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IMF Delegation To Discuss Romania’s 2010 Budget

11:26, 14 Dec. 2009
An International Monetary Fund delegation arrived Monday in Bucharest to discuss the draft budget for 2010 jointly with the Finance Ministry representatives, and to prepare the second review of the stand-by agreement, which might take place in January, after the new government is formed.

Russian Foreign Affairs Spokesman Nesterenko Asks Romanian Pres To Be Respectful

15:56, 11 Dec. 2009
Russia would like Romanian President Traian Basescu to take on a normal and respectful attitude towards Moscow and its foreign policy, said Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko in a press conference.

Romanian Jan-Oct Trade Gap Narrows To EUR7.86B

10:05, 10 Dec. 2009
Romania’s trade deficit narrowed in the first ten months to EUR7.86 billion from EUR20.17 billion in the same period the year before, the National Statistics Institute said Thursday.

Romanian Women’s Handball Team Wins Against Tunisia In World Championship

18:09, 09 Dec. 2009
Romania’s national women’s handball team won Wednesday against Tunisia, 39-22 (23-10), the fourth win in the preliminary C group of the World Championship taking place in China.

Four Dutch Railway Industry Companies Interested In Romanian Market

19:11, 04 Dec. 2009
Officials of four Dutch railway companies will visit Romania next week to set up partnerships, Romanian Railway Industry Association secretary general Stefan Roseanu told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romania Registers Third AH1N1 Fatality

13:39, 28 Nov. 2009
Romania has registered a third fatality due to the AH1N1 flu virus in an adult and has confirmed other 145 new AH1N1 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 2,975, the country’s Health Ministry said Saturday.

New European Commission Composition To Be Announced Friday

13:41, 27 Nov. 2009
The composition of the new European Commission will be announced Friday around noon, in Brussels, with Romania's former agriculture minister Dacian Ciolos nominated for the agriculture portfolio, diplomatic sources told MEDIAFAX.

România este a 11-a ţară din lume şi a 7-a din Europa care are vaccin pandemic

15:13, 26 Nov. 2009
România este a unsprezecea ţară în lume şi a şaptea în Europa care are vaccin pandemic A/H1N1, a declarat, joi, Viorel Alexandrescu, şeful Centrului Naţional de Referinţă pentru Gripă din Institutul Cantacuzino, acesta adăugând că vaccinarea va începe probabil luni în toată ţara.

Coface Sees Romanian GDP Up 1% In 3Q, 4Q 2010

13:53, 23 Nov. 2009
Romania's economy might post a growth of around 1% in the last two quarters of 2010, risk management company Coface officials said Monday.

Romanian, Moldovan Presidents Discuss Recent Agreements

16:22, 21 Nov. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu and Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat held, Saturday, a telephone conversation on the application of the agreement for small traffic around the border, as well as the opening of Romanian consular offices in Moldovan cities Cahul and Balti, and Romanian city Iasi.

Romania Gets EC Warning Over Failure To Meet Air Quality Standards

15:47, 20 Nov. 2009
Romania and seven other European Union member states received a warning with regard to their failure to improve air quality, and the main problems the European Commission referred to were emissions of tiny airborne particles known as PM 10.

Romania Exits World Top 10 Riskiest States As Debt Risk Improves

15:09, 20 Nov. 2009
Romania has improved its credit default risk over the third quarter of 2009 and is no longer among the world’s 10 riskiest issuers of sovereign bonds, being replaced by Lebanon, according to a report from London-based Credit Market Analysis.

Romania Ready To Send More Troops To Afghanistan To Staunch Taliban Insurgency – President

21:04, 19 Nov. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday said Romania is closely analyzing the possibility of increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan, adding that, "if Taliban forces are not defeated in Afghanistan, they will move on to the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea."

Romania To Donate 400,000 Doses Of Anti-Flu Vaccine To Moldova

17:21, 19 Nov. 2009
Romania will donate 400,000 doses of anti-flu vaccine to the Republic of Moldova, with details to be settled soon.

EIU: Romania-EU Relations Still Tense Over Thin Progress In Fighting Corruption

17:06, 19 Nov. 2009
Romania’s relations with the European Union remain complicated due to long-delayed reforms of the judiciary and high corruption levels, a report of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) showed.

IMF: Parent Banks Reaffirm Commitment To Romania

10:49, 19 Nov. 2009
The parent banks of Romania’s top nine lenders on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to keep their exposure to the country and ensure capital adequacy levels over 10% for their subsidiaries, the International Monetary Fund said in a statement.

U.S. Backs No Candidate In Romania’s Presidential Race – Ambassador

12:24, 18 Nov. 2009
U.S. Ambassador to Bucharest Mark H. Gitenstein said Wednesday in a press release that the United States has no candidate in Romania’s presidential race due this weekend and no agency of the United States Government is taking actions to influence this race.

TI: Romania Seen As Most Corrupted EU Country, No Progress Since 2008

15:06, 17 Nov. 2009
Romania ranks last among European Union member states in 2009 in the Global Corruption Barometer by Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International (TI), which indicates Romania has made no progress in its fight against corruption since 2008.

TI: România – cea mai coruptă ţară din UE

14:49, 17 Nov. 2009
România ocupă, în 2009, ultimul loc din Uniunea Europeană în clasamentul Transparency International (TI) din punct de vedere al indicelui de percepţie a corupţiei, la egalitate cu Bulgaria şi Grecia, în contextul în care ţara noastră nu a înregistrat niciun progres faţă de anul precedent.

Romania’s Population Sees Growth In September ’09

11:03, 16 Nov. 2009
Romania's population increased in September 2009, when there was a natural positive evolution, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) said Monday.

EU Clears Romanian State Guarantee To Ford Loan

14:29, 13 Nov. 2009
The European Commission on Friday approved Romania's plan to guarantee 80% of a loan taken by US carmaker Ford from the European Investment Bank for investments in its plant in Craiova, southern Romania.

EIB Plans To Grant EUR1.5B Loans In Romania In 2010

19:37, 12 Nov. 2009
The European Investment Bank estimates it will grant loans of EUR1.5 billion in Romania next year, for energy projects, SMEs support and local authorities' investments, the bank's vice-president Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen said Thursday in Bucharest.

Isărescu ar vrea realocarea banilor dinspre salarii spre investiţii

13:06, 11 Nov. 2009
România are ca alternative ori realocarea banilor dinspre salarii spre investiţii, ori majorarea taxelor, total nerecomandată, sau o ajustare brutală din partea pieţelor, a declarat, miercuri, guvernatorul BNR, Mugur Isărescu.

IMF Ups Forecast On Romania ‘09 GDP, Sees 7.5%-8% Contraction

14:59, 06 Nov. 2009
The International Monetary Fund upgraded its forecast on Romania’s economic growth this year, expecting now a contraction of 7.5%-8%, from 8%-8.5% previously estimated, IMF mission’s head Jeffrey Franks said Friday.

Economic Crisis Cuts Down Working Hours In European Union – Study

16:59, 05 Nov. 2009
A full time employee in Romania worked around 20 minutes less in the second quarter of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008, because of the economic crisis, while European Union employees overall work an average 40 minutes less, according to research published Thursday by Eurostat.

Romania Meets IMF’s Loan Terms, With ‘Maybe’ One Exception – Official

20:22, 04 Nov. 2009
Romania has met almost all targets set for September of its EUR13 billion standby arrangement with the International Monetary Fund, with maybe one exception, IMF mission’s head Jeffrey Franks said Wednesday.

FMI: România a îndeplinit aproape toate condiţiile din acord pentru septembrie

16:50, 04 Nov. 2009
România a îndeplinit aproape toate condiţiile tehnice stabilite în acordul stand-by pentru luna septembrie, poate cu excepţia unei singure ţinte, a declarat, miercuri, şeful misiunii de evaluare a FMI în România, Jeffrey Franks.

Volksbank: România are încă o moralitate foarte bună în privinţa rambursării creditelor

16:32, 04 Nov. 2009
Clienţii din România se comportă bine în rambursarea împrumuturilor de la bănci, în condiţii de criză, şi doar cei ale căror venituri au fost afectate au întârzieri la plată, a declarat, miercuri, preşedintele Volksbank România, Gerald Schreiner.

Romania’s Healthcare System Ready To Cure All Swine Flu Cases – President

13:00, 04 Nov. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday said Romania cannot escape the swine flu pandemic because all European countries are faced with this illness, but stressed Romania’s healthcare system is ready to cure all cases of infection "if people immediately report any flu suspicions."

Construcţia podului Calafat-Vidin este „în stare critică” şi în mare întârziere

19:52, 03 Nov. 2009
Proiectul de construcţie a podului peste Dunăre între oraşele Calafat şi Vidin este "în stare critică" şi cu o întârziere foarte mare, de 12-14 luni, cauzată de un management defectuos şi lipsa coordonării între România şi Bulgaria, a declarat ministrul bulgar al Transporturilor, Alexander Tsvetkov.

Brandul Loteria, cel mai valoros din România, ocupă ultimul loc într-un top european

17:26, 03 Nov. 2009
Brandul Loteria Română, estimat la 38 de milioane de euro, este cel mai scump din România, dar ocupă ultimul loc într-un top al celor mai valoroase mărci din 24 de state europene, întocmit de Institutul European al Brandurilor din Viena.

Germany’s TUI To Resume Operations In Romania As Of 2010 – Tourism Minister

16:52, 03 Nov. 2009
German Group TUI, one of the world’s leading tour operators, will resume operations on the Romanian market as of 2010 and Romania’s official holiday season will open on May 1 and close on October 1, as part of the conditions imposed by TUI, Romania's acting Tourism Minister Elena Udrea said Tuesday.

România, destinaţie turistică pentru clienţii TUI, din 2010

15:39, 03 Nov. 2009
TUI va reveni anul viitor pe piaţa românească, destinaţie care va fi inclusă în cataloagele tour-operatorului începând cu luna noiembrie, iar litoralul va fi deschis pe toată durata sezonului estival, respectiv în perioada 1 mai-1 octombrie, o condiţie impusă de grupul german, a declarat, marţi, ministrul interimar al Turismului, Elena Udrea.

EC Revises Up Romania’s 2010 GDP Growth To 0.5%

13:25, 03 Nov. 2009
The European Commission revised upward its forecast for Romania’s economic growth to 0.5% in 2010, a slight improvement from a zero growth rate previously envisaged, the Commission said in its autumn forecast Tuesday.

Ukraine Requests Closing Of Crossing Points On Romanian Border Over Flu Epidemic

11:48, 02 Nov. 2009
Authorities in the Ukrainian region of Chernivtsi have requested several crossing points on the borders with Romania and the Republic of Moldova be closed, because of the risk of spread of the flu epidemic, according to news agency Omega.

România ar putea susţine candidatura lui Tony Blair la preşedinţia UE

18:49, 31 Oct. 2009
România este una dintre ţările europene mici despre care se consideră că i-ar fi recunoscătoare fostului premier britanic Tony Blair pentru sprijinul acordat în vederea aderării la UE şi, din acest motiv, ar putea susţine candidatura acestuia la preşedinţia UE, conform ediţiei online a Daily Mail.

Marian Lupu: România poate contribui la apropierea Republicii Moldova de UE

17:21, 30 Oct. 2009
România poate contribui foarte mult la apropierea Republicii Moldova de Uniunea Europeană, afirmă liderul Partidului Democrat (PDM), Marian Lupu, candidat la preşedinţia ţării, într-un interviu acordat agenţiei InfoRusia, transmite site-ul Interlic.

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.