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Romanian President, PM Fly To Lisbon On The Same Aircraft

16:07, 11 Dec. 2007
Romanian President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu will fly to Lisbon Thursday on the same aircraft to sign the EU Reform Treaty, political sources said.

Romanian Deputies Clear Bill On Selling State-Owned Buildings

16:06, 11 Dec. 2007
Romanian deputies on Tuesday adopted a bill regarding the sale of assets belonging to the State Patrimony and Protocol Administration, or RAAPPS.

Romanian Notifies Consumer Authority Against Erotic Hotline

16:01, 11 Dec. 2007
The local consumer protection authority in Galati, eastern Romania, received a complaint from a dissatisfied client of an erotic hotline, but the complaint was deemed ungrounded.

Romanian Football Fans Act Up On EasyJet Flight

15:49, 11 Dec. 2007
A group of ten troublemaking supporters of Bucharest football club Steaua kicked up dust, Monday, on an EasyJet flight heading for London, disturbing the passengers and flight staff. Upon landing, British police arrested three of them, an EasyJet representative told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Ex Environment Min Heard In Land Case

15:02, 11 Dec. 2007
Romanian former environment minister Aurel Constantin Ilie is heard Tuesday, by anticorruption prosecutors, in a case regarding the lease of land around the lake Vacaresti in Bucharest.

Italian Police Arrests 25 Ethnic Rroma People From Romania

14:22, 11 Dec. 2007
During an operation unfolded in Italy and Romania, the Italian police squads arrested 25 ethnic Rroma people from Romania, accused of child trafficking, theft, robbery, gambling and usury which brought them gains of up to EUR1,000 daily.

Romania Nov CPI +0.93%MM, +6.67%YY

14:13, 11 Dec. 2007
Romania's consumer price index rose 0.93% on the month in November, on higher prices for food and services, and analysts say the central bank may hike the key monetary policy rate in order to touch next year inflation target.

Romanians To Pay Road Toll For Access On Future Pitesti-Sibiu Highway

13:29, 11 Dec. 2007
The future Pitesti-Sibiu highway, central Romania, will be executed based on lease procedures and a road toll will be paid for the access on the highway, while construction works are to start in 2009, Romania’s minister of transports Ludovic Orban said Tuesday.

Romania To See Cheaper International Calls

12:27, 11 Dec. 2007
Romania’s postal company Posta Romana and telecom services supplier Media Sat lowered to 7.02 euro cents the prices for international calls through Suncard pre-paid cards toward the main hard lines in Europe, United States and Canada, the two companies said Tuesday.

Romanian Cab Drivers Protest Again In Front Of Bucharest Mayoralty

11:13, 11 Dec. 2007
Several taxi drivers gathered on Tuesday morning in front of the mayoralty of Romania’s capital city Bucharest asking that lawmakers renew their individual transportation licenses.

Democrats, Liberal Democrats Cannot Decide On New Party Structure

10:32, 11 Dec. 2007
Fights have already started between democrats and liberal democrats, who last week decided to form one party, on such matters as merger, legal status, patrimony and the influence of each party in the future organization.

ECHR Finds Romania Guilty Of Human Rights Breach In Other Three Cases

21:27, 10 Dec. 2007
Romania lost other thee lawsuits at the European Court of Human Rights, or ECHR, filed by Romanian citizens whose property was seized during communism and sold by the state to the people who rented it.

Study Reveals Fewer Cars Engaged In Traffic In Romania’s Capital City Bucharest

20:11, 10 Dec. 2007
The average number of cars engaged in road traffic in Romania’s capital city of Bucharest dropped in the last six years, according to a study conducted by Romania’s Ministry of Transports, although, based on official data, the number of car registrations hiked significantly and traffic is more and more crowded each day.

Romania, Last In EU By Companies’ Access To Internet

17:17, 10 Dec. 2007
Romania places last in the European Union by companies’ access to the internet, way behind other EU states, as only 58% of companies in Romania use the internet, according to the data provided by the European statistical office Eurostat.

PM Says New Justice Minister Not Chosen Yet

17:10, 10 Dec. 2007
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said on Monday that the Standing Delegation of the National Liberal Party did not discuss about a replacement for justice minister Tudor Chiuariu, but said there are several proposals in this respect.

Romania’s Justice Minister Submits Resignation To PM’s Office

16:39, 10 Dec. 2007
Romania’s justice minister Tudor Chiuariu submitted his resignation Monday afternoon to the Office of Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu.

Romania’s Defense Min Might Be Appointed Interim Justice Minister

15:12, 10 Dec. 2007
Romania’s defense minister Teodor Atanasiu could take over the temporary position of minister of justice, if in the next days the National Liberal Party (PNL) fails to appoint a replacement for former minister Tudor Chiuariu, sources within PNL told MEDIAFAX Monday.

Romanian Film Employees To Keep Their Jobs – Official

14:13, 10 Dec. 2007
The employees with Romania’s film distribution and trading company RomaniaFilm are not in danger of losing their jobs following the transfer of certain movie theaters from the company administration to the administration of local councils, secretary of state with the Ministry of Culture Demeter Andras said Monday.

Social Democrats Invite Parliament Parties To Talks On 2008 State Budget

13:27, 10 Dec. 2007
Romania’s leftist opposition Social Democratic Party, or PSD, decided Monday to invite all parliament parties for talks this week on the 2008 state budget draft.

Romanian Ex Pres Suggests Left-Right Tag Team Vs Current President

11:13, 10 Dec. 2007
The honorary president of Romanian leftist opposition party PSD, Ion Iliescu, said that Romanian president Traian Basescu and his supporters are the foes of stability in Romania, and social democrats and liberals should work together to isolate the head of state.

Romanian Community In Italy Donates Blood For Rome Hospitals

10:53, 10 Dec. 2007
Romanian immigrants in Italy gathered Sunday near the Coliseum in Rome to take part in an ample blood donation campaign for hospitals in Rome, RomaCitta informed.

Romania’s Rompetrol Cut Pump Prices By RON0.02 Per Liter

10:39, 10 Dec. 2007
Romania’s second-largest oil company Rompetrol Group NV cut Monday gasoline and diesel oil pump prices by 0.02 lei (EUR1=RON3.5121) per liter, for the period December 10-16, the company said in a statement.

Romania’s Leftist Opp Leader To Quit If ‘08 Elections Return Low Scores

16:55, 09 Dec. 2007
Romania’s leftist opposition leader Mircea Geoana told the BBC in an interview he would resign his leading position of the Social Democratic Party, or PSD, fails to win the 2008 local or legislative elections.

Romania’s First Grand Prix One Circuit To Cost EUR300M

16:47, 09 Dec. 2007
South Pacific Group starts construction works next summer for the first Grand Prix One circuit in Romania in Snagov, near Bucharest.

Liberals Norica Nicolai, Renate Weber Considered For Justice Min – Sources

16:27, 09 Dec. 2007
Liberal senator Norica Nicolai and MEP Renate Weber are two of the options considered by the Liberal Party, or PNL, for the position of justice minister, following Tudor Chiuariu’s resignation, liberal sources told MEDIAFAX Sunday.

Romanian Justice Minister Quits

15:05, 09 Dec. 2007
Romania’s justice minister Tudor Chiuariu announced his resignation Sunday in a press conference, adding he would come back to continue reforms in the country’s legal system when “ridiculous attacks against him” cease.

Romania Allots EUR1M For Africans Studying In Romania In ‘08 – President

11:10, 09 Dec. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Saturday at the end of the first working day of the EU-Africa Summit in Lisbon that Romania will grant financial assistance of EUR1 million in 2008 to African students studying of finishing PhDs in Romania.

Romania Qualifies In 2007 Women’s Handball World Championship Quarterfinals

22:07, 08 Dec. 2007
Romania qualified Saturday in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Women’s Handball World Championship in France , in Group II, after it beat Spain 32-19 (19-6).

Romanian Social Democrat MP Dan Iosif Buried With Military Honors

15:50, 08 Dec. 2007
Former social democrat lawmaker Dan Iosif was buried with military honors in Bucharest on Saturday.

Romania Backs Europe Sport Police

20:44, 07 Dec. 2007
Romanian sport officials on Friday discussed during a meeting of the National Committee against Violence in Sport a project initiated by EU regarding setting up a European police force to protect sport.

Romanian Pres Blames Govt, Assoc For Unlawful Electoral Reform

19:38, 07 Dec. 2007
Romania’s president Traian Basescu said Friday he suspects the government and an association Pro Democratia to have worked hand in hand to draw up two unconstitutional articles in the electoral reform law.

Romania’s Rompetrol Group Changes Mgmt Structure, Patriciu Stays CEO

18:15, 07 Dec. 2007
Romania’s second-largest oil company, Rompetrol Group NV, changed its administration structure following the 75% sale deal to Kazakhstan's state energy company KazMunaiGaz, local oil tycoon Dinu Patriciu remaining Rompetrol’s chief executive office, the company said in a statement Friday.

Romania Development Min Grants EUR28M To Modernize Zoos

16:28, 07 Dec. 2007
Romania’s development ministry MMDD will allocate EUR38 million for modernization works at 14 zoological gardens by 2012, the ministry said in a statement Friday.

Romanian Cab Drivers Protest In Front Of Bucharest Mayoralty

14:40, 07 Dec. 2007
Over 200 taxi drivers gathered on Friday morning in front of the mayoralty of Romania’s capital city Bucharest asking that lawmakers renew their transportation licenses and that licenses be granted individually and not for taxi companies.

Romanian 9-Mo GDP Slows On Low Ag Output, Revived By Construction

14:32, 07 Dec. 2007
Romania's nine-month gross domestic product growth of 5.8% on the year in real terms, compared with 7.8% in the corresponding period of last year, was due mainly to comparatively low agricultural output, the National Institute for Statistics, or INS said Friday.

Italy, Increasingly Intolerant To Romanians, Rroma – Report

14:30, 07 Dec. 2007
The integration process of foreigners in Italian society is “deficient”, as Italians grow more intolerant, particularly toward Romanians and Rromas, according to the 2007 report of the Italian socio-economic research institute Censis.

Romanian Far-Right Party Pushes Dismissal Of President Basescu

12:52, 07 Dec. 2007
Romania’s far-right Greater Romania Party, or PRM, will start proceedings next week to dismiss Romanian President Traian Basescu, whom they accuse of high treason, party secretary general Gheorghe Funar said Friday.

Romanian Prosecutor Gen Says Ex President Not Criminally Probed In Miners’ Riot Case

12:21, 07 Dec. 2007
Romania’s prosecutor general Codruta Kovesi said Friday she disaffirmed the solution to criminally probe former president Ion Iliescu in the 1990 miners’ riot case.

Romanian National Integrity Agency Is Now Operational

21:28, 06 Dec. 2007
The Romanian Government enacted, Thursday, a series of measures to render the National Integrity Agency (ANI) operational.

Rromani Ethnics Stab US Journalist In Romania

21:18, 06 Dec. 2007
A journalist from an American daily was stabbed in Romania by two Rromani ethnics in eastern Romanial locality Teisoru, in Vaslui county, while he was conducting research in the Rromani community of that area.