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Rromani Ethnics Stab US Journalist In Romania

21:18, 06 Dec. 2007
A journalist from an American daily was stabbed in Romania by two Rromani ethnics in eastern Romanial locality Teisoru, in Vaslui county, while he was conducting research in the Rromani community of that area.

Romanian Journalist Prank Triggers Airport Security Upgrades

21:00, 06 Dec. 2007
The Romanian Government decided Thursday, a few days after two journalists entered unchecked in the perimeter of airport Baneasa, to equip 13 airports with control and security equipment as well as systems for the detection of explosives, X-Ray devices and metal detecting gates.

Romanian Pres Says Chamber Speaker Blocked CC Decision Publishing

20:04, 06 Dec. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu accuses Chamber Speaker Bogdan Olteanu of stopping the publishing, in the Official Gazette, of the Constitutional Court decision on the special Commission, keeping the head of state from making a decision regarding the ministers targeted by prosecutors.

Romanian PM Did Not Honor Pres Request

19:21, 06 Dec. 2007
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu did not honor the request of president Traian Basescu regarding the dismissal of ministers Chiuariu and Pacuraru, feeling that the head of state has constitutional procedures for such cases, sources within Tariceanu’s office told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Pres Asked PM To Dismiss Two Mins

18:53, 06 Dec. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu asked Prime Minister Calin Popescu tariceanu, in a letter dated November 29, to immediately dismiss justice minister Tudor Chiuariu and labor minister Paul Pacuraru, for whom there was a request for criminal investigation.

New Chief At Romanian Foreign Intelligence Service

16:53, 06 Dec. 2007
The new director of the Romanian Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE), Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, said, after taking over his new position, that he believes in the strong of voice of Romania, adding the country deserves a good spot under the sun.

Romanian Democratic Liberal Party Leadership Structure Decided

16:03, 06 Dec. 2007
Romanian democrats and liberal democrats decided that the new party would be named the Democratic Liberal Party, under the presidency of Democratic Party president Emil Boc.

Romania, EU’s Most Corrupted Country-Global Watchdog

13:43, 06 Dec. 2007
Romania is the EU country most affected by corruption, according to the 2007 Global Corruption Barometer published Thursday by the Berlin-based organization Transparency International (TI).

Romania To Amend Car Tax Legislation-Econ Min

19:35, 04 Dec. 2007
Romania will amend its car tax legislation by correlating the first registration tax to the car’s market value and allowing population to appeal the taxes, minister of Economy and Finance Varujan Vosganian said Tuesday.

Romanian Taxi Law Norms Enter Force

21:10, 03 Dec. 2007
The Norms for the application of the Law on taxi driving came into force Monday, when they were published in the Romanian Official Gazette, according to the Romanian Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform.

International Analysts Say Romanian Economy Outlook Is Gloomy

20:48, 03 Dec. 2007
International analysts are anticipating stagnation and even worsening of the economic situation in Romania, according to a study compiled by Erste Bank and the Center for European Economic Research. However, most people interviewed said that the current situation is acceptable.

Romanian Democrats, Liberal Democrats Merge

20:33, 03 Dec. 2007
The leader of the Romanian Democratic Party, Emil Boc, and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Theodor Stolojan, announced Monday that their two parties would combine, forming the Democratic Liberal Party.

Romanian First – Eight Teams In IFFHS Chart

17:17, 03 Dec. 2007
Romania is registered in November, for the first time, with eight teams in the International federation for Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) chart, published Monday, in Dusseldorf, the top Romanian position (70) being held by Steaua Bucharest, with the same rank as in October.

România – China, scor 31-29, la CM de handbal feminin

20:46, 02 Dec. 2007
Naţionala de handbal feminin a României a învins, duminică, la Toulon, reprezentativa similară a Chinei, cu scorul de 31-29 (15-16), în meciul de debut din cadrul grupei D preliminare a Campionatului Mondial din Franţa.

Romania Ranks Ten On Income From Immigrants Chart

18:53, 02 Dec. 2007
Romania is ranked ten in the world when it comes to the sums of money sent, by immigrants working abroad, to their home countries, the value reaching $6.8 billion in 2007, according to a report compiled by the World Bank on a world level.

Romanian Justice Min Proposes New Criminal Procedure Code

18:31, 02 Dec. 2007
Romanian justice minister Tudor Chiuariu announced Sunday, in a press conference, that the institution he runs will send to Parliament and the High Council of the Magistrates a new Criminal Procedure Code.

Romanian Ex Miner Riot Leader Released From Prison

17:10, 02 Dec. 2007
The former leader of the September 1991 miner riots in Romania, Miron Cozma, was released from prison, Sunday morning, after some ten years of incarceration.

Tens Of Thousands Of Romanians Attend Christmas Tree Lighting In Bucharest

16:41, 02 Dec. 2007
Bucharest general mayor Adriean Videanu, accompanied by a little girl who won a drawing contest organized this year by City Hall, lit, Saturday evening, the Christmas lights in the Romanian capital, in the presence of tens of thousands of people.

Romanian Pres Says Foreign Affairs Min Is Uneducated

16:27, 02 Dec. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu said, in an interview aired Sunday on BBC, that Romanian foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu has a huge education deficit, scolding him for talking too much in the presence of the head of state.

Romanian National Football Team In Group C At Euro-2008

16:06, 02 Dec. 2007
The Romanian national football team will perform in Group C in the final tour of the 2008 European Football Championship, together with the national teams from Holland, France and Italy, according to the drawing of odds at Lucerna.

Romanian Director Wins EFA 2007 Award

15:26, 02 Dec. 2007
Romanian film director Cristian Mungiu won the award as best director, for the film "4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile," in the 20th edition of the European Film Academy Awards, according to the EFA website.

French Foreign Affairs Min Asks Romanian Help In Chad

18:52, 01 Dec. 2007
Romanian foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu met with French counterpart Bernard Kouchner, who asked for Romanian support for the international mission in Chad, with troops and material. The request will be analyzed by the Romanian Administration, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed.

European Bantamweight Champion Under Criminal Investigation

18:46, 01 Dec. 2007
Romanian boxer Sorin Tanasie, European boxing champion, is under investigation for destruction and illegally carrying a knife, since Saturday morning he damaged the car of man who did not stay in line and got in front of everyone else at a fast-food.

Romanian Authorities Counter Bird Flu Outbreak

16:30, 01 Dec. 2007
The Romanian Anti-Epizootic Command Center met, Saturday, in southeastern Romania county Tulcea, where they set the measures for the eradication of the bird flu outbreak. Hunters are tasked with organizing containment hunting parties targeting wild birds and with the collection of bird carcasses to be tested.

Three Vintage Weapons Found In Romanian Village School Attic

16:01, 01 Dec. 2007
Three Magyar made weapons, a rifle and two pistols, loaded with 14 cartridges, all functional, were found Saturday in the attic of the General School of locality Feldru, in northern Romania county Bistrita-Nasaud.

Military Parade Organized On Romanian National Day

15:39, 01 Dec. 2007
The military parade organized in Bucharest on the Romanian National Day lasted some 45 minutes, while at the end, politicians attending the event left without shaking hands and kissing babies, as they used to do in the previous years.

Romanian Pres Takes Shot At PM On National Day

15:22, 01 Dec. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Saturday, on the National Radio Station, that he hopes he will be able to say, among other things, on the December 1 Romanian National Day in 2008, that Romania has a competent Prime Minister, with whom he can collaborate.

Romania Police Arrest Algerian Suspected Of Terrorism Activities

21:09, 29 Nov. 2007
Romanian police on Wednesday arrested Algerian national Kamel Abbachi, who is searched by Italian authorities in connection with terrorism activities, the police said in a statement Thursday.

Romanian Conservative Party Pres To Remain In Office Until January 20, ‘08

19:42, 29 Nov. 2007
Romanian Conservative Party president Dan Voiculescu, announced in a press conference Thursday that he would call the party congress for January 20, 2008. New party leadership would be elected in the congress, while Voiculescu said he does not plan to run for the position of party president.

Most Banks Closed On Romanian National Day

18:49, 29 Nov. 2007
Most Romanian banking units will be closed Saturday, December 1, with the exception of offices found in commercial centers or hypermarkets, several credit institutions announced Thursday.

Romanian Ambulance Service Ignorance Results In Fatality

16:06, 29 Nov. 2007
A woman died Wednesday evening as the doctor on call with the Romanian Giurgiu town Ambulance Service left early, and the nurse reaching the patient did not have resuscitation equipment, even though she knew that the case involved someone who was suffocating, namely a zero degree emergency.

Romanian Embassy, Consulates In Italy To Offer Legal Assistance On Expulsion Decisions

12:03, 28 Nov. 2007
Romania’s Embassy in Rome and consulates in Milan and Turin offer legal assistance starting Tuesday to Romanian citizens who receive expulsion decisions issued by Italian authorities.

Final Non-Validated Results In Romanian Referendum: 20.7% Attendance, 87.3% “Yes,” 11.3% “No”

20:42, 27 Nov. 2007
Vote attendance in the Romanian referendum for the uninominal voting system – according to non-validated final data centralized by the Bucharest City Electoral Office, or BEM, for all voting sections in the capital and those abroad – was 20.7%.

Romania Is Not To Impose Free Traveling Restrictions To Own Citizens-President

19:31, 27 Nov. 2007
Romanian authorities are not to limit Romanians’ right to free traveling across the European Union at the request of another EU member, as such restrictions can only be imposed by court orders, President Traian Basescu said in Madrid on Tuesday.

Romanian Authorities To Have New Car Tax By July 1 ’08 – Sources

18:42, 27 Nov. 2007
Romanian authorities sent to the European Commission, Tuesday, one day before Brussels officials make a decision on the continuation of infringement procedures against Romania, a new letter, where they state that the amendments to the car registration tax will become effective before July 1, 2008.

Romanian Presidential Commission Is Unconstitutional

17:03, 27 Nov. 2007
The Constitutional Court dubbed unconstitutional several provisions of the Law on minister responsibility and the Ordinance on the members of the special commission within the president’s office.

Poettering Says MEPs Could Improve Vote Attendance In Romania

22:29, 26 Nov. 2007
European Parliament president Hans - Gert Poettering expressed his regret for the low vote attendance in the Romanian EP elections, and he added that the activity of Romanian MEPs would bring greater numbers to the voting sections in the next elections.

Partial Results In Romanian Referendum: Attendance – 26.46%, Pros 81.34%, Cons 16.18%

22:20, 26 Nov. 2007
Vote attendance in the Romanian referendum on the uninominal vote, according to partial results, was 26.46%, of which 81.34% voted "YES," while 16.18% voted "NO," and 2.46% of votes were voided, according to the announcement issued by the Romanian Central Electoral Office, or BEC.

Romanian Liberals Will Not Attend Presidential Consultations

20:19, 26 Nov. 2007
The members of the Romanian National liberal Party decided, Monday evening, by vote, not to attend the consultations announced by the Romanian head of state on the topic of the uninominal voting system and the pact on education.

Romania, Among The First In Tax Classification

10:59, 21 Nov. 2007
Romania ranks fourth worldwide and first in the European Union by the number of taxes a company must pay during one year alone, namely, double the taxes paid by companies in other European states, such as Poland or Slovakia, audit and consultancy company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said.