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EC Urges Greece To Recognize Romanian, Bulgarian Professional Qualifications

16:46, 29 Oct. 2009
The European Commission (EC) has decided to send a letter of formal notice to Greece requesting compliance with a ruling of the European Court of Justice concerning implementation of a Directive relating to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU, the EC said in a statement Thursday.

Grecia, somată de CE privind recunoaşterea calificărilor din România şi Bulgaria

16:12, 29 Oct. 2009
Comisia Europeană a trimis Greciei o scrisoare de somare prin care solicită respectarea unei hotărâri a Curţii Europene de Justiţie (CEJ) privind implementarea directivei asupra aderării României şi Bulgariei la Uniunea Europeană (UE), se arată într-un comunicat al Executivului european.

USA To Use Romania And Bulgaria Bases To Control Caspian Sea Oil – Experts

14:57, 29 Oct. 2009
The United States wish to have control over oil resources in the Caspian Sea and will accomplish this from their bases in Romania and Bulgaria by fueling instability in the Caucasus, the Center for Research on Globalization (CRG) said in an analysis published online.

Romania To Have 1 Million Jobless People Next Year – Ex Labor Min

13:38, 29 Oct. 2009
Romania’s former liberal labor minister Mariana Campeanu said Thursday the government has not adopted any measure this year to prompt economic revival and the country might have one million jobless people next year.

Fitch Sees Romania’s ’09 GDP -7.5%, Budget Gap At 7% Of GDP

12:28, 29 Oct. 2009
Fitch Ratings forecasts Romania’s economy will fall 7.5% this year, while the budget deficit is seen at 7% of the projected gross domestic product, more optimistic compared with both the IMF and government’s estimations.

French Group Alcatel-Lucent To Transfer Romanian Employees To Partner Firms

14:03, 28 Oct. 2009
French telecommunications equipment giant Alcatel-Lucent will transfer some of the staff of its Romanian division to firms set up in partnership with other companies and there will be no layoffs, as part of a program to streamline its operations, according to local branch officials.

Russia’s Future Logistical Center In Serbia Might Pose Problems For Romania – U.S. Think Tank

11:32, 28 Oct. 2009
Russia will set up a “humanitarian” logistical center in Serbia to prevent natural disasters and technological catastrophes, but the center might pose problems for Romania or Bulgaria by requesting over flight permission to resupply the center, U.S. Jamestown Foundation reported on its website.

România, între Emiratele Arabe şi Jamaica, în topul prosperităţii

17:43, 26 Oct. 2009
România se află pe locul 48 într-un clasament privind prosperitatea populaţiei, format din 104 state din întreaga lume, în care a fost devansată de majoritatea ţărilor europene, prima poziţie fiind ocupată de Finlanda, potrivit unui indice calculat de Legatum Institute.

Un politician din Ucraina denunţă influenţa României în R. Moldova şi în teritorii ucrainene

17:02, 26 Oct. 2009
Serghei Tighipko, un candidat ucrainean în alegerile prezidenţiale, consideră că Ucraina trebuie să aibă o reacţie dură faţă de creşterea influenţei româneşti asupra Republicii Moldova şi a unor teritorii ucrainene, relatează pagina online a agenţiei Omega.

Romania Cannot Make It Out Of The Crisis By Itself – President

19:09, 25 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Sunday said Romania cannot make it out of the economic crisis by itself, because it is not an isolated country, stressing, however, that Romania cannot turn into a "tractor" for other European countries.

IMF To Visit Romania Oct 28-Nov 9, Follow-Up Mission May Be Needed

18:51, 22 Oct. 2009
The International Monetary Fund will send a second mission to Romania in the October 28-November 9 period to review the country’s progress regarding a EUR13 billion loan, but cautioned a follow-up mission may be necessary to continue talks after a new government is in place, the IMF said Thursday.

Romania To Get EUR300M From WB In ‘Few Days’ – Official

15:01, 20 Oct. 2009
The World Bank will give Romania a first EUR300 million loan from a EUR1 billion financial package in “a few days,” Finance Ministry state secretary Bogdan Dragoi told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

China To Grant Romania EUR500,000 For Joint Econ Projects

11:56, 19 Oct. 2009
Romania and China will sign Tuesday several agreements for bilateral collaboration, by which China will provide EUR500,000 non-reimbursable funds to projects in the SMEs and agriculture sectors, Romanian interim Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday.

România, la cea mai slabă clasare din istorie în clasamentul FIFA

11:46, 16 Oct. 2009
Echipa naţională a României a coborât zece poziţii şi ocupă locul 36, cu 752 de puncte, cea mai slabă clasare din istorie, în ierarhia FIFA-Coca Cola pe luna septembrie, dată publicităţii, vineri, pe site-ul oficial al forului fotbalistic mondial.

EBRD Revises Up Romania GDP Growth Forecast At 1% In ‘10

14:38, 15 Oct. 2009
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Thursday revised up its forecast on Romania’s economic growth next year to 1%, from a 0.4% advance previously estimated.

Romanian Tourism Brand Auction Enters Final Stage, Lowest Price Is EUR894,970

18:48, 12 Oct. 2009
The association THR, made of Asesores en Turismo, Hoteleria y Recreacion - Taylor Nelson Sofres, filed the bid with the lowest price, EUR894,970, VAT excluded, in the final stage of Romania’s tourism brand auction, according to a press release issued by the Romanian Ministry of Tourism.

Romania Lost 5-0 To Serbia In 2010 World Cup Qualifying Match

12:10, 11 Oct. 2009
Romania’s national football team lost Saturday 5-0 (1-0) the away match in the preliminaries of the 2010 World Cup with Serbia’s national football team which qualified for the world competition.

Serbia Takes Border Security Measures During Serbia-Romania Football Match – Foreign Affairs Min

20:09, 10 Oct. 2009
Romanians are forbidden to cross the border to Serbia unless they have tickets for this evening’s football match between the two countries’ national teams, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday, adding the measure taken by the Serbian authorities was not officially transmitted to Romania.

Lui Ion Ţiriac nu îi place să şofeze în România

18:15, 08 Oct. 2009
Deşi este proprietarul unuia din cei mai importanţi importatori auto de pe piaţa locală, miliardarului Ion Ţiriac nu îi place să şofeze în România.

Romania 2Q GDP Sees 6th Largest Annual Decline In EU

14:05, 07 Oct. 2009
Romania recorded the sixth biggest quarterly economic fall in the European Union in the April-June period, while the EU's average GDP fell 4.9% year-on-year, according to revised data released Wednesday.

Romania Bans Paid In-Vitro Fertilization, Artificial Insemination Procedures

11:13, 07 Oct. 2009
Romania’s former Health Minister Ion Bazac signed on September 23 an order banning paid in-vitro fertilization and artificial insemination and setting that assisted reproduction procedures fall in the category of human egg trafficking.

Romania Economic Outlook Improves For 2nd Month In Sept – Survey

14:58, 06 Oct. 2009
Romanian economic outlook for the next six months improved in September, but analyst expectations regarding economic development remain negative, a Erste/ZEW survey showed.

S&P Assigns Romania ‘3’ Default Recovery Rating

15:44, 05 Oct. 2009
Investors may recoup between 50% and 70% of their funds placed in Romanian bonds in the event of the country's default, according to Standard & Poor’s newly assigned debt recovery ratings of ‘3’.

S&P Says Romania Ratings Unaffected By Coalition Split

15:34, 02 Oct. 2009
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Friday said the collapse of the government coalition in Romania has no immediate impact on the sovereign credit ratings.

Lotul Serbiei pentru meciurile cu România şi Lituania

14:11, 02 Oct. 2009
Selecţionerul Serbiei, Radomir Antici, a convocat 23 de jucători pentru meciurile din preliminariile Cupei Mondiale din 2010, grupa 7, contra României, la 10 octombrie, şi Lituaniei, la 14 octombrie.

Moody’s: Venitul pe cap de locuitor ar putea ajunge în România la nivel occidental în 40-45 de ani

18:56, 29 Sept. 2009
Venitul pe cap de locuitor ar putea ajunge, în România şi Bulgaria, la nivel occidental în decurs de 40-45 de ani, iar în alte state din Europa Centrală şi de Est în 30-40 de ani, în loc de 15-20 de ani cum se anticipa înainte de criza economică, potrivit Moody’s.

Romania’s Petrom Gains Top Spot Among Biggest SEE Companies

13:42, 23 Sept. 2009
Romania’s largest oil company Petrom (SNP.RO) ranks first in a top comprising 100 biggest non-banking companies in Southeastern Europe by 2008 total revenues, compiled by business information portal SeeNews in partnership with consultancy firm Roland Berger.

Govt Ordinance On Additional Letter Of Intent With IMF Published In Official Gazette

10:21, 23 Sept. 2009
The Government Emergency Ordinance on approving the additional letter of intent to the EUR12.95 billion stand-by loan signed by Romanian and the International Monetary Fund was published Wednesday in the Official Gazette, thus enabling IMF to grant the second tranche of the loan.

Romania’s Jan-Jul Public Debt Rises To 27.9% Of GDP

15:23, 22 Sept. 2009
Romania’s public debt rose to 27.92% of the gross domestic product in January-July period from 21.78% of the GDP at the end of last year, according to Finance Ministry data released Tuesday.

IMF Board OKs Romania’s Access To EUR1.85B Tranche

08:19, 22 Sept. 2009
The International Monetary Fund's Executive Board late Monday granted Romania access to EUR1.85 billion, the second tranche of a EUR13 billion loan, and approved a higher budget deficit target.

Salman Rushdie To Visit Romania In November

12:18, 18 Sept. 2009
World-renowned author Salman Rushdie will visit Romania between November 23 and 26, officials with Romanian publishing house Polirom, which organizes the event, told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Republic Of Moldova Lifts Visas For Romanians

17:16, 17 Sept. 2009
Moldova’s interim president Mihai Ghimpu said Thursday he signed a decree suspending the government’s decision of April 8 which introduced travel visas for Romanian citizens, Unimedia.md reported.

Romania To Overcome Fincl Crisis Late 2010 – Coface

15:50, 17 Sept. 2009
Romania will exit the crisis at the end of 2010, one year later than the USA and Europe's developed economies, as the effects of the crisis also occurred one year later, according to risk management company Coface Romania.

Romania July Constr Output Posts Largest Monthly Fall In EU

13:29, 17 Sept. 2009
Romanian construction output posted in July the biggest monthly decline among European Union states and the third-largest fall compared with the same month of 2008, the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat said Thursday.

Romanian PM Meets Pope Benedict XVI In First Day Of Official Visit To Italy

10:46, 17 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc and Pope Benedict XVI had a short meeting on Wednesday, part of his two-day official visit to Italy.

Salman Rushdie Might Visit Romania In November

16:32, 16 Sept. 2009
World-renowned author Salman Rushdie could visit Romania in November and is in advanced talks about that with Romanian publishing house Polirom, people close to the talks told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romania’s Two Pwr Holdings Deemed Operational In ‘10, Work In Vain Till ‘12

13:21, 16 Sept. 2009
The two national power holdings the Romanian Government aims to set up through the reorganization of the country’s energy production will become operational in 2010, but they may operate to no avail until 2012, Economy Ministry’s secretary of state Tudor Serban said Wednesday.

Moldova To Lift Visas For Romanians This Week, Says Interim President – Press

16:12, 15 Sept. 2009
Romanians will be able to travel freely to the neighboring Republic of Moldova, as all other EU citizens, starting later this week, said the country’s interim President Mihai Ghimpu, cited by RFI Romania online.

România vrea să exploateze şi să cumpere uraniu din Kazahstan

14:40, 15 Sept. 2009
România a propus Kazahstanului să exploateze, prin Compania Naţională a Uraniului, rezervele de care dispune statul asiatic şi să cumpere, prin contracte pe termen lung, uraniu necesar funcţionării a două reactoare nucleare, a declarat marţi secretarul de stat în Ministerul Economiei, Tudor Şerban.

EU Gen Affairs Council Votes To Spare Romania Of Safeguard Clause

09:32, 15 Sept. 2009
The European Union’s general affairs council CAGRE adopted Monday the European Commission’s recommendation to spare Romania of a safeguard clause under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, Romanian Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu told MEDIAFAX.