Articolele autorului Ecaterina Craciun
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Romanian Cernavoda Shuts Down Nuke For Planned Overhaul
Romanian state-owned energy producer Nuclearelectrica will temporarily shut down the second reactor at its nuclear power plant in Cernavoda for a scheduled overhaul, the company said in a statement Thursday. citeşte tot
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Romanian Economic Expectations Improve, But Consumer Spending Falters - Survey
Romanian economic expectations have improved slightly in the first three months of 2012 from a quarter earlier, but consumers are more restrained with their money, a survey from market researcher GfK showed. citeşte tot
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Romanian Minister Nominee Victor Alistar Banned From Holding Public Office Until August 7, 2012
Victor Alistar, Romania’s proposed minister-delegate for governmental strategies, transparency and relations with the civil society, is banned from filling public positions for three years, until August 7, 2012, Romania’s integrity agency ANI said in a press release Wednesday. citeşte tot
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Romania’s Mihail Kogalniceanu Airport To Be Upgraded In EUR40M Investment
Romania’s Transport Minister Alexandru Nazare on Monday said EUR40 million will be invested in upgrade works on the Mihail Kogalniceanu international airport in Constanta County, southeastern Romania. citeşte tot
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Businessman Gica Popescu To Invest EUR20M In Romania’s First Courtyard Marriott Hotel
Romanian hotel developer Gica Popescu Hotels and hotel chain Marriott International have recently concluded a partnership whereby the former will build, develop and operate the first hotel in Romania under the Courtyard Marriott brand, in an investment of EUR20 million. citeşte tot
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Sorin Oprescu To Run For Re-Election As Bucharest Mayor
Sorin Oprescu will run for re-election as Bucharest general mayor, on behalf of the Social Liberal Union. citeşte tot
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Romania’s PM-Designate Victor Ponta Says Minister Nominees Will Be Announced May 1
Romania’s Prime Minister-designate Victor Ponta on Saturday said he will present the list of minister nominees on May 1. citeşte tot
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Erste: Romania Better Off Without Technocrat Government In Long-Run
A government headed by Social-Democrat Victor Ponta could be a better alternative for Romania’s long-term political stability than a technocrat government, Austria’s Erste Group Bank AG (EBS.RO) said Friday. citeşte tot
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Moody’s: Romania Outlook Incorporates ‘Fair Degree’ Of Political Uncertainty
Moody’s sovereign outlook on Romania came with a built-in leniency for persistent political uncertainty ahead of the parliamentary elections in the fall, and the government’s collapse should not weigh too heavily on the ratings, the international agency said Friday. citeşte tot
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Romanian Official Says More SMEs Needed To Increase Role In Country’s Economy
The increase in the number of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is the only way to make this sector weigh more heavily on Romania's economy, Andreea Paul, representative of SMEs in Romania, said Friday at the Mediafax Talks about SMEs conference. citeşte tot
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Nearly Half Of Romania’s Public Roads Are Obsolete
Nearly half of Romania’s public roads upgraded or lightly paved, as distinguished from stone-covered roads or dirt roads, have become obsolete, Romania’s statistics institute INS said in a press release Friday. citeşte tot
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Chinese Businessmen Keen On Investing In Romania’s Agriculture, IT, Energy Sectors
Chinese businessmen have expressed interest in investing in projects in Romania’s sectors of agriculture, information technology, infrastructure and energy. citeşte tot
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ZF Mobilio: Data Transfer Services, Not Applications, Are Expensive In Romania
Software applications for mobile terminals available in Romania are not expensive, but the prices charged by mobile telephony operators for data services are not adjusted to household income, said Maia Novolan, general manager of mobile marketing agency Syscom Digital. citeşte tot
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Bucharest Cab Drivers Protest Outside Parliament Calling For Improved Taxi Law
Over 300 cab drivers in Bucharest are protesting outside the Parliament Palace Tuesday, calling for the adoption of new taxi legislation that would ban cab drivers from working outside their license areas. citeşte tot
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Romania’s Contestation Settlement Board Suspends Metrorex Tender For Subway Network Extension
Romania's National Contestation Settlement Board (CNSC) has decided to suspend the tender organized by Bucharest subway operator Metrorex to contract consulting services for the extension of the subway network. citeşte tot
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Romanian Agriculture Minister Says Tax On Farming Machines Will Be Scrapped
Romanian Agriculture Minister Stelian Fuia on Monday said the tax on registered farming machines will be eliminated through the amendments that will be brought to the Tax Code. citeşte tot
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Romania’s Opposition Gains Majority In Senate
Romania’s opposition Social Liberal Union has gained majority in Senate after Mihaela Popa, member of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party, switched to the opposition Liberal Party. citeşte tot
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Romania’s Antitrust Body To Notify Consumer Protection Body Of Car Dealers’ Abusive Practices
Romania’s Competition Council will notify the Consumer Protection Authority regarding abusive practices by car dealers who are forcing clients to have their cars mended only at their repair shops or suggesting they will lose car warranties if they resort to repair shops outside carmakers’ networks. citeşte tot
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ACEA: Romania’s New Car Registrations Up 44.3% In 1Q, To Nearly 14,000 Units
New car registrations in Romania climbed 44.3% to 13,965 units on the year in the first quarter of 2012, the sharpest rise in the European Union, according to the European carmakers association ACEA. citeşte tot
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Romanian Environment Minister Says Procedures For Rosia Montana Mining Project Cannot Be Sped Up
Romania’s new Environment Minister Attila Korodi told news radio station RFI that the endorsement procedures for the cyanide-based gold mining project at Rosia Montana, western Romania, cannot be sped up, as President Traian Basescu had requested, because the project requires caution. citeşte tot
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Attila Korodi Appointed New Romanian Environment Minister
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday signed the decree appointing Attila Korodi as environment minister. citeşte tot
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Romanian PM: I Can Make No Promises About Restoring Public Sector Wages
Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu told unionists at a meeting Tuesday that he is preoccupied about restoring public wages to pre-austerity levels, but will make no promises, hoping this will be achieved if the economic situation allows it. citeşte tot
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Rompetrol Adds RON0.14 To Gasoline Pump Prices
Romanian Rompetrol Downstream on Tuesday increased pump priced for gasoline by 0.14 lei (EUR0.03) per liter, which means that one liter of Efix 95 costs RON5.94 and premium Alto 101 costs RON6.58 per liter. citeşte tot
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Romanian Antitrust Body Sets Off Three Auction Rigging Probes
Romania’s Competition Council has set off inquiries into a potential conspiracy between several companies to rig bids at three auctions organized by Teleorman and Ilfov county councils and the roads and highways authority in Craiova for the awarding of road upgrade contracts. citeşte tot
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Romania Jobless Rate Slightly Down To 5.05% In March
Romania's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.05% in March, from 5.27% a month earlier, the country’s employment agency ANOFM said Monday. citeşte tot
