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Bucharest Hosts Protest Against Discrimination

16:04, 10 Nov. 2007
The march against discrimination and for the promotion of tolerance organized Satuday through the center of Romanian capital Bucharest ended without incidents, while the some 50 participants walked for two hours from Constitutiei Square to Alba Iulia Square and back.

Romanian Chamber Speaker Sends Fourth Letter To Pres

15:43, 10 Nov. 2007
Romanian Chamber Speaker, liberal Bogdan Olteanu, sent a new letter to president Traian Basescu, asking him to cease delaying the promulgation of the law on the uninominal voting system, for which the Government assumed responsibility in Parliament.

Romanian Defense Minister Supports Iran Nuke Plan If Peaceful

19:38, 09 Nov. 2007
Romanian defense minister Teodor Melescanu told MEDIAFAX that in his meeting with the Ambassador of Iran he stated his opinion that the right to nuclear energy in peaceful purposes needs to be acknowledged for every state, but he proposed the signing of a guarantee agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA.

Syrian Investigated In Hayssam Case Allowed To Leave Romania

19:18, 09 Nov. 2007
A Romanian court on Friday decided Syrian businessman Mustafa Tartoussi, investigated in connection with the escape of Omar Hayssam, is to be allowed to leave the country.

Romania To Have New Center-Left Alliance After EP Elections-Liberal Democrat

17:33, 09 Nov. 2007
Romania’s social democrats, liberals and conservatives will join forces into a new coalition, the Center-Left Pole as of November 25, the date of the EP elections, executive president of the National Liberal Party, or PLD, Gheorghe Flutur said Friday.

Alessandra Mussolini Leaves ITS Group Because Of Romanian Far-Right Leader

16:49, 09 Nov. 2007
MEP Alessandra Mussolini, member of Italian party The Social Alternative, announced her withdrawal from the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty (ITS) group within the European Parliament, in response to the "offenses" brought to her family by Corneliu Vadim Tudor, leader of Romania’s far-right Greater Romania Party, ASGMedia reported.

Romanian Businessman Tender Eyes Acquisitions In Serbia

15:25, 09 Nov. 2007
Oil Company Tender SA, owned by Romanian businessman Ovidiu Tender, mulls buying a plant manufacturing heavy transport equipment and a private telecom operator in Serbia.

Romania, Second In European Top Of Transition Countries

15:22, 09 Nov. 2007
Romania ranks second in the European top of transition countries in terms of increase in the prices of dwellings, with an annual average rate of 40% during 2004-2006, way above the nearly 6% increase in gross domestic product per capita, according to a report of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD.

Romania Reports Over 3,500 Child Abuse Cases In First 9-Mo

14:55, 09 Nov. 2007
Romania registered over 3,500 cases of child abuse in the first nine months of 2007, and in five cases, the abuse resulted in the death of the children, according to a report presented on Friday by the organization “Salvati Copiii” (Save the Children), based on data from the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police.

Romania’s Liberal-Democrats, Democrats To Merge After EP Elections – Liberal Official

13:59, 09 Nov. 2007
The vice-president of Romania’s ruling Liberal Party, or PNL, Puiu Hasotti said Friday he is sure the democrats and liberal democrats will merge their parties into a new organization to be called People’s Union, after elections for the European Parliament.

EU Lawmakers To Debate Italy Outcast Law Monday

12:05, 09 Nov. 2007
The European Parliament will debate Monday in plenary session the emergency Italian law which outcasts EU citizens posing a threat to public safety, adopted by the Italian executive shortly after a Romanian citizen allegedly murdered an Italian woman in Rome.

Romanian Murder Suspect Asks To Serve Sentence In Romania

11:47, 09 Nov. 2007
Romanian citizen Nicolae Romulus Mailat, imprisoned in Regina Coeli Penitentiary, Italy, where he is investigated for murdering and robbing an Italian citizen told the Romanian consul in Rome he was treated well by the Italian authorities but that he wishes to serve his sentence in Romania.

Romanian Boxer Lucian Bute Brings Title Home

10:49, 09 Nov. 2007
Romanian boxer Lucian Bute was very impressed about the way in which he was received this week at Parliament’s headquarters in Quebec, Canada. “It was touching to see 130 lawmakers all stranding up and applauding me. It was a once in a life time experience,” Bute said.

Romania Could Notify EU On Italian Deportation Law

10:42, 09 Nov. 2007
Romania could notify the European Commission on the recently approved Italian law allowing prefects to deport EU citizens on grounds of public safety, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Thursday.

“I Don’t Have A Problem With The President, He Has A Problem With Me” – PM

10:34, 09 Nov. 2007
Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu declined to make any comments Thursday, when President Traian Basescu gave him as an example arguing the discrimination council uses double standards, saying he has no problem with the president, although the latter has a problem with him.

Romania Informs EC On Progress In Agriculture Payments System

19:35, 08 Nov. 2007
The Romanian Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday sent a report to the European Commission on the progresses in the country’s agricultural payments system, to avoid sanctions from Brussels.

Merck Recalls Vitamin D3 Drugs Due To Soy Oil Deficiency

19:05, 08 Nov. 2007
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) on Thursday decided to recall the vitamins D3 for children "Fluor- Vigantoletten" and "Vigantoletten" distributed in Germany, Romania, Poland and Luxembourg, after data found minor problems with the soy oil used for the drugs.

Poll On Romanians Cultural Habits

18:08, 08 Nov. 2007
A survey conducted by the Urban and Regional Sociology Center reads that 90% of Romanians never go to the cinema, opera, or theatre.

Court Rejects President’s Challenge On Discrimination Ruling

16:59, 08 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu lost, Thursday, the trial against the National Council for the Fight Against Discrimination, or CNCD, since the Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected as unfounded the presidnet’s challenge to the warning rendered by CNCD when Basescu offended a tv reporter.

Russia’s Gazprom Mulls Buying Romania’s Romgaz

16:51, 08 Nov. 2007
Russian giant Gazprom is considering buying the majority stake in Romania’s gas company Romgaz Medias when the company is put up for sale, Lowe Public Relations cited the Russian IT and Communication Ministry as saying.

Cos To Pay Taxes Online As Of Next Year

16:04, 08 Nov. 2007
Companies will be able to pay some taxes online as of next year, and the fiscal agency ANAF is to implement the measure by June 30, 2008, agency president Daniel Chitoiu said Thursday.

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.