crashed Wednesday night somewhere between the towns of Strabeni and Ungheni, in Arges county, central Romania, was found and the investigators recovered the bodies of the three victims Thursday morning.

Romania’s Steaua Misses Champions League Last 16 Qualification

10:59, 08 Nov. 2007

Romania’s Steaua Bucharest blew its chances to make it into the last 16 in Champions League after a 2-0 defeat on home turf by Spain’s FC Seville on Wednesday evening.

Romania’s President Used Up Air Time On National TV Station

21:22, 07 Nov. 2007

Social democrat Ioan Bivolaru, president of the broadcasting committee that divides the airtime for politicians to talk on the subject of upcoming referendum on the uninominal vote, said that president Basescu already used up all of his campaign time.

New Management At Romanian Mediafax News Agency

21:18, 07 Nov. 2007

Romanian news agency MEDIAFAX has, starting with November 7, a new business director, Calin Buzea, who, together with general manager Cristian Dimitriu, will coordinate the company’s business activities.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Tennis Player Ilie Nastase Loses Land In Court

21:08, 07 Nov. 2007

The Court annulled on Wednesday the government decision grating a land, public property of the state, to the Tennis Foundation "Academia Ilie Nastase."

Romanian Chamber Speaker Asks Pres To OK Uninominal Vote Law

19:44, 07 Nov. 2007

Romanian Chamber Speaker Bogdan Olteanu, asked president Traian Basescu to initiate as soon as possible the procedure for the promulgation of the uninominal vote Law assumed by the Government, "thus Romania might benefit as soon as possible from the advantage of the uninominal voting system."

Norway To Grant Romania EUR100M For Major Projects

16:42, 07 Nov. 2007

Norway will grant Romania nearly EUR100 million for projects in the fields of health, industry and child protection, which must be elaborated by May 2009.

Romanian, Italian PMs Turn To EU For Support In Immigrant Issue

16:30, 07 Nov. 2007

Romanian Prime Minister Tariceanu and his Italian counterpart sent a joint letter to the EU President asking for support, for the social integration of Romanian citizens in Italy, especially those of Romani origin, and they convened on the constitution of a working group on the Romani issue.

Not So Fast, Horsie! Passport, Please…

16:16, 07 Nov. 2007

All Romanian horses need to have passports by July 1, 2008 and only 40% have received identification documents so far, said Wednesday Robert Bartha, head of the Romanian horseracing authority.

Romanian Senators Say Old Tractors Out, New Tractors In

15:57, 07 Nov. 2007

Romanian senators enacted Wednesday with 41 pros and six abstentions, the legislative proposal instituting the Program stimulating the renewal of the national tractor pool. An annual 21 million lei (EUR1 = RON3.3969) was allocated for the replacement of tractors older than 12 years.

Pope Benedict Meets Romanian PM In Vatican – Sources

10:52, 07 Nov. 2007

Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday morning will meet Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu, before the latter’s scheduled meeting with his Italian counterpart Romano Prodi, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Football Legend Hagi, World’s 35th Best Footballer

10:36, 07 Nov. 2007

Romanian football legend and coach Gheorghe Hagi ranks 35th in a classification of the world’s best footballers in the past 100 years, compiled by the Association of Football Statistics, published by British daily The Sun.

Romanians Working In Italy Sent Nearly EUR3.5B To Romania Over Last Three Yrs- ZF

01:26, 07 Nov. 2007

The Romanians working in Italy, who are now faced with a difficult situation, following the murder of the 47-year old Italian woman Giovanna Reggiani by a Romanian citizen, sent nearly EUR3.5 billion to Romania, during the last three years, and thus significantly contributed to pushing consumption upwards.

EC Investigation Puts On Hold New Ford Product On Romanian Mkt

23:05, 06 Nov. 2007

The head of Romania’s’ privatization agency AVAS, Teodor Atanasiu, said that U.S. giant Ford would have to consider other locations to produce cars if the European Commission fails to give an answer by early 2008 regarding the privatization process of Romanian auto-assembly plant Automobile Craiova.

European Union To Grant EUR510M Subsidies To Winemakers

21:32, 06 Nov. 2007

Winemakers in EU countries, including the Romanian wine producers, will receive additional subsides worth a total of EUR510 million for improvements in wine quality to compete with the wine quality standards in the United States, Australia and South Africa.

Romanian Labor Minister Says Owners’ Associations Decided On 2008 Min Salary

20:40, 06 Nov. 2007

The representatives of owners’ associations have reached an agreement, for the first time, on the sum of 480 lei (EUR1-RON3.3671) for the 2008 minimum salary per economy, Romania’s labor minister Paul Pacuraru said.

Moldovan President Accuses Romania Of Contesting Moldova’s National Identity

19:59, 06 Nov. 2007

Vladimir Voronin, President of the Republic of Moldova, said in an interview for the Radio Free Europe that the relations with Romania "are not so good " and accused the Romanian authorities of contesting the national identity of his country.

EU Justice Commissioner Speaks About Tense Situation In Italy

19:58, 06 Nov. 2007

The European Commissioner for Justice Franco Frattini considers that the tense situation in Italy involving Romanian citizens is the "result of too much tolerance, in the past, toward lawbreakers and criminals."

Romanian Former Astronaut Urges For U.N. Resolution On Possible Asteroid Collision

19:35, 06 Nov. 2007

Romanian former astronaut Dumitru Prunariu endorses the necessity of a U.N. resolution regarding preventive measures for a possible collision between asteroids and the earth.

Romanian Foreign Affairs Min Apologizes For Public Statement

18:11, 06 Nov. 2007

Romanian discrimination watchdog CNCD publicly condemns the statement of foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu, feeling that it generates a degrading, humiliating and offensive atmosphere for certain communities.

Romanian Lawmakers Send Far-Right Leader To Make Peace With Italy

15:56, 06 Nov. 2007

Romanian lawmakers mandated far-right leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor to contact Italian authorities to help solve the immigrant crisis, Chamber secretary Ioan Munteanu said Tuesday.

Romanian Pres Sticks To Referendum/EP Elections Combo

15:07, 06 Nov. 2007

Romanian president Traian Basescu sent to Parliament, for reexamination, the Referendum Law enacted with the amendment of social democrat MP Eugen Nicolicea, which mentioned the postponement of elections if a national referendum is called on the same day.

Romania Has Over 5 Million Internet Users

13:52, 06 Nov. 2007

The number of internet users in Romania topped five million in August, and the penetration rate is nearing 25%, about half a percentage point higher than in the first six months of the year. However, the country still has the lower number of users in the European Union.