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Romania Faces Infringement Procedures On Late Implementation Of New EU Telecom Rules

15:43, 19 Iul. 2011
The European Commission (EC) has started infringement procedures against Romania and 19 other European Union member states for delays in implementing new EU telecom regulations, the EC said in a press release Tuesday.

Dozens Protest Rosia Montana Gold Mining Project As Romanian Culture Ministry Issues Key Permit

14:56, 19 Iul. 2011
A few dozen people protested Tuesday outside Romania's Culture Ministry in Bucharest against its approval of the archaeological discharge certificate for the Carnic mountain at Rosia Montana, and called for minister Hunor Kelemen's resignation.

One Stolen Warhead From Romanian Train Still Missing

12:11, 19 Iul. 2011
One of the 80 warheads stolen Saturday from a Romanian train heading for Bulgaria is still missing, prosecutors said, while the Police said all the ammunition has been recovered.

Spain To Restrict Romanians’ Access To Its Labor Market – RFI

09:47, 19 Iul. 2011
Spain will limit Romanians’ access to its labor market because of rising unemployment, according to EU officials cited by Radio France International, who said the decision will be made by the end of the week.

Authorities Find All 80 Warheads Stolen From Romanian Train

08:58, 19 Iul. 2011
All 80 warheads stolen Saturday from a Romanian train heading for Bulgaria have been found, Romanian authorities told MEDIAFAX.

European Commission Makes 19 Recommendations Meant To Help Romania

19:34, 18 Iul. 2011
The European Commission made 19 recommendations that should help Romania focus its efforts in preparing for the Commission's overall assessment of its progress under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) next year.

Romanian General Prosecutor: Lower House Speaker Will Not Be Criminally Investigated

19:20, 18 Iul. 2011
The Romanian General Prosecutor's Office has decided not to start a criminal investigation of Roberta Anastase, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, and Sever Voinescu, house secretary, arguing that no crime was committed in relation to the lack of quorum in the vote on the Pension Law.

EC Report: Sanctions Applied After Romanian Integrity Agency Findings Rarely Dissuasive

18:29, 18 Iul. 2011
Few sanctions have been applied as a result of the Romanian National Integrity Agency's findings and those applied are rarely dissuasive, while court rulings on conflicts of interest in the area of public procurement come too late, says the European Commission's report on justice.

EC Report: Many Romanian High-Level Corruption Cases Near Statute of Limitations

18:19, 18 Iul. 2011
The track record of the National Anticorruption Department (DNA) in investigating and prosecuting high-level corruption cases has remained convincing, but a significant number of important cases are currently pending before courts for many years, says the EC report on justice, obtained by MEDIAFAX.

EC Report: Romania Not Yet Engaged In Thorough Reform Of Justice Disciplinary System

17:29, 18 Iul. 2011
Improving the Romanian judiciary's accountability remains an important challenge, as Romania has not yet engaged in a thorough reform of the disciplinary system, says the European Commission's report on justice, which will be published Wednesday in Brussels.

EC Report: Romania Took Steps To Improve Judicial Procedures

17:06, 18 Iul. 2011
Romania has taken steps to improve the efficiency of its judiciary and prepared the implementation of the four new codes, the foundation of a modern judicial process, while the National Anticorruption Department continued its probes into high-level corruption, says the EC report on justice.

OLAF Monitors Case Regarding Romanian Fmr Labor Min Involved In EU Fund Scandal

13:28, 18 Iul. 2011
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) addressed the European Commission concerning the impact on the EU budget of the case regarding Romanian former Labor Minister Ioan Botis, who resigned in April amid a EU-funded project scandal, according to the EC.

Romania Expects Scorching Heat Tuesday, Wednesday, Heavy Rain, Storms Wednesday, Thursday

13:13, 18 Iul. 2011
Romanian weather authorities have revised and extended a yellow code advisory expecting temperatures of 35-38 degrees Celsius in the south and east of the country Tuesday, followed by torrential rain and thunderstorms countrywide Wednesday and Thursday.

Romanian Revolutionaries Call On Govt To Keep Their State Allowances

12:01, 18 Iul. 2011
Representatives of several organizations of Romanian revolutionaries assembled Monday outside the Government building calling on Prime Minister Emil Boc to clarify plans regarding their state allowances.

Bulgaria Says Detonators Stolen In Romania Were Not For Bulgarian Army

21:31, 17 Iul. 2011
The fuses stolen Saturday afternoon from a train transporting ammunition from Brasov county, central Romania, to Bulgaria were bound for a private Bulgarian company, not the Army, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry said Sunday, cited by Novinite.com.

Over 60 Fuses Stolen From Train Transporting Ammunition From Romania To Bulgaria

12:41, 17 Iul. 2011
Four containers holding 16 detonators each were stolen Saturday afternoon from a train which was transporting ammunition from Brasov county, central Romania, to Bulgaria.

Romanian State To Support Railway Cos Proposed For Reorganization – Transport Minister

18:00, 15 Iul. 2011
The reorganization of Romanian state-run railway companies will be followed by a state aid program aimed to put them back on track, Transport Minister Anca Boagiu said Friday, adding railway operators’ debts rise to 1.5% of the gross domestic product.

PM: Romania Must Rethink Compensation For Participants In 1989 Revolution

16:47, 15 Iul. 2011
Compensation for people who took part in the 1989 revolution must be granted first to those who were injured and to the families of those who were killed in the uprising, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday.

Rosia Montana Cultural Foundation To Contest Archeological Discharge Certificate In Court

14:57, 15 Iul. 2011
Romania’s Rosia Montana Cultural Foundation will contest in court the archeological discharge certificate issued by the local department of the Culture Ministry for part of the Carnic mountain, one of a series of documents Canada’s Gabriel Resources needs for its gold mining project in the area.

Romanian Roads Authority Lowers Toll For Two Bridges Over Danube

14:24, 15 Iul. 2011
Romanian roads authority CNADNR on Thursday lowered the toll charged to cross the Fetesti – Cernavoda and Giurgeni - Vadul Oii bridges over the Danube, to values that range between 6 lei (about EUR1.4) and RON3, considering the type of the vehicle.

Romania Under Yellow Code Advisory For Rainstorms, Excessive Heat Friday Through Monday

13:49, 15 Iul. 2011
Romanian meteorologists issued a yellow code advisory expecting rainstorms and high temperatures throughout the country Friday night through Monday evening, according to the National Meteorology Administration website.

U.S. Will Try To Have Over 20 Romanian Cyber Criminals Extradited

13:42, 15 Iul. 2011
Twenty-two people have been charged in the United States for cyber crimes following a law enforcement operation conducted by Romanian organized crime prosecutors, U.S. Ambassador to Bucharest Mark Gitenstein said Friday, adding the U.S. will try to have them extradited.

Over 400 Children Abandoned In Romanian Maternities, Hospitals In January-March

13:06, 15 Iul. 2011
Over 400 children were abandoned at birth in maternity wards and hospitals in the first three months of the year, of which 129 have been reintegrated in their families, the Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection said Friday.

Over 85,500 Romanian Children Have One Or Both Parents Away, Working Abroad

12:54, 15 Iul. 2011
Over 85,500 Romanian children have one or both parents away, working abroad, and 1,001 have ended up in foster care while the rest have been left with relatives and family friends, according to data centralized by the Labor and Family Protection Ministry and released Friday.

Number Of Interior Ministry Employees Indicted In 1H Tripled From 1H 2010

12:21, 15 Iul. 2011
The number of Interior Ministry employees investigated for corruption increased 81% in the first half of the year, and the number of ministry employees indicted has tripled compared to the same period of 2010, according to a report of the General Anticorruption Department (DGA).

Romanian PM: EU Funds For Overdue Contracts Should Be Directed To Other Projects

17:04, 14 Iul. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc asked the ministers to penalize EU fund beneficiaries who are overdue in implementing their projects, so that the money can be diverted towards other European developments.

Romanian Authorities Take New Steps To Develop Medical Tourism

16:39, 14 Iul. 2011
Romanian Health Minister Attila Cseke said Thursday he will soon put forward a draft act to grant spa resort status to ten localities which have therapeutic springs.

Romanian PM: Ministers To Terminate Late, Fraudulent EU-Funded Contracts

14:00, 14 Iul. 2011
Romania's ministers have been tasked to terminate EU-funded contracts whose implementation is unjustifiably overdue or which have been awarded through fraudulent auctions, a decision prompted by the very low level of EU reimbursements, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romanian PM: Environment Minister Not Officially Investigated, Won’t Leave Govt

13:06, 14 Iul. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely, allegedly involved in an influence peddling case, will remain a full-right member of the Government as no official investigation targeting him has been started.

Romanian Authorities Search Suspects’ Homes In $20M Cyber Fraud Case

08:51, 14 Iul. 2011
Romanian organized crime prosecutors are conducting 117 searches in capital Bucharest and several locations in southern and western Romania to apprehend cyber crime suspects who allegedly defrauded 1,000 people of about $20 million.

Romanian Authorities May Fine Uninsured Homeowners Only After August 2012

20:44, 13 Iul. 2011
Romanian local authorities will be able to fine people without mandatory home insurance only starting with August 2012, according to Law 260/2008 as amended and republished, although the Interior Ministry said the deadline was July 15, 2011.

Romanian Transport Minister Dismisses Railway Co CFR Calatori Head Liviu Pescarasu

18:18, 13 Iul. 2011
Romanian Transport Minister Anca Boagiu dismissed Liviu Pescarasu, general manger of state-run passenger railway company CFR Calatori, following checkups which revealed irregularities regarding a contract to upgrade diesel multiple units, the Transport Ministry said in a press release Wednesday.

Over 94% Of Romanian Financial Guard Employees Passed Evaluation

17:01, 13 Iul. 2011
The results of the Romanian Financial Guard's employee evaluation show that, out of 740 registered candidates, 42 have failed the exam and will be laid off.

Former Heads Of Romanian Gendarmerie Indicted In Illegal Hiring Case

16:13, 13 Iul. 2011
Romanian prosecutors completed investigations in a case regarding illegal hiring within the Interior Ministry (MAI) and indicted Olimpiodor Antonescu, former inspector general of the Romanian Gendarmerie, and Nicolaie Rugina, former deputy inspector general.

Romanian Mandatory Home Insurance Policies To Be Sold Through Town Halls

15:52, 13 Iul. 2011
Romanian insurer PAID will collaborate with local authorities to sell mandatory home insurance policies, its estimates showing that 60% of the houses in the country, around five million, are not insured.

European Commission To Release Justice Report On Romania On July 20

15:09, 13 Iul. 2011
The European Commission is expected to release its monitoring report on Romania’s justice system on July 20, Commission spokesman Mark Gray told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romanian Composer Cornel Fugaru Dies At 71

14:56, 13 Iul. 2011
Romanian composer Cornel Fugaru died Wednesday at the Elias emergency hospital in Bucharest, where he had been admitted with a serious chronic illness, hospital officials said. He was 71.

Romanian PM, Head Of State Meet At Presidential Palace For Talks

13:57, 13 Iul. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Wednesday met with President Traian Basescu for talks at the Presidential Palace, people familiar with the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania To Retain Majority Packages In Strategic Companies – PM

19:53, 11 Iul. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday that he supports selling minority packages in companies of strategic importance, such as Trangaz, Romgaz and Transelectrica, but the state needs to hold on to majority participations, in order to have "a strong say" in energy and other important sectors.

PM: Romania Supports Latest EC Proposition On Reducing Roaming Charges

18:53, 11 Iul. 2011
Romania supports the latest proposition of the European Commission on lowering roaming charges, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday during talks with Neelie Kroes, EU Commissioner for Digital Agenda.