Articolele autorului Ecaterina Craciun
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Romania Jan-Feb Trade Gap Widens To EUR970.2M
Romania’s trade deficit widened to EUR970.2 million in the first two months of 2012, from EUR622.4 billion in the year-earlier period, the country’s statistics institute INS said Monday. citeşte tot
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Romania Agriculture Minister Says Farmers’ Associations Will Help Develop Agricultural Sector
Romanian Agriculture Minister Stelian Fuia on Friday said farmers’ teaming up in associations will gradually turn the country's agricultural sector into an “engine of constant growth.” citeşte tot
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Romania Keeps Taxation System Unchanged In 2012 - PM
Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu said Thursday on public radio the Government will bring no changes to the current taxation system until the end of 2012. citeşte tot
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Romania Household Income Up 5.8%, Household Spending Up 6.6% In 4Q 2011
The monthly average income per household and per capita in Romania rose 5.8% and household spending rose 6.6% in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the previous quarter, according to a household budget analysis by Romania's statistics institute INS. citeşte tot
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Romania Consumer Protection Body Applied RON8M Fines For Shady Pricing Practices In 2011
Romania’s National Authority for Consumer Protection ANPC applied fines of 8 million lei (EUR1.8 million) in 2011 for irregularities regarding price-related practices. citeşte tot
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Romanian Union Leader Bogdan Hossu Probed For Corruption
The leader of the Cartel Alfa union, Bogdan Hossu, said Wednesday he has been placed under investigation by anticorruption prosecutors for acts of corruption in connection with the awarding of contracts for repair works at two hotels held by company SC Alfa Hotels SRL. citeşte tot
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Romanians' Confidence In The EU Fell 14% In 2011, Lowest Since EU Entry
Romanians’ confidence in the European Union fell 14% to 46% in 2011, the lowest level since Romania joined the EU in 2007, according to a Eurobarometer poll presented Tuesday at the European Commission’s office in Bucharest. citeşte tot
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Romania Tourist Arrivals Roughly Flat On Year In February
Tourist arrivals in Romania were roughly the same in February 2012 from the year-earlier month, the statistics institute INS said Monday. citeşte tot
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Romania February Unemployment Rate Dips To 7.1% - INS
Romania's unemployment rate was at 7.1% in February, down from 7.2% in the previous month, seasonally adjusted data from the statistics institute INS showed Monday. citeşte tot
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Romanian BRD Gets EUR30M From EBRD For Energy Efficiency On-Lending
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, will issue funding worth EUR30 million to Romanian lender BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO), for on-lending to small and medium sized companies investing in energy efficiency. citeşte tot
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Romanian Road Authority Readies Auctions To Build Sections Of Lugoj-Deva, Timisoara-Lugoj Highways
Romanian road authority CNADNR will set up auctions to award contracts for design and construction works on three 71.9 kilometer-long sections of the Lugoj-Deva highway, and on the second section of the Timisoara-Lugoj highway stretching onto 25.6 kilometers. citeşte tot
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Romanian Government To Borrow Money From Treasury Again To Finance EU-Funded Projects
The Romanian Government will borrow 750 million lei (EUR171.2 million) from the Treasury to cover payments for projects carried out through the EU-funded regional operational program (POR) in the second quarter of the year, as pre-financing from the European Commission is exhausted. citeşte tot
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Romanian Road Authority Wants New Feasibility Study For Sibiu-Pitesti Highway
Romanian road authority CNADNR has launched an auction to award a contract for the drafting of paperwork needed to revise the feasibility study for the construction of the Sibiu-Pitesti highway. citeşte tot
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Opposition Leader Accuses Government Of Selling "Whatever Is Left Of Romania’s Mineral Resources"
Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party leader Victor Ponta on Sunday accused the Government led by Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu of “selling whatever is left of Romania’s mineral resources.” citeşte tot
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Romanian Actor Ion Lucian Dies At 88
Romanian actor Ion Lucian, 88, died Saturday night at the Floreasca Emergency Hospital in Bucharest. citeşte tot
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Romanian Democrat Liberal MP Silviu Prigoana To Run For Bucharest Mayor
Romanian MP Silviu Prigoana will run for Bucharest mayor seat as a member of the country’s ruling Democratic Liberal Party PDL, the party’s Bucharest branch head Elena Udrea said Saturday. citeşte tot
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PM Says Romania Needs To Be Reorganized Administratively
Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu on Saturday said Romania needs to be reorganized administratively. citeşte tot
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Romanian Transporters: Minimum Tariffs Would Not Affect Free Competition On Taxi Services Market
Introducing minimum tariffs on the local taxi services market would not affect the free competition and would compel transport operators to observe the legal provisions banning the sale of products or services at a loss, the Confederation of Romanian Licensed Operators and Transporters (COTAR) said in a press release. citeşte tot
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Chevron Agreements Are Not "Blank Check" - Romanian Environment Ministry
Romania’s Environment Ministry approved the shale gas drilling agreements concluded between mineral resources authority ANRM and US giant Chevron, and the agreements include environment obligations that are by no means “a blank check” or a “green lighting” of shale gas drilling. citeşte tot
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Romanian Lender CEC Bank Granted Farmers Over 10,000 Loans Worth EUR20M In 2012
Romania’s state-owned lender CEC Bank granted farmers 10,294 loans worth nearly EUR20 million in the first three months of 2012, CEC Bank president Radu Ghetea said Friday at the conference Mediafax Talks about Agriculture. citeşte tot
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Romanian Agriculture Minister Frowns On Banks’ Reluctance To Finance Farmers
Romania’s agricultural growth is affected, among others, by banks’ reluctance to finance farmers, although the interest on loans is higher compared to other countries, Agriculture Minister Stelian Fuia said Friday at the Mediafax Talks about Agriculture conference. citeşte tot
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Romania's Agricultural Research Sector Must Be Fundamentally Changed – Agriculture Minister
Romania’s agricultural research sector does not meet farmers’ needs and must be fundamentally changed to support agriculture and absorb European Union funds, Agriculture Minister Stelian Fuia said Friday at the Mediafax Talks about Agriculture conference. citeşte tot
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Romanian Agriculture Minister Says Farmers’ Associations Is The Solution To Boost Profitability
Romania’s agricultural production cooperatives set up in the former communist era represented at that time an efficient method for land exploitation and farmers’ teaming up in associations remains the solution to boost profitability, Agriculture Minister Stelian Fuia said Friday. citeşte tot
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Romania’s 2011 Grain Output Up 24.3% On Year, To 20.78 Million Tons
Romania’s cereal output rose 24.3% in 2011, to 20.78 million tons, compared to 16.71 million tons in 2010, placing the country fifth in the European Union by wheat output and second, after France, by corn output, the statistics institute INS said Friday. citeşte tot
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Romanian Doctors Could Provide Private Services In Public Hospitals – Health Ministry Official
Romania’s new healthcare bill might allow doctors to provide private services in public hospitals, Health Ministry state secretary Vasile Cepoi said Thursday at the Mediafax talks about Health Reform conference. citeşte tot
