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Romanian Integrity Agency Asks Prosecutors To Investigate Fmr Education Min

12:26, 02 Iun. 2011
The Romanian National Integrity Agency (ANI) on Thursday notified prosecutors regarding former Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu’s incompatibility with the position held, as she was also a manager of a project carried out within an operational program for human resources development.

Romanian Govt To Send Parliament Bill Banning Hallucinogenic Plants

10:50, 02 Iun. 2011
Romania's Government will send the Parliament an "extremely tough" bill banning products made from hallucinogenic plants, which allows authorities to seize merchandise and makes obtaining sale authorization very difficult.

Romanian Govt Postpones Decision On Car Tax To Analyze Legal Implications – Sources

19:46, 01 Iun. 2011
Romania's Government has postponed a decision on the car tax again, for next week, in order to analyze the legal implications of future amendments, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX on Wednesday.

Romanian Draft Constitution: Wealth No Longer Presumed Obtained Legally

18:05, 01 Iun. 2011
The draft revised Romanian Constitution eliminates the stipulation that a person's wealth is presumed to have been acquired through legal means.

Romanian Draft Constitution: Magistrates On High Council Limited To One Term

17:52, 01 Iun. 2011
Romania's High Council of Magistrates (CSM) will have six members representing civil society, three appointed by the Parliament and three by the head of state, says the draft revised Constitution, which also states the Council members may not run for more than one term.

Romania’s Draft Constitution: Govt May Seek Confidence Vote Once In Parliamentary Session

17:48, 01 Iun. 2011
The Romanian Government may seek lawmakers’ confidence vote only once in a parliamentary session, except when the state budget and the social security budget laws are concerned, says the draft revised Constitution, published Wednesday by the Presidential Administration.

Romania’s Draft Constitution: Preventive Detention Extended To 48 Hours

17:18, 01 Iun. 2011
Preventive detention will be extended to 48 hours from 24 hours, according to a bill revising the Romanian Constitution, published Wednesday by the Presidential Administration.

Romanian Draft Constitution: Budget Gap Limited To 3% Of GDP

17:17, 01 Iun. 2011
Romania's budget gap may not be wider than 3% of the gross domestic product, while the public debt may not exceed 60% of the GDP, says the draft revised Constitution, published Wednesday by the Presidential Administration.

Romania’s Draft Constitution Provides Single-Chamber Parliament With 300 MPs

17:16, 01 Iun. 2011
Romania will have a single-chamber Parliament with 300 lawmakers, says the draft revised Constitution, published Wednesday by the Presidential Administration.

Romanian Draft Constitution: MPs May Be Detained Without Parliament Permission

17:03, 01 Iun. 2011
Romanian lawmakers may be searched, detained or arrested without the Parliament's authorization, says the draft revised Constitution, published Wednesday by the Presidential Administration.

Romanian President Sends Bill Revising Constitution To Legislative Council For Standpoint

14:06, 01 Iun. 2011
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday sent the bill revising the Constitution to the Legislative Council for endorsement, the Presidency said in a press release.

Romanian Car Tax Charged To Buyer On First Sale

18:50, 31 Mai 2011
Romania's car tax, in its future form, will be paid by the buyer upon the first sale of any car for which the tax has not already been paid, said an Environment Ministry press release on Tuesday, following a press conference held by minister Lazlo Borbely.

Romanian Govt OKs Applying Reverse Taxation On Cereal For Two Years

18:49, 31 Mai 2011
The Romanian Government on Tuesday approved a draft emergency ordinance whereby the country will apply reverse taxation on cereal and plants with industrial use for about two years staring June 1, 2011, after it received approval from the European Union.

Romania Vies To Fill Investor Gap In Nuclear Reactor Project

13:37, 31 Mai 2011
Romania’s nuclear reactors 3 and 4 still lack a “clearly established” investor, despite “pretty interesting” talks over the past several months with potential partners, Tuesday said Economy Ministry state secretary Karoly Borbely.

Romania Promoted As Tourist Destination On CNN, Euronews, Eurosport

13:08, 31 Mai 2011
The Romanian Tourism Ministry has started a campaign to promote Romania as a tourist destination on three international television channels, CNN, Euronews and Eurosport, which will broadcast for one year three videos showcasing the East European country.

Romania Doesn’t Give Up Plan To Create Energy Champions

12:26, 31 Mai 2011
Romanian government didn’t give up its plan to merge the main power companies into two national champions, but a system overhaul to create several smaller energy centers has better chances of success at the moment, an official of the Economy Ministry said Tuesday.

Romanian President Traian Basescu Loses Suit Against Opposition MP

16:15, 30 Mai 2011
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday lost his suit against opposition social democrat MP Mugurel Surupaceanu who accused the Government and the Presidency of supporting the use of recreational drugs.

Romanian Police Wages To Be Cut By 30% If Layoff Program Dropped

15:56, 30 Mai 2011
Romanian Interior Ministry employees’ salaries will be cut by 30% in December if the ministry layoff program is not carried out, Interior Minister Traian Igas said Monday.

Romanian Govt To Apply Car Pollution Tax Upon First Sale

12:49, 30 Mai 2011
Romania’s ruling coalition decided to allow the Government to apply a pollution tax upon the first sale of cars brought to Romania before the enforcement of this new car tax system, people familiar with the matter told MEDIAFAX Monday.

City Mall Bucharest To See Fourth Sale Attempt, At EUR23.58M

11:57, 30 Mai 2011
Bankrupt shopping center City Mall Bucharest will be put up for sale for the fourth time on June 10, in an auction starting at EUR23.58 million, some 30% less than the initial price of EUR33 million.

Romania To Eliminate Barriers To Opening Hypermarkets, After EU Pressure

13:40, 29 Mai 2011
Romania's Government, under pressure from the European Commission (EC), has pledged to remove barriers to the opening of retail chains, by no longer requiring the competition's approval and an impact study before issuing authorization.

Romania Risks EU Sanctions Unless It Refunds Car Tax – Experts

13:04, 29 Mai 2011
Romania risks sanctions from the European Union, from a potential infringement procedure, and a great number of suits brought on by car owners, unless the government urgently changes the car tax and repays the funds it collected.

Romanian Family Doctors Stand Firm In Negotiations On Healthcare Contract

12:59, 29 Mai 2011
Romanian family doctors will not sign the new frame-contract with the National Health Insurance House unless it is adopted in the form agreed with the Health Ministry.

Romanian Postal Co Restructuring To Affect 2000 Employees

17:14, 27 Mai 2011
Restructuring the Romanian postal service will affect around 2000 employees, 6% of the total staff, some of whom will be laid off, company president Daniel Neagoe told MEDIAFAX on Friday.

Korean Companies Eye Stake In Romanian Nuke Project

15:54, 27 Mai 2011
A consortium formed of two South Korean companies wants to join the construction of reactors 3 and 4 at nuclear power plant Cernavoda, the Romanian Economy Ministry said in a news release Friday.

Romanian Food Processors Accept High Retail Slotting Fees Out Of Fear

14:46, 27 Mai 2011
Romanian food processors are afraid of the major store chains, which might take their products off the shelf, and therefore accept the highest slotting fees in Europe, said Valeriu Steriu, chairman of the presidential committee for agricultural policies.

Romanian Online Store eMAG Starts Selling Books

11:59, 27 Mai 2011
Online store eMAG on Friday said it has widened its portfolio to include books, planning to become the top book retailer within the year.

World Bank Lends Romania EUR500M For Social Assistance Reforms

11:26, 27 Mai 2011
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday approved a EUR500 million loan to support a social assistance program of Romania’s government estimated at EUR5.5 billion.

Romanian Union Agrostar Says Food Prices Will Rise 3-5%

11:22, 27 Mai 2011
Food prices in Romania will rise 3-5% in the following period because of adverse weather conditions and the international context, officials of the Agrostar food industry union federation said Friday during a seminar.

Romanian Public Sector To Recover 2010 Wage Cut In Two Steps Next Year – PM

22:17, 26 Mai 2011
The wage cut implemented in Romania's public sector last year will be entirely recovered next year, likely in two installments, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday on Realitatea TV.

Only One Romanian Private Hospital Met 2nd Class Requirements – Health Min

20:13, 26 Mai 2011
A single Romanian private hospital has been classed in category 2, 50 others in categories 4 and 5, and nine others have not yet been classed, out of the 66 private units that want to receive public funds, Health Minister Attila Cseke told MEDIAFAX on Thursday.

Romania To Apply Reverse Taxation On Cereal Starting June 1

18:05, 26 Mai 2011
Romania will apply reverse taxation on cereal and plants with industrial use for about two years starting June 1, according to a draft emergency ordinance drawn up by the Finance Ministry.

Carmaker Ford Produced 3,000 Commercial Vehicles In Romania In Jan-April

17:54, 26 Mai 2011
Carmaker Ford produced about 3,000 Transit Connect light commercial vehicles at its car plant in Craiova, southern Romania, in the first four months of the year, four times more than in the same interval in 2010.

Romanian Posta Romana To Be Restructured Before Postal Service Liberalization In 2013

14:40, 26 Mai 2011
The board of Romanian state-run postal company Posta Romana will discuss Thursday a restructuring plan which aims to get the company ready for the liberalization of postal services set for January 1, 2013, said Communications Minister Valerian Vreme.

Romanian President Says Police Layoff Bill Rejection Shows Weakness In Ruling Coalition

14:21, 26 Mai 2011
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday on public radio the Parliament’s failure to pass a bill laying off police officers shows weakness in the ruling coalition and comes at a bad time.

Roubini: Romania Unlikely To Join Eurozone In 2015

13:39, 26 Mai 2011
Romania will probably miss its self-imposed deadline for euro adoption in 2015, American economist Nouriel Roubini said Wednesday, mentioning that there’s “nothing wrong with waiting another year or two” before joining the euro area.

EIB Official: Romania Registers Delays In All Stages Of EU Fund Absorption Process

13:30, 26 Mai 2011
Romania registers delays in all phases of the EU fund absorption process, also because financing must be ensured before projects are approved, Milena Messori, director of the European Investment Bank office in capital Bucharest, said Thursday.

Fewer Romanian SMEs Unable To Repay Loans – SME Guarantee Fund

13:16, 26 Mai 2011
The number of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) unable to pay back their loans has decreased this year and SMEs have started taking loans for investments rather than mere subsistence, said Thursday Aurel Saramet, head of the country’s guarantee fund for SMEs.

Romanian FM Hopes Romania Gets Clear Schengen Entry Date This Fall

12:06, 26 Mai 2011
Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Baconschi said Thursday on RFI he hopes that, during the Council of Justice and Home Affairs to take place this fall, all member states will agree on a clear date for Romania’s Schengen entry in the second half of the year.

Romanian Govt To Up Clunkers Program Budget By 60,000 Scrapping Vouchers

08:22, 26 Mai 2011
Romania’s Government will supplement the budget for the country’s cash for clunkers program by 60,000 scrapping vouchers, Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Wednesday, at the end of the Cabinet meeting.