Oana Gavrila

Romanian Opp Leader Urges President Not To Pass Pension Bill Into Law

13:21, 06 Oct. 2010
Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party leader Victor Ponta Wednesday called on President Traian Basescu not to promulgate the pension reform, which has been cleared by the Constitutional Court, threatening to call for his suspension otherwise.

Românii se tem de viitorul lor financiar, însă aşteaptă ca problemele să se rezolve de la sine

14:02, 05 Oct. 2010
Peste jumătate din români spun că simt frică, dar şi speranţă în ceea ce priveşte viitorul financiar, paradox întâlnit şi la nivel global, dar populaţia din România este pasivă şi aşteaptă ca problemele să se rezolve de la sine, a arătat Cornelia Coman, director general al ING Asigurări.

About 8,500 Romanian Education Unionists March Streets To Labor, Education Mins’ HQ

13:59, 05 Oct. 2010
About 8,500 education system unionists affiliated with the Federation of Free Unions in Education (FSLI) left the Victoriei Square for the headquarters of the Education and Labor ministries, in protest over wage cuts, layoffs and the lack of reforms in the sector.

Romania Fails To Use 95% Of EU Funds – EC Official

13:55, 05 Oct. 2010
Romania fails to use about 95% of the EU funds it has at its disposal, which calls for reform in its public administration, which should be depoliticized, an official of the European Commission said Tuesday.

CE solicită autorităţilor române clarificări privind ordonanţa pentru creditele populaţiei

13:15, 05 Oct. 2010
Comisia Europeană a transmis, săptămâna trecută, o scrisoare autorităţilor române prin care solicită clarificări referitoare la modul de transpunere a unei directive europene în legislaţia internă prin OUG 50/2010 privind contractele de credit ale populaţiei.

Nu avem nevoie de mai mult de 5 ore de somn

13:00, 05 Oct. 2010
La loc comanda: numărul “ideal” de ore petrecute în braţele lui Morfeu nu mai este 7, cum susţineau până acum studiile în domeniu, ci 5.

HBO Romania Documentary „The World According to Ion B.” Nominated For International Emmy

12:51, 05 Oct. 2010
The documentary "The World According to Ion B.," produced by HBO Romania and directed by Alexander Nanau, has been nominated in the "Arts Programming" of the 2010 International Emmys, according to event website www.iemmys.tv.

Negriţoiu, ING: Creditul ipotecar în euro este o bombă cu efect întârziat

12:32, 05 Oct. 2010
Creditul ipotecar acordat în euro reprezintă pentru România o bombă cu efect întârziat, pentru că "euroizarea" creează condiţiile unui consiliu monetar şi pune banca centrală în imposibilitatea de a-şi aplica politica monetară, afirmă directorul general al ING Bank România, Mişu Negriţoiu.

Romanian Lower Chamber Rejects Opposition Request For Committee On Pension Bill Vote

12:15, 05 Oct. 2010
Romanian deputies belonging to the opposition requested Tuesday that a committee be set up to investigate the final vote on the pension bill, which took place in the Chamber of Deputies on September 15, but their request was rejected by the plenum.

Ponta: În aceste momente lăsăm deoparte ce ne desparte, condoleanţe lui Băsescu

17:12, 04 Oct. 2010
Preşedintele PSD, Victor Ponta, i-a transmis, luni, prin intermediul jurnaliştilor, condoleanţe preşedintelui Traian Băsescu, a cărui mamă a murit.

World Bank Might Grant Loans To Help Romanian Agriculture

16:46, 04 Oct. 2010
The World Bank (WB) will look into ways to grant loans to the Romanian agriculture sector, the Romanian Agriculture Ministry said in a press release Monday.

Bucharest Apartment Prices Decline Continues In Sept – Survey

15:44, 04 Oct. 2010
Prices of new dwellings in Romania’s capital Bucharest dropped by up to 7% on the month in September, while old apartments’ prices saw a maximum 4.2% decrease, according to a survey of property website imobiliare.ro.

Romanian Education Unionists Protest Ouside Presidential Palace On World Teachers’ Day

15:44, 04 Oct. 2010
Romanian unionists affiliated with education union federations FEN and ‘Spiru Haret’ will stage protests outside the Presidential Palace on October 5, the World Teachers’ Day.

Romanian Aeronautics Association ARCA Launches First Local Space Rocket

14:15, 04 Oct. 2010
The Romanian Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Association (ARCA) Friday successfully launched the first Romanian space rocket, Helen 2, off the Black Sea coast, ARCA president Dumitru Popescu told a news conference Monday.

Romania Ranks Fifth In Spam Sending Country Top – Panda Security

12:05, 04 Oct. 2010
Romania climbed to the fifth position in the third quarter of 2010 in a spam sending country top, from the eighth position in the previous quarter, IT security solution provider Panda Security said in a report.

Two Romanian Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan, One Injured

14:30, 01 Oct. 2010
Two Romanian soldiers have been killed and one has been injured in the explosion of an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan Friday morning.

Iahtul lui Kemal Ataturk, folosit de o reţea de prostituţie

17:20, 30 Sept. 2010
Presa turcă şi-a exprimat consternarea după ce o anchetă a poliţiei a dezvăluit că iahtul fondatorului Turciei moderne, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, decedat în 1938, dar încă venerat în această ţară, a fost folosit recent de o reţea internaţională de prostituţie.

Romanian Union Leaders Agree On Joint Protests Of Up To 80,000 People

16:51, 30 Sept. 2010
The leaders of Romania’s major trade union confederations decided Thursday to hold joint protests, meaning the rally planned for October 7 might be postponed to allow more time to mobilize 70,000-80,000 people.

Romanian Road Authority To Introduce Electronic Toll System On Oct 1

15:57, 30 Sept. 2010
Romania’s public road authority CNADNR will introduce the electronic road toll system on October 1 and drivers without proof of its payment will be charged compensation between EUR28 and EUR1,210, depending on the type of vehicle, and will be fined.

FORT: Jumătate din angajaţii de la controlul CNADNR nu au bacalaureatul şi semnează procese verbale de sute de milioane

15:44, 30 Sept. 2010
Preşedintele Federaţiei Operatorilor Români de Transport, Augustin Hagiu, a afirmat, joi, la seminarul Mediafax Talks about Transport&Logistics, că aproape jumătate dintre angajaţii CNADNR care efectuează controale nu au bacalaureatul, dar semnează procese verbale de sute de milioane.

EU Asks Romania To Comply With Bird Protection Rules

14:55, 30 Sept. 2010
The European Commission has asked Romania to ensure that its bird protection legislation is fully compliant with EU law, as the Commission is concerned that hunting periods designated under Romanian law coincide with periods of special protection.

Concerte camerale pentru promovarea muzicii româneşti, lunar, la Filarmonica Enescu

13:47, 30 Sept. 2010
Mai multe concerte camerale pentru promovarea muzicii româneşti vor avea loc în prima miercuri din fiecare lună, începând din noiembrie, în Sala Mică a Ateneului Român, ca urmare a semnării unui parteneriat între Filarmonica "George Enescu", Uniunea Compozitorilor şi Universitatea de Muzică.

Romanian Transp Min’s Debts To Passenger Transporters Hit RON120M

13:33, 30 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Transport Ministry has a 120 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2719) debt to passenger transport firms, which represents overdue payments for ticket price subsidies granted to disadvantaged people.

Romania Needs EUR100M To Finish Bucharest-Ploiesti Highway

11:17, 30 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Transport Ministry needs EUR100 million to finish the last segment of a highway linking capital Bucharest to the nearby city of Ploiesti, which was supposed to be finished this year but was moved to end 2011.

Cicliştii de nivel înalt au o speranţă de viaţă superioară mediei

10:30, 30 Sept. 2010
Cicliştii de nivel înalt au o speranţă de viaţă net superioară mediei bărbaţilor din generaţia lor, conform unui studiu al Institutului de cercetare medicală şi de epidemiologie în sport (IRMES) prezentat, miercuri, la Paris.

Numărul mediu de angajaţi a scăzut cu 5,4% anul trecut, câştigul net a urcat

10:08, 30 Sept. 2010
Numărul mediu al salariaţilor a scăzut anul trecut, faţă de 2008, cu peste 270.000 persoane (5,4%), la 4,77 milioane angajaţi, ca efect al crizei economice, în timp ce câştigul salarial mediu net a crescut cu 4%, la 1.361 lei, iar costul mediu lunar al forţei de muncă a urcat cu 5,6%, potrivit INS.

Four Dead, 57 Injured In Bus Accident In SE Romania

09:50, 30 Sept. 2010
Four people died and 57 were injured Thursday morning in Tulcea town, southeastern Romania, after a bus transporting tens of passengers plunged off a dam linking Tulcea to its industrial site.

IGPR: Nu am cerut liste cu participanţii la mitingul din 24 septembrie

14:31, 29 Sept. 2010
Poliţia Română precizează că nu a trimis unităţilor teritoriale chestionare cu privire la participanţii la mitingul din 24 septembrie şi nici nu a cerut nicio listă cu datele de identificare ale celor care au fost prezenţi la acţiune.

EU Women Earn 20% Less Than Men, 35% Of Women Older Than 65 Live In Poverty – EP

14:17, 29 Sept. 2010
Women in the European Union earn on average 20% less than men for the same work, resulting in lower pensions, while 35% of women older than 65 live in poverty, according to a Tuesday hearing in the European Parliament.

Romania’s Constitutional Court Postpones Ruling On Pension Bill For Next Week

13:39, 29 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday postponed for next week a ruling on a law reforming the country’s pension system, which has been contested by the two main opposition parties.

Romanian Transp Min, Railway Unions To Continue Talks, Layoffs Possible

13:33, 29 Sept. 2010
Romanian Transport Minister Anca Boagiu met Tuesday with railway sector union leaders and the two parties agreed to continue talks towards raising the efficiency of the state-owned railway companies, through layoffs, European fund absorption and cost cuts.

Ten Romanian Unionists Fined RON10,000 Following Unauthorized Police Rallies

12:21, 29 Sept. 2010
Romanian union leaders Bogdan Hossu, Toader Paraschiv and Sebastian Oprescu and seven other participants in the events that took place Friday at the Presidential Palace, when police unionists organized an unauthorized rally, were fined 10,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2648) each.

Romanian Unionists Participate In Rallies In Brussels Over Austerity Measures

11:44, 29 Sept. 2010
Romanian unionists Wednesday will participate in demonstrations organized by European unionists in Brussels, where over 80,000 participants around Europe are expected to be present.

Romanian PM Resorts To Police Services Again

16:37, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said he decided to resort to services provided by the traffic police again, adding that his recent decision to renounce police escort was a way of showing his disapproval of the events which took place last week, during police unionists’ protests.

Romanian Public Sector Wages To Increase As Of Jan 2011 – Deputy PM

15:01, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanian public sector employees will have their wages hiked as of January 1, after they had to put up with a 25% wage cut measure recently implemented by the Government, and the increase level will be set soon, Romania’s deputy Prime Minister Marko Bela told a news conference Tuesday.

Pwc: Around 40% Of Private Cos In Romania Estimate An Average 6.8% Raise In Salaries In 2011

14:33, 28 Sept. 2010
Around 40% of private companies in Romania estimate an average 6.8% raise in salaries in 2011, compared with an average 4.3% salary raise in 2010, according to a PayWell Romania survey on salary and benefits, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Three Romanian Police Officers Carrying Weapons During Recent Rallies Identified

14:22, 28 Sept. 2010
Three Romanian police officers who were carrying weapons during unauthorized protests held last week outside the Presidential Palace were identified based on video recordings provided by the Bucharest Gendarmerie and analyzed by the Interior Ministry, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Tuesday

Wikipedia se distanţează de WikiLeaks, care i-ar fi pus în pericol pe afgani

13:13, 28 Sept. 2010
Cofondatorul enciclopediei online Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, a criticat marţi iresponsabilitatea de care a dat dovadă site-ul WikiLeaks.org după difuzarea a mii de documente confidenţiale despre războiul din Afganistan, care, în opinia acestuia, i-au pus în pericol pe afgani.

Blaga: Echipa de la MAI este foarte bună, ar fi o greşeală să se schimbe

12:56, 28 Sept. 2010
Ministrul demisionar al Administraţiei şi Internelor, Vasile Blaga, a declarat, marţi, că ar fi o greşeală ca noul ministru să schimbe echipa de la MAI, subliniind că aceasta este una foarte bună.

Romanian PM Invites Union Leaders For Talks At Govt HQ

12:47, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has invited union leaders at the Government’s headquarters at 4 p.m. to discuss their claims, Government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean said Tuesday.