romania

Romania, Hungary Agree To Build High-Speed Budapest-Constanta Railway Line

12:35, 14 Nov. 2007
The Romanian and Hungarian governments agreed Wednesday to jointly build a high-speed railway line, on the route Budapest-Bucharest-Constanta, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX.

Traffic Accident On Romanian Road, Fourteen Injured

11:18, 14 Nov. 2007
All fourteen people involved in the traffic accident Wednesday morning on Romanian National Road DN1, in central Romanian Prahova county, were taken to the Ploiesti County Hospital for medical tests.

Romanian Intelligence Service Has No Data On Al Qaeda Boot Camps In Romania

10:29, 14 Nov. 2007
Italian daily Il Secolo XIX said that Italian police obtained, after intercepting a telephone conversation between two terrorism suspects, indications on the existence of al-Qaeda training camps in Romania, from where terrorists might easily reach Western Europe.

Romanian Authorities Close 11 Roads Over Winter

17:53, 13 Nov. 2007
The Romanian Road Company will close, during the winter, national road sectors with low traffic and high risk of massive snowfalls, since snow removal operations in these roads would involve high costs.

Baby Found Dead In Hotel Room Ceiling E Romania

16:58, 13 Nov. 2007
Employees of a hotel in eastern Romanian city Pascani discovered, in the false ceiling of a room, the body of a baby, in advanced state of decay. The suspects in this case are a man and a woman who used the room three weeks ago.

Romanian Liberals Urge Resignation Of Leading Opposition Party Spokesman

16:56, 13 Nov. 2007
The Romanian National Liberal Party, or PNL, asks leading opposition party PSD to dismiss spokesman Cristian Diaconescu for his "lies" regarding the requests, by European leaders, for the resignation of foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu.

Romania, Bulgaria To Develop Joint Tourism Strategy

16:01, 13 Nov. 2007
Romania and Bulgaria might develop a joint tourism strategy to include main destinations in both countries, Romania’s Ministry of Commerce, SMEs and Tourism said in a statement Tuesday.

TV Channel Movies 24 To Enter Romania On December 12, ’07

15:49, 13 Nov. 2007
NBC Universal will launch, on December 12, in Romania, the channel TV Movies 24, said Colin McLeod, Commercial Director within Sparrowhawk Media, part of NBC Universal Global Networks, in the opening of edition XII of the Cable Communications Convention.

Romania Could Cut VAT For Food After ’10 – Econ Fin Min

15:18, 13 Nov. 2007
The VAT cut for certain products, such as basic foods, will be possible after 2010, once inflationist pressure eases and Romania gets closer to the Euro area, said Romanian economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian.

Romanian National Railroad Company Eyes Switch To Online Reservations

15:14, 13 Nov. 2007
Romanian train passengers will be able to purchase tickets on the train, starting with next year, after making an online reservation, while tickets for international traffic will be purchasable at any CFR Calatori desk, according to a project initiated by the Romanian Ministry of Transport.

Romania Allegedly Hosts Al-Qaeda Training Camps – Paper

13:45, 13 Nov. 2007
The Italian police has clues, from phone tappings of terrorism suspects, that al-Qaeda has training camps in Romania, from where terrorists can easily go to Western Europe.

Macedonia Hosts Romanian Cultural Week

16:25, 12 Nov. 2007
The first edition of the Romanian Cultural Week hosted by Macedonia will take place in Skopje and Bitola on November 12-19, MRT.com.mk reported.

Romania Announces Squad For Euro ’08 Qualifiers

11:23, 12 Nov. 2007
Romania coach Victor Piturca on Sunday named his squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Bulgaria away on November 17 and Albania, at home, on November 21, Romanian Football Federation, or FRF, said.

Moldovan President Says Romania Pulls Strings To Reclaim Its Eastern Neighbor

11:01, 12 Nov. 2007
The president of the Republic of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin, resumed accusations directed at neighbor Romania in an interview for daily Evenimentul Zilei, saying Romania is Europe’s last empire.

Romania Is The Largest New Car Mkt In Central, Eastern Europe – Study

17:19, 11 Nov. 2007
The number of new cars sold on the Romanian market hiked by 23.1% in the first nine months of the year, to 228,877 units, pushing Romania to the top position in the hierarchy of the largest auto markets in central and eastern Europe, according to a study compiled by the company Jato Dynamics.

Romanian Pres Says Oligarchs Block Information

17:01, 11 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu complained, Sunday, in the northeastern city of Iasi, where he took part in a Liberal Democratic electoral gathering, that the oligarchs do not let him explain to Romanians why they should opt for the voting system he proposed in the November 25 referendum.

Blizzard Uproots Trees In Central Romania

14:34, 11 Nov. 2007
A man in central Romania mountain resort Sinaia remained stranded in his home when a tree uprooted by the strong winds blocked the entrance and tore the phone lines.

Romania Will Not Lose Structural Funds

19:25, 10 Nov. 2007
Romania will not lose the structural and cohesion funds allocated for 2007, worth EUR1.28 billion, if it fails to spend it in 2007, since the deadline for the use of these funds is 2010, said Stefan Ciobanu, director within the Romanian Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Romanian Political Leader Says Econ Fin Min Is In Prosecution Crosshairs

17:04, 10 Nov. 2007
The president of the Romanian National Initiative Party, or PIN, Cozmin Gusa, said in a press conference that the next “criminal minister” within the Tariceanu Cabinet would be the economy and finance minister, liberal Varujan Vosganian.

Romanian Chamber Speaker Sends Fourth Letter To Pres

15:43, 10 Nov. 2007
Romanian Chamber Speaker, liberal Bogdan Olteanu, sent a new letter to president Traian Basescu, asking him to cease delaying the promulgation of the law on the uninominal voting system, for which the Government assumed responsibility in Parliament.

Romanian Defense Minister Supports Iran Nuke Plan If Peaceful

19:38, 09 Nov. 2007
Romanian defense minister Teodor Melescanu told MEDIAFAX that in his meeting with the Ambassador of Iran he stated his opinion that the right to nuclear energy in peaceful purposes needs to be acknowledged for every state, but he proposed the signing of a guarantee agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA.

Alessandra Mussolini Leaves ITS Group Because Of Romanian Far-Right Leader

16:49, 09 Nov. 2007
MEP Alessandra Mussolini, member of Italian party The Social Alternative, announced her withdrawal from the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty (ITS) group within the European Parliament, in response to the "offenses" brought to her family by Corneliu Vadim Tudor, leader of Romania’s far-right Greater Romania Party, ASGMedia reported.

Romania, Second In European Top Of Transition Countries

15:22, 09 Nov. 2007
Romania ranks second in the European top of transition countries in terms of increase in the prices of dwellings, with an annual average rate of 40% during 2004-2006, way above the nearly 6% increase in gross domestic product per capita, according to a report of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD.

EU Lawmakers To Debate Italy Outcast Law Monday

12:05, 09 Nov. 2007
The European Parliament will debate Monday in plenary session the emergency Italian law which outcasts EU citizens posing a threat to public safety, adopted by the Italian executive shortly after a Romanian citizen allegedly murdered an Italian woman in Rome.

Romania Could Notify EU On Italian Deportation Law

10:42, 09 Nov. 2007
Romania could notify the European Commission on the recently approved Italian law allowing prefects to deport EU citizens on grounds of public safety, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Thursday.

Court Rejects President’s Challenge On Discrimination Ruling

16:59, 08 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu lost, Thursday, the trial against the National Council for the Fight Against Discrimination, or CNCD, since the Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected as unfounded the presidnet’s challenge to the warning rendered by CNCD when Basescu offended a tv reporter.

Romanian Rroma Leader In Italy Is Internationally Wanted

14:55, 08 Nov. 2007
One of the leaders of Rroma people in Italy, Costica Argint, who met with Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu Wednesday in Rome, is internationally wanted, but cannot be arrested as he obtained political asylum in Italy.

Romania, Hungary Mull Building High-Speed Railroad

12:31, 08 Nov. 2007
The Romanian and Hungarian governments will sign Wednesday in Sibiu a joint statement to build a high-speed railroad on the route Budapest-Bucharest-Constanta and an agreement to extend the sectors in which Romanian citizens may work in Hungary without a working permit.

New Management At Romanian Mediafax News Agency

21:18, 07 Nov. 2007
Romanian news agency MEDIAFAX has, starting with November 7, a new business director, Calin Buzea, who, together with general manager Cristian Dimitriu, will coordinate the company’s business activities.

Romanian Chamber Speaker Asks Pres To OK Uninominal Vote Law

19:44, 07 Nov. 2007
Romanian Chamber Speaker Bogdan Olteanu, asked president Traian Basescu to initiate as soon as possible the procedure for the promulgation of the uninominal vote Law assumed by the Government, "thus Romania might benefit as soon as possible from the advantage of the uninominal voting system."

Romanian, Italian PMs Turn To EU For Support In Immigrant Issue

16:30, 07 Nov. 2007
Romanian Prime Minister Tariceanu and his Italian counterpart sent a joint letter to the EU President asking for support, for the social integration of Romanian citizens in Italy, especially those of Romani origin, and they convened on the constitution of a working group on the Romani issue.

Moldovan President Accuses Romania Of Contesting Moldova’s National Identity

19:59, 06 Nov. 2007
Vladimir Voronin, President of the Republic of Moldova, said in an interview for the Radio Free Europe that the relations with Romania "are not so good " and accused the Romanian authorities of contesting the national identity of his country.

EU Justice Commissioner Speaks About Tense Situation In Italy

19:58, 06 Nov. 2007
The European Commissioner for Justice Franco Frattini considers that the tense situation in Italy involving Romanian citizens is the "result of too much tolerance, in the past, toward lawbreakers and criminals."

Romanian Foreign Affairs Min Apologizes For Public Statement

18:11, 06 Nov. 2007
Romanian discrimination watchdog CNCD publicly condemns the statement of foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu, feeling that it generates a degrading, humiliating and offensive atmosphere for certain communities.

Romanian Lawmakers Send Far-Right Leader To Make Peace With Italy

15:56, 06 Nov. 2007
Romanian lawmakers mandated far-right leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor to contact Italian authorities to help solve the immigrant crisis, Chamber secretary Ioan Munteanu said Tuesday.

S&P Revises Romania’s Outlook To Negative From Stable

17:12, 05 Nov. 2007
Standard & Poor's Rating Services revised Romania’s outlook to negative from stable, on rapidly growing external imbalances, S&P announced Monday.

Romania Writes To EU Justice Commissioner On Italian Law Issue

15:36, 05 Nov. 2007
Romanian authorities sent a letter to European Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini Monday evaluating the decree on public safety issued by Italy, Romania’s foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu said.

Romanian Govt To Deploy More Police Officers To Italy, Encourage Voluntary Repatriation

14:30, 05 Nov. 2007
The Romanian government will hike by up to 30 the number of police officers deployed in Italy and will ask for Romania’s attaches to be informed at least 24 hours before of any decision to expel Romanian citizens.

Most Of Bulgaria’s 2007 Tourists Were Romanian Neighbors

14:24, 05 Nov. 2007
The largest number of tourists, 1.3 million people, to visit Bulgaria between January and September 2007 were Romanians. The percentage is 40% up compared to the similar period a year ago.

Romanian Pres Demands Fairness In Italian Policy On Immigrants

10:04, 05 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu said that the Italian and Romanian Governments have great responsibilities in the situation created regarding Romanians in Italy and he asked the Bucharest Executive to guarantee good cooperation with its Italian counterpart.