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Romania Pushes For 1yr Delay On Animal Welfare Norms

20:13, 17 Dec. 2007
Romanian authorities will try to convince European Commission to accept a on-year derogation, for 2008, from EU norms on the stunning of pigs before slaughter. Talks are currently unfolding in Brussels.

Swiss Political Shift Might Trigger Referendum On Free Movement

15:57, 17 Dec. 2007
Switzerland’s former justice minister, far-rightist Christoph Blocher, might propose the organization of a referendum against the expansion of the agreement on free movement for Bulgaria and Romania, according to a well-known Swiss journalist, quoted by swissinfo.org.

Basescu Says EU Agrees To Send Mission In Kosovo, Delay Decision On Province Statute

19:36, 14 Dec. 2007
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday European Union leaders agreed, at Romania’s proposal, to send a policing and security mission to Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo and postpone until January a decision regarding the status of the province.

Romanian Carmaker Dacia Sales Up 15.3% In First 11 Mo Of ‘07

21:23, 13 Dec. 2007
Sales of Romanian car maker Dacia, on a world level, hiked in the first 11 months of the year by 15.3%, to 207,890 cars, from 180,271 units sold in the same period of the previous year, while the number of cars sold by Dacia majority shareholder Renault Group, climbed by 1.3%, to 2.279 million.

Romanian Draft Civil Procedure Code Simplifies Divorce Procedures

20:38, 13 Dec. 2007
The Romanian draft Civil Procedure Code presented Thursday by resigning justice minister Tudor Chiuariu simplifies the divorce procedure through party agreement, thus courts might be handle less such trials, while civil registry offices will acknowledge the separation of the couple.

A Total Number Of 16 Insurance Cos Eye RCA In ’08

18:52, 13 Dec. 2007
A total number of 16 companies turned to the Romanian Insurance Surveillance Commission (CSA) to maintain, in 2008, their authorization to offer the mandatory civil liability insurance for cars (RCA), according to data issued by the regulatory authority.

Two Romanian Diplomats Declared Personae Non-Gratae In Moldova

07:47, 13 Dec. 2007
The Moldovan foreign ministry declared two Romanian diplomats personae non-gratae, saying their activities were incompatible with their diplomatic positions, the ministry said in a statement Wednesday, quoted by BASA-press.

Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry Says Moldovan Gesture Is Unfriendly

19:51, 12 Dec. 2007
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sees as "unfriendly" and “unjustified" the gesture of Moldovan authorities at Chisinau to dub persona non grata two diplomats from within the Romanian Embassy in Moldova and it is analyzing the measures that such an action imposes.

U.S. Giant Yahoo! Might Open Software Center In Romania Next Year

17:02, 12 Dec. 2007
American public corporation Yahoo! Inc. might open next year a software research and development center in Romania, Zoltan Sopmodi, secretary of state with Romania’s IT&C ministry said Wednesday.

Romanian Social Democrats Might Meet PM To Talk ’08 Budget Amendments – Sources

21:02, 11 Dec. 2007
Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD) president Mircea Geoana, might meet with Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu and economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian, to discuss the state budget for 2008, before the document reaches Parliament vote, social democrat sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Labor Min Asks Senate To Analyze His Activity

17:52, 11 Dec. 2007
Romanian labor minister Paul Pacuraru, who is also a senator, sent a letter to the president of the Senate requesting “the initiation of the procedure authorizing the analysis of the existence of criminal deeds in his activity," which would justify criminal investigation against him.

Romanian Football Fans Act Up On EasyJet Flight

15:49, 11 Dec. 2007
A group of ten troublemaking supporters of Bucharest football club Steaua kicked up dust, Monday, on an EasyJet flight heading for London, disturbing the passengers and flight staff. Upon landing, British police arrested three of them, an EasyJet representative told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Ex Environment Min Heard In Land Case

15:02, 11 Dec. 2007
Romanian former environment minister Aurel Constantin Ilie is heard Tuesday, by anticorruption prosecutors, in a case regarding the lease of land around the lake Vacaresti in Bucharest.

Italian Police Arrests 25 Ethnic Rroma People From Romania

14:22, 11 Dec. 2007
During an operation unfolded in Italy and Romania, the Italian police squads arrested 25 ethnic Rroma people from Romania, accused of child trafficking, theft, robbery, gambling and usury which brought them gains of up to EUR1,000 daily.

ECHR Finds Romania Guilty Of Human Rights Breach In Other Three Cases

21:27, 10 Dec. 2007
Romania lost other thee lawsuits at the European Court of Human Rights, or ECHR, filed by Romanian citizens whose property was seized during communism and sold by the state to the people who rented it.

Romania, Last In EU By Companies’ Access To Internet

17:17, 10 Dec. 2007
Romania places last in the European Union by companies’ access to the internet, way behind other EU states, as only 58% of companies in Romania use the internet, according to the data provided by the European statistical office Eurostat.

Romanian Ex Pres Suggests Left-Right Tag Team Vs Current President

11:13, 10 Dec. 2007
The honorary president of Romanian leftist opposition party PSD, Ion Iliescu, said that Romanian president Traian Basescu and his supporters are the foes of stability in Romania, and social democrats and liberals should work together to isolate the head of state.

Romanian National Integrity Agency Is Now Operational

21:28, 06 Dec. 2007
The Romanian Government enacted, Thursday, a series of measures to render the National Integrity Agency (ANI) operational.

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.