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Ford Could Bail On Automobile Craiova – Senate Chairman

10:31, 03 Nov. 2007
Romania granted no illegal state aid in the privatization of auto-assembly plant Automobile Craiova, and the delays in the European Commission’s investigation could get Ford to back out of the transaction, Senate chairman Nicolae Vacaroiu said Friday.

EXCLUSIVE: “There Is A ‘Rroma Problem’” – Italian Ambassador

10:08, 03 Nov. 2007
Italy’s ambassador to Bucharest, Daniele Mancini, told MEDIAFAX Friday evening that there is such a things as a “Rroma problem” and a solution needs to be found for their entire community.

Romanian Unions Trigger Labor Conflict

17:38, 02 Nov. 2007
Five Romanian labor unions triggered Friday the labor conflict as employers failed to set the minimum wage for 2008, after unionists previously rejected the RON480 offer.

Giovanna Reggiani, The Italian Woman Attacked In Rome, Died

11:27, 02 Nov. 2007
The 47-year-old Italian woman attacked and raped in Rome by a Romanian immigrant, died Thursday at 19.34 local time after a cardiac arrest, immediately after doctors acknowledged that “brain activity had ceased,” La Repubblica informed online.

Mayoralties, Tenants’ Associations Team Up To Upgrade Heating Sys- Romanian Minister

17:12, 01 Nov. 2007
Mayoralties will be able to get loans for upgrade works on the heating system of buildings if tenants’ associations cannot afford to pay the necessary sums, but the money will subsequently be recovered from owners, Romania’s minister of development and public works Laszlo Borbely said Thursday.

Romania’s Public Ministry Defends Judiciaries’ Prerogatives

17:07, 01 Nov. 2007
In the light of recent amendments to both the criminal procedure code and the criminal code, Romania’s Public Ministry informed Thursday the Ministry of Justice that these amendments simply restrain the prerogatives of the judiciaries affecting their activity.

Romanian Directors At London Film Festival

16:23, 01 Nov. 2007
The Romanian Film Festival to be held in London between November 16 and November 21 will host productions directed by Romanian directors Cristian Mungiu, Cristian Nemescu, Lucian Pintilie, Corneliu Porumboiu, Catalin Mitulescu, Cristi Puiu and Radu Muntean, London-based Romanian Cultural Institute, or ICR, said on Thursday.

Only 8% Of Romanian Homes Insured

16:19, 01 Nov. 2007
Only 8% of the some 8.4 million residences in Romania are insured, through a specific optional policy, said the president of the Romanian Insurance Surveillance Commission (CSA), Angela Toncescu, within a seminar.

Romanian Rapist Had Rap Sheet

15:28, 01 Nov. 2007
The Romanian man charged with the rape and murder, in Rome, of the wife of a military navy officer had been committed to a work and reeducation center, for a crime, then convicted, in 2006, to three years imprisonment for theft, but he was pardoned the same year.

Romania’s Public Television Grants No Air Time For Referendum Campaign

14:56, 01 Nov. 2007
Romania’s public television TVR announced Thursday it will grant no air time for the uninominal vote referendum campaign, as the regulations for this campaign have not been set.

Romanian Subway Prices Might Hike

14:28, 01 Nov. 2007
Romanian subway network operator Metrorex might hike the prices, starting with January 2008, while the prices for railway transport will remain unchanged, the Ministry of Transport announced Thursday.

FC Steaua New Coach Obtains First Victory Against Otelul

11:37, 01 Nov. 2007
Marius Lacatus won 3-1 his first game as FC Steaua Bucuresti coach in the Wednesday game played at home against FC Otelul Galati, in the XIII stage of the First League.

Italy Terrified By Crime Committed By A Romanian Citizen

10:20, 01 Nov. 2007
The Council of Ministers from Rome called for an emergency meeting to decide upon the measures to be taken after a Romanian citizen committed murder on Italian land, the Italian press reported.

Romanian Ctrl Bk Raises Key Rate By 50 Bps % To 7.5%

20:11, 31 Oct. 2007
The Romanian central bank Wednesday raised its key monetary policy rate by 50 basis points to 7.5% from 7%, the bank said in a statement.

Nine Injured In Bus-Train Collision North Romania

16:59, 31 Oct. 2007
At least nine people were injured Wednesday afternoon when a bus got hit by a train near Romania’s northern town of Bistrita.

Romanian PM Turns To International Law On Bystroye Canal Matter

16:48, 31 Oct. 2007
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said he told Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko that the Bystroye canal matter needs to be solved through international law and community regulations, while a “what’s done is done” attitude is unacceptable.

Romania 74/131 In ‘07-‘08 World Economic Competitiveness Top

15:14, 31 Oct. 2007
Romania ranks 74th out of 131 countries in a global top of economic competitiveness for 2007-2008, but its score remains unchanged from 2006, with competitive drawbacks such as lack of transparency in government decisions and poor road infrastructure.

New International Highway To Bind Romania, Serbia, Hungary

14:57, 31 Oct. 2007
Romania, Serbia and Hungary are planning to build a new highway to connect northeast Serbia and southwest Romania with Hungary, Hungary’s news agency MTI reported Nepszabadsag newspaper as saying.

Romanian Senate Rejects President’s Request To Revise Fiscal Code Amendments

14:11, 31 Oct. 2007
Romania’s Senate on Wednesday rejected a request submitted by President Traian Basescu regarding the reexamination of several amendments to the Fiscal Code Law.

Russia’s National Rugby Team Robbed In Bucharest

11:51, 31 Oct. 2007
Unidentified people stole on Tuesday evening part of the equipment of Russia’s national rugby team from the Bucharest hotel where the team is accommodated, according to sources in the Romanian Rugby Federation.

Romania’s State Protocol Buildings Can Be Sold In Direct Negotiation – Senate

11:40, 31 Oct. 2007
The Romanian Senate decided Wednesday that buildings administered by the state protocol authority RA-APPS can be sold by direct negotiation with tenants, rejecting a point in President Traian Basescu’s reexamination request, which stated the buildings should only be sold in open auctions.

Ukrainian, Romanian Presidents In Talks On Bystroye Canal

10:31, 31 Oct. 2007
Ukraine’s President Victor Yushchenko said the area of the Bystroye Canal is a sovereign territory where the Ukrainian state is free to unfold a sovereign activity.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Probe Football Moguls

10:26, 31 Oct. 2007
Nicolae Badea, president of the Executive Council of FC Dinamo Bucharest, showed up Tuesday at Romania’s National Anticorruption Department, or DNA, over allegations concerning the transfers of footballers.

Romanian 9-Mo Budget Surplus At 0.19% Of GDP

17:03, 30 Oct. 2007
Romania's general consolidated budget ran a surplus of 0.19% of gross domestic product in the January-September period, a slowdown compared with 0.32% of GDP at the end of August, finance ministry data showed Tuesday.

Romania Road Authority To Monitor Road Toll Payment

15:35, 30 Oct. 2007
Romania’s public roads authority CNADNR will introduce as of next year a video surveillance system to keep track of the drivers who did not pay their road tolls, CNADNR general manager Mihai Grecu said Tuesday.

EC To Decide On Safeguard Clause Activation In Romanian Agric Sector- Official

15:14, 30 Oct. 2007
The European Commission is to make a decision on whether to activate the safeguard clause in the Romanian agriculture sector, most likely on November 27, 2007, Romania’s European Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban said Tuesday.

Romanian Ex PM Corruption File Sent Back To Anticorruption Prosecutors

14:25, 30 Oct. 2007
The file in which Romania’s former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase is accused of bribery will be sent back to the National Anticorruption Department, or DNA, and the criminal probe is to be resumed, the Supreme Court decided Tuesday.

Shoplifting Romanian Boxers Get 10 Year Ban In U.S.

14:16, 30 Oct. 2007
Romania’s general consul in Chicago, Gheorghe Predescu, told MEDIAFAX Monday the three Romanian boxers who tried to shoplift are banned from entering the United States in the following ten years.