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Romanian Democrats, Liberal Democrats Merge

20:33, 03 Dec. 2007
The leader of the Romanian Democratic Party, Emil Boc, and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Theodor Stolojan, announced Monday that their two parties would combine, forming the Democratic Liberal Party.

Romanian Social Democrats Remain In Opposition

18:02, 03 Dec. 2007
Romania’s Social Democratic Party, or PSD, on Monday decided to remain in opposition instead of forming a possible government alliance with the liberals, PSD head Mircea Geoana said.

Romanian First – Eight Teams In IFFHS Chart

17:17, 03 Dec. 2007
Romania is registered in November, for the first time, with eight teams in the International federation for Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) chart, published Monday, in Dusseldorf, the top Romanian position (70) being held by Steaua Bucharest, with the same rank as in October.

Head Of Romanian Ftbl League Indicted In Bribery Probe

15:56, 03 Dec. 2007
Romanian prosecutors on Monday charged Dumitru Dragomir, head of the Professional Football League, or LPF, with taking bribery in a land purchase deal.

EC Makes Suggestions To Romania Regarding Agriculture Sector

14:14, 03 Dec. 2007
The European Commission suggested that Romania wait for the Rural Development Program, or PNDR to be officially approved in order to receive financing projects in the sector of rural development.

One Dead, Seven Injured In Car Crash In Hungary

12:10, 03 Dec. 2007
The driver of a minibus registered in Romania died and other seven passengers were injured in a car crash Monday morning in Hungary near the city of Barand, some 30 kilometers away from Romania’s border crossing point Bors.

Romania Ranks Ten On Income From Immigrants Chart

18:53, 02 Dec. 2007
Romania is ranked ten in the world when it comes to the sums of money sent, by immigrants working abroad, to their home countries, the value reaching $6.8 billion in 2007, according to a report compiled by the World Bank on a world level.

Romanian Justice Min Proposes New Criminal Procedure Code

18:31, 02 Dec. 2007
Romanian justice minister Tudor Chiuariu announced Sunday, in a press conference, that the institution he runs will send to Parliament and the High Council of the Magistrates a new Criminal Procedure Code.

Romanian Ex Miner Riot Leader Released From Prison

17:10, 02 Dec. 2007
The former leader of the September 1991 miner riots in Romania, Miron Cozma, was released from prison, Sunday morning, after some ten years of incarceration.

Tens Of Thousands Of Romanians Attend Christmas Tree Lighting In Bucharest

16:41, 02 Dec. 2007
Bucharest general mayor Adriean Videanu, accompanied by a little girl who won a drawing contest organized this year by City Hall, lit, Saturday evening, the Christmas lights in the Romanian capital, in the presence of tens of thousands of people.

Romanian Pres Says Foreign Affairs Min Is Uneducated

16:27, 02 Dec. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu said, in an interview aired Sunday on BBC, that Romanian foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu has a huge education deficit, scolding him for talking too much in the presence of the head of state.

Romanian National Football Team In Group C At Euro-2008

16:06, 02 Dec. 2007
The Romanian national football team will perform in Group C in the final tour of the 2008 European Football Championship, together with the national teams from Holland, France and Italy, according to the drawing of odds at Lucerna.

EU Sets New Regulations For Airliners

15:31, 02 Dec. 2007
The European Union Council and the European parliament set new regulations for airliners, through which they are obligated to include all taxes in the price of tickets, according to a press release issued by the Commission.

Romanian Director Wins EFA 2007 Award

15:26, 02 Dec. 2007
Romanian film director Cristian Mungiu won the award as best director, for the film "4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile," in the 20th edition of the European Film Academy Awards, according to the EFA website.

French Foreign Affairs Min Asks Romanian Help In Chad

18:52, 01 Dec. 2007
Romanian foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu met with French counterpart Bernard Kouchner, who asked for Romanian support for the international mission in Chad, with troops and material. The request will be analyzed by the Romanian Administration, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed.

European Bantamweight Champion Under Criminal Investigation

18:46, 01 Dec. 2007
Romanian boxer Sorin Tanasie, European boxing champion, is under investigation for destruction and illegally carrying a knife, since Saturday morning he damaged the car of man who did not stay in line and got in front of everyone else at a fast-food.

Romanian Authorities Counter Bird Flu Outbreak

16:30, 01 Dec. 2007
The Romanian Anti-Epizootic Command Center met, Saturday, in southeastern Romania county Tulcea, where they set the measures for the eradication of the bird flu outbreak. Hunters are tasked with organizing containment hunting parties targeting wild birds and with the collection of bird carcasses to be tested.

Three Vintage Weapons Found In Romanian Village School Attic

16:01, 01 Dec. 2007
Three Magyar made weapons, a rifle and two pistols, loaded with 14 cartridges, all functional, were found Saturday in the attic of the General School of locality Feldru, in northern Romania county Bistrita-Nasaud.

Military Parade Organized On Romanian National Day

15:39, 01 Dec. 2007
The military parade organized in Bucharest on the Romanian National Day lasted some 45 minutes, while at the end, politicians attending the event left without shaking hands and kissing babies, as they used to do in the previous years.

Romanian Pres Takes Shot At PM On National Day

15:22, 01 Dec. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Saturday, on the National Radio Station, that he hopes he will be able to say, among other things, on the December 1 Romanian National Day in 2008, that Romania has a competent Prime Minister, with whom he can collaborate.

Romania’s Communications Minister Forwards Resignation Request

21:06, 30 Nov. 2007
Romania’s minister for communications, Iuliu Winkler, said that this evening he would fax his resignation request to Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu because he is to take over the position of Romania’s representative in the European Parliament.

Christmas Edition Of Proms Of Delight Held In The Honor Of Pavarotti

19:58, 30 Nov. 2007
The Christmas concert that part of the series of concerts Proms of Delight, that is to take place on December 9 at the Romanian Athenaeum in capital city Bucharest will be dedicated to the memory of Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, the show’s organizers inform.

Ferrari Buys Steel Pipes From Romania To Build New Headquarters

19:57, 30 Nov. 2007
Italy’s Ferrari SpA will purchase 3,000 tons of steel pipes to build new headquarters from Romanian ArcelorMittal Iasi.

Romanians Who Allegedly Raped, Trafficked Italian Woman In London Are Investigated At Large

19:29, 30 Nov. 2007
The two Romanian citizens who were arrested in London after they allegedly confined and raped a pregnant Italian 21-year-old woman, are now investigated at large after they were released on bail.

Miners’ Leader Miron Cozma Released From Prison On Sunday

16:24, 30 Nov. 2007
Miron Cozma, leader of Romanian miners, will be released Sunday from Rahova maximum security Penitentiary after he served his ten-year sentence.

Romania Anticorruption Dept Hears Prosecutors Over Alleged Contest Defrauding

15:05, 30 Nov. 2007
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors on Friday heard several members in the Commission in charge with analyzing the candidacies of applicants for top positions with prosecutors’ offices.

Romanian Leftist Opposition Proposes Single Environment Tax

14:37, 30 Nov. 2007
Romania’s leftist opposition Social Democratic Party, or PSD, will initiate a draft law proposing a single environmental tax levied on polluters, planning to use the money for environment programs, especially stimulating the renewal of the country’s car pool.

Romanian Govt Says EU Commissioner Spoke Too Soon On Car Tax Issue

13:03, 30 Nov. 2007
Romania’s car registration tax is not the same as Hungary’s, as suggested by EU commissioner Laszlo Kovacs, who spoke too soon, without knowing whether Romanian would indeed be referred to the European court of Justice , government spokeswoman Camelia Spataru said Friday.

Real Madrid Reportedly Willing To Pay EUR17M And A Player For Romania’s Mutu

12:32, 30 Nov. 2007
Spain’s Real Madrid is said to be willing to offer EUR17 million and a player to transfer Fiorentina’s Romanian striker Adrian Mutu.

Romanian 3Q GDP +5.7% On Yr Vs +8.3% In 3Q 2006

10:10, 30 Nov. 2007
Romanian third-quarter gross domestic product growth slowed to 5.7% on the year in real terms, compared with 8.3% in the corresponding period last year, the National Institute for Statistics, or INS, said Friday.

Romania Police Arrest Algerian Suspected Of Terrorism Activities

21:09, 29 Nov. 2007
Romanian police on Wednesday arrested Algerian national Kamel Abbachi, who is searched by Italian authorities in connection with terrorism activities, the police said in a statement Thursday.

Romanian Conservative Party Pres To Remain In Office Until January 20, ‘08

19:42, 29 Nov. 2007
Romanian Conservative Party president Dan Voiculescu, announced in a press conference Thursday that he would call the party congress for January 20, 2008. New party leadership would be elected in the congress, while Voiculescu said he does not plan to run for the position of party president.

Bulgarian Businessman Accused Of Corruption Sues Romania

19:42, 29 Nov. 2007
Bulgarian businessman Stamen Stanchev, detained in Romania on corruption charges, on Thursday said he forwarded a complaint against Romania at the European Court of Human Rights, or ECHR, accusing the authorities of breaching his human rights.

Most Banks Closed On Romanian National Day

18:49, 29 Nov. 2007
Most Romanian banking units will be closed Saturday, December 1, with the exception of offices found in commercial centers or hypermarkets, several credit institutions announced Thursday.

Romania PM Says Earlier Pension Hike Unacceptable -Sources

16:08, 29 Nov. 2007
Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu on Thursday said the government is unable to satisfy the propositions put forth by social democrats to hike pensions as of November 1 instead of January 1, 2008 or to extend the period for pension recalculation, ministry sources said.

Romanian Ambulance Service Ignorance Results In Fatality

16:06, 29 Nov. 2007
A woman died Wednesday evening as the doctor on call with the Romanian Giurgiu town Ambulance Service left early, and the nurse reaching the patient did not have resuscitation equipment, even though she knew that the case involved someone who was suffocating, namely a zero degree emergency.

Romanian Democrats Invite Parties To Support Majority Uninominal Voting Sys

14:38, 29 Nov. 2007
Democrat leader Emil Boc said Thursday after the meeting with the head of state, that the Democratic Party (PD) invites all parties, especially social democrats, to support their draft law introducing the majority uninominal voting system for legislative elections, which PD submitted in Senate.

Romania Might Halt Emergency Call Service Over Lack Of Funds

13:46, 29 Nov. 2007
Romania could suspend the emergency call service 112 in February 2008 unless financing resources are found, Marcel Opris, general manager of the special communication service STS, said Thursday.

AS Roma Eyes Gripping Romania’s Adi Mutu From FC Fiorentina

12:02, 29 Nov. 2007
FC Fiorentina’s striker, Romanian Adrian Mutu, is on AS Roma’s list in case Brazilian Mancini decides to part with the team, Italian newspaper Calciomercato informs.

Swiss Authorities Enact Motion On The Rights Of Rroma Population

11:30, 29 Nov. 2007
The town council in Switzerland’s city of Geneva approved Wednesday evening a motion regarding the human rights of the Rroma population who decide to settle in Switzerland, newspaper “La Tribune de Geneve” writes.