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Romanian Govt To Reduce No. Of Family Allowance Beneficiaries By About 100,000

14:57, 31 Aug. 2010
About 100,000 Romanian beneficiaries of single-parent family allowances and complementary family allowances will no longer receive these social benefits with the coming into force of a bill lowering the required income cap to 370 lei (EUR1=RON4.2597) per family member from the current RON470.

Romania Reports Seven Cases Of West Nile Virus Infection, Two Deaths – Health Min

18:41, 30 Aug. 2010
Romanian Health Minister Cseke Attila announced Monday in a press conference that Romania has registered seven cases of infection with the West Nile virus, including two deaths, adding that the Ministry has informed European organizations and specialized bodies.

ECB Slams Romania Again Over Central Bank Salary Cuts

17:01, 30 Aug. 2010
The European Central Bank Monday rebuked Romania for the second time in two months over plans to trim payrolls at the central bank, saying that a proposed amendment to leave the slashed funds at the bank’s disposal is still in direct violation of the central bank independence principle.

Romania’s Govt Debates Draft Law Regulating Family Allowances

16:13, 30 Aug. 2010
Romania’s Government Monday will debate a draft law which states that single-parent family allowances and complementary family allowances will merge, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Govt To Set Minimum Monthly Wage Level Next Week – PM

18:54, 27 Aug. 2010
The Romanian Government will set the level of the minimum monthly salary next week, after a new meeting with union representatives, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday.

Romania’s Decree Extending Tax Pool Not Directed Against True Creators – PM

12:44, 27 Aug. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday he is willing to hold talks with freelancers, who said they will stage protests and will not pay the new taxes on income gained from copyright, in order to make them understand that the amendments to the Tax Code are not directed against “true creators.”

Nine In Ten Romanians Say Country’s Economic Situation Is Gloomy; 85% Distrust Govt – Poll

10:57, 27 Aug. 2010
Nine in ten Romanians say the country’s economic situation is gloomy and 85% of them, the highest percentage in the European Union, distrust the Government, according to a Eurobarometer survey.

Over 73% Of Romanians Say Media Is Reliable Information Source On Corruption – Poll

14:58, 25 Aug. 2010
Over 73% of Romanians said mass-media is the first most credible source of information regarding corruption cases, according to a survey conducted by the National Agency of Public Servants, as part of a project regarding corruption.

Romania Scrapped Over 161,116 Cars Under 2010 Clunkers Program

14:39, 25 Aug. 2010
Over 160,000 cars older than ten years were scrapped by August 20, 2010 within Romania's clunkers program, and the number of new cars bought within the program exceeded 35,000 units, of which 50% were produced on the local market, Romanian Environment Ministry said Wednesday.

Romania’s Social Code To Cap Benefits Granted To Individuals, Families – Labor Minister

11:24, 25 Aug. 2010
Romanian Labor Minister Mihai Seitan told MEDIAFAX Tuesday that social benefits to be granted to individuals and families will not exceed a maximum cap to be set by the Social Code, a normative act that must be finished by the end of October.

Romania, Hungary To Cooperate In Agriculture Sector

16:12, 24 Aug. 2010
Romania and Hungary want to intensify sanitary and veterinary checkups on animal and foodstuffs bilateral trade, with a view to reducing smuggling, Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru said Tuesday, after a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Sandor Fazekas.

Romania’s Car Production Might Hit 520,000 Units By 2014 – Pwc Survey

15:01, 24 Aug. 2010
Romania’s car production could hit 520,000 units by 2014, up almost 75% compared to the level registered last year, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Automotive Institute research.

Romania Can Unfreeze Only One In Seven Vacancies In Healthcare System – PM

11:37, 24 Aug. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday that only one in seven vacant positions in the healthcare system can be unfrozen at the moment, adding he called on authorities in the field to reassess all vacancies in the sector.

Romanian Govt Proposes Draft Wage Law To Increase Salaries By 1% To 20% In 2011

21:34, 23 Aug. 2010
Romanian Government representatives Monday put forward a draft law regarding wages in the public sector, which states salaries in the public sector will be increased by 1% to 20% in 2011.

Romanian Senate’s Budget, Finance Committee Rejects VAT Hike To 24%

21:22, 23 Aug. 2010
Romanian Senate’s budget and finance committee Monday debated on Government emergency ordinance 58/2010 amending the Fiscal Code and rejected with six to four votes the increase by 5 percentage points of the value added tax, from 19% to 24%.

Romanian Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committees Endorse National Defense Strategy

18:31, 23 Aug. 2010
The foreign policy committees in the Romanian Parliament endorsed Monday the country’s national defense strategy and preserved those paragraphs that picture “orchestrated media campaigns that denigrate state institutions” as vulnerabilities.

Spotul TV „Let’s Do It, Romania! „, lansat luni – VIDEO

13:03, 23 Aug. 2010
Spotul TV al campaniei "Let's Do It, Romania!", proiectul care îşi propune să cureţe întreaga ţara de gunoaie într-o singură zi, pe 25 septembrie, a fost lansat, luni, pe posturile de televiziune, dar şi online, potrivit unui comunicat.

Fmr Romanian Communist Official Dies At Age 98

20:13, 22 Aug. 2010
Gheorghe Apostol, a former Romanian communist official died Saturday afternoon at the age of 98, private television Realitatea TV said Sunday.

Romanian Govt To Present New Measures To Boost Economy – PM

15:38, 21 Aug. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday at the inauguration of the Lugoj eastern bypass road, southwestern Romania, that, in September, the Government will put forward a series of measures to uphold the country’s economy.

Romanian Govt To Set Up Land Expropriation Fund For Road Construction – PM

14:58, 21 Aug. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday that he called on the Government to set up a special land expropriation fund for the construction of roads, as the state can no longer afford to pay for land expropriations, which are very costly.

Romania Ranks 8th In EU By European Agriculture Funds Attracted In 2009

19:26, 20 Aug. 2010
Romania is ranked eighth in the European Union by EU agriculture funds attracted in 2009, which amounted to EUR2.1 billion, according to data released by the European Commission’s department on Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).

Romania Gets Eight Bids To Sell CO2 Emission Allowances – Econ Min

16:37, 20 Aug. 2010
Romania received eight offers to sell carbon dioxide (CO2) emission certificates, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said Friday, adding that negotiations will start next week.

Romania 7-Mo Car Production Hit 219,656 Units

16:07, 20 Aug. 2010
Romania’s Automobile Dacia, owned by French Renault, produced 215,463 cars in the first seven months of the year and Ford Romania produced 4,178 units in the same interval, according to data released by Romania’s Association of Carmakers and Importers APIA.

EU Strategy Regarding Roma Ethnics Impossible At The Moment – Romanian Official

13:00, 20 Aug. 2010
The Romanian presidential adviser for European Affairs, Leonard Orban, said Friday on RFI Romania that it is impossible to draw up a European strategy regarding Roma ethnics at the moment, as the European Union lacks expertise to deal with this problem.

Kazakhs Paid Only 10% Of Romanian Petromidia’s Debt To The State – ZF

12:19, 19 Aug. 2010
Romanian Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), the owner of Petromidia refinery controlled by Kazakh KazMunayGas, paid so far less than 10% of the EUR570 million loan falling due at the end of September, while the rest of the sum might be converted into shares, to settle the rest of the debt.

Romania’s Econ Min Sustains State Monopoly In Power Transport

12:10, 19 Aug. 2010
Romania’s Economy Minister Adriean Videanu on Thursday said he supports keeping the state monopoly in the electricity transport, as it ensures a non-discriminating access to energy for all companies.

Romanian Health, Interior Ministry Teams To Carry Out Fire Prevention Checkups in Hospitals

10:35, 19 Aug. 2010
Romania’s Health Ministry and the Interior Ministry will check up hospitals countrywide to see if they are properly equipped to prevent fire, Health Minister Attila Cseke said Wednesday evening on private television Realitatea TV.

Death Toll Among Romanian Babies Injured In Explosion Rises To Five

09:44, 19 Aug. 2010
One of the seven babies admitted to Grigore Alexandrescu children hospital in Bucharest after they have been severely injured in an explosion at Giulesti maternity hospital died Wednesday night, taking the death toll among babies to five.

Anatoly Akopov – Russian Diplomat Declared Persona Non Grata By Romanian Authorities

10:24, 18 Aug. 2010
Anatoly Akopov is the Russian diplomat declared persona non grata by Romanian authorities, following similar measures taken by Russia against Romanian diplomat to Moscow Gabriel Grecu accused of attempting to obtain military secrets, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Fmr Romanian Diplomat To Moscow Collected Information About Moldova, Transnistria

09:38, 18 Aug. 2010
The former secretary of the political department in the Romanian Embassy to Moscow was collecting information regarding the Republic of Moldova and Transnistria, as well as compromising data about Transnistrian politicians, Russian federal security service FSB said in a press release Tuesday.

Romania Ranked 39th In World’s Best Countries Top – Newsweek

21:11, 17 Aug. 2010
Romania is ranked 39th in a top of the world’s best countries by American magazine Newsweek, below every other European Union member states.

Russian Envoy To Bucharest Declared Persona Non Grata By Romanian Authorities

19:50, 17 Aug. 2010
A Russian envoy to Bucharest was declared persona non grata by Romanian authorities and has 48 hours to leave the country, Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said Tuesday.

Romanian Senate Committees Adopt National Integrity Agency Bill

15:40, 17 Aug. 2010
The Romanian Senate’s committees for legal matters and human rights adopted Tuesday a favorable report on the National Integrity Agency (ANI) bill, with nine pro votes and seven abstentions.

Several Romanian Mandatory Private Pension Funds Fined RON5.2M For Breaching Competition Law

14:12, 17 Aug. 2010
Romania’s Competition Council fined 14 mandatory pension funds 5.2 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2356), after they were found to have “agreed” to breach the law regulating the distribution of contributors to two or more mandatory private pension funds.

World Bank: Romanian Public Sector Simply ‘Too Costly’

14:23, 16 Aug. 2010
Romania has an inefficient, highly costly public sector and the government needs to trim administrative spending toward levels more suited for its capacity to attract revenue, the World Bank said Monday.

Romania, Sole Net Debtor In EU New Members – Fiscal Council

16:21, 11 Aug. 2010
Romania is the only country out of 10 states that joined the European Union after 2004 who are in the position of net debtor, with a negative balance of EUR455.9 million for the years 2007-2009, the Fiscal Council said Wednesday.

Fitch Affirms Romania At ‘BB+’; Outlook Stable

16:16, 09 Aug. 2010
Fitch Ratings on Monday affirmed Romania's long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings (IDRs) at 'BB+' and 'BBB-' respectively, with stable outlooks, citing the country’s improved external position and sufficient government action to cut the budget deficit.

Romanian Entrepreneurs Compelled To Return Funds If EU Projects Carried Out Illegally – PM

12:15, 06 Aug. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc Friday warned the representatives of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that they will be compelled to return the money granted by the European Union if their EU-financed projects are not transparent and do not observe the law.

Romania Engages To Raise Tariffs Of 10 Largest Loss-Making Public Cos

20:58, 04 Aug. 2010
Romania’s government promised the International Monetary Fund to raise the tariffs of the 10 largest loss-making state-run companies, inclusively passenger rail company CFR Calatori, electricity producer Termoelectrica and subway company Metrorex.

Romania To Change Ordinance On Consumer Credit Contracts

19:15, 04 Aug. 2010
Romania’s government will change the ordinance on consumer credit contracts, so that the normative would comply with the European Union legislation, mainly as regards non-retroactivity.