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Romanian Revolutionaries Stage Protest In Downtown Bucharest

13:30, 07 Dec. 2011
Over 300 Romanian revolutionaries are protesting in the University Square in capital Bucharest, calling on the Government to resign and demanding early elections.

Belgium Might Lift Work Restrictions For Romanians, Bulgarians Starting 2012

15:14, 05 Dec. 2011
Romanians and Bulgarians might be allowed access on Belgium’s labor market starting January 1, 2012, after Flanders, the last Belgian region which opposed this measure, lifted its veto, according to Euractiv.com.

Romanian Parliament Administration Committees OK 2012 Tourism, Regional Development Budget

15:12, 05 Dec. 2011
The Romanian Parliament’s public administration committees on Monday approved the 2012 draft budget of the Ministry of Tourism and Regional Development, of 3.45 billion lei (about EUR793 million).

Danish PM Says Romania May Count On Denmark For Schengen Entry Support

12:52, 05 Dec. 2011
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Monday during a meeting with Romanian counterpart Emil Boc that support for Romania’s accession to the Schengen area has been included in the government program and Romanian authorities may count on Denmark’s help in this process.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Select Vasile Blaga As Candidate For Senate Chairman

13:02, 28 Nov. 2011
The Standing Bureau of the Romanian ruling Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), part of the ruling coalition, decided Monday former Interior Minister Vasile Blaga will be the party’s candidate for the position of Senate chairman, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania To Determine No. Of State Employees To Be Laid Off In Each Sector In 2012

12:20, 25 Nov. 2011
Romania’s Labor Minister Sulfina Barbu said Friday, referring to the 120,000 public sector employees to be laid off next year, that authorities are analyzing the matter to see how many state employees will be made redundant in each sector.

Monumentul eroilor sovietici din Budapesta a fost vandalizat

13:57, 23 Nov. 2011
Monumentul ridicat în memoria soldaţilor sovietici din centrul oraşului Budapesta a fost vandalizat cu graffiti.

Romania’s President, Qatar’s Ruling Emir Talk On Means Of Enhancing State Cooperation – QNA

13:00, 23 Nov. 2011
Romania’s President Traian Basescu arrived Tuesday in Qatar’s capital city Doha and held talks with Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani on bilateral relations and the means of strengthening cooperation between the two states, according to the Qatar News Agency (QNA).

Romania’s Parliament Adopts Stray Dog Bill

14:00, 22 Nov. 2011
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday adopted with 168 votes in favor, 111 votes against and 14 abstentions a bill on stray dogs.

Foreigners Own 8.5% Of Romania’s Total Arable Area – Agric Minister

13:09, 21 Nov. 2011
The area of Romanian farmland owned by foreigners increased by over 10% this year to 709,000 hectares from 635,000 hectares in 2010, and 24.29% of it belongs to Italians, Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara told a news conference Monday.

President: Romania Has No Money To Raise Pensions, Wages In 2012 Regardless Of Court Ruling

14:47, 16 Nov. 2011
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Wednesday on public radio RRA that, regardless of the Constitutional Court’s ruling on authorities’ decision to freeze pensions and wages in 2012, “there is no money”.

Romanian Health Ministry’s 2012 Budget To Be Set For Entire Year, Won’t Be Revised – Minister

14:24, 16 Nov. 2011
The Romanian Health Ministry’s 2012 budget will be set for the entire year and will not be revised, Health Minister Ladislau Ritli said Wednesday.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Puts Off Approval Of Draft 2012 State Budget Until Next Week – Sources

13:00, 16 Nov. 2011
Romania’s ruling coalition leaders decided Wednesday that the draft 2012 state budget will be approved by the Government next week, most likely in a special meeting, people close to the talks told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romanian President Says Would Welcome Govt Reshuffle

10:20, 15 Nov. 2011
Romanian President Traian Basescu said late Monday on public television he would quickly accept replacing Cabinet members but the prime minister needs to stay to ensure stability.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Agrees To Merge Local, Parliamentary Elections, Cut MP Numbers

11:59, 14 Nov. 2011
Romania’s ruling coalition decided in a meeting Monday parliamentary and local elections will be merged in November 2012 and the number of lawmakers will be lowered to 388, Hunor Kelemen, leader of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, told MEDIAFAX.

Refunds For Romanian Scheme Scrappage Vouchers Disbursed Until December 23

15:06, 11 Nov. 2011
Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Friday that the last refunds for vouchers through the car scrappage program will be disbursed on December 23, instead of December 12, following requests from voucher holders.

Women Hold Over 50% Of Decision-Making Positions In Romanian Central Public Admin – Survey

13:48, 11 Nov. 2011
Women hold over half of decision-making positions in the Romanian central public administration and most leader positions within ministries, according to a survey conducted by the Labor Ministry at the request of the European Commission.

Nicole Kidman May Promote Romania In New Documentary

14:35, 08 Nov. 2011
Australian actress Nicole Kidman might promote Romania's tourist attractions in a documentary developed by the Travel Channel, said Paul Lister, the producer of "Wild Carpathia," a film that featured Prince Charles.

Romanian Parliament Committee To Draft Report On Welfare Bill By Nov 14

11:10, 08 Nov. 2011
MPs with the Romania Chamber of Deputies’ committee for labor have until November 14 to draw up a report on the social welfare bill, that will then be put to the vote in plenary, House secretary Niculae Mircovici said Tuesday.

Bucharest-Ploiesti Highway To Open For Traffic Next Spring – PM

14:44, 05 Nov. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday the 62-kilometer highway linking capital Bucharest to Ploiesti will be open for traffic next spring at the latest.

Romanian MPs Tacitly Adopt Bill Allowing Secret Service To Conduct Criminal Investigations

11:20, 03 Nov. 2011
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Thursday failed to secure the necessary quorum to debate and vote on a bill that allows secret services to conduct criminal investigations and the bill was adopted tacitly.

Media Pro Entertainment Brings Films Produced By U.S. Summit Entertainment To Eastern Europe

13:38, 02 Nov. 2011
Media Pro Entertainment, the distribution division of Central European Media Enterprises, signed an exclusive three-year contract with film studio Summit Entertainment for full rights to distribute the films produced by the U.S. company in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania.

Romanian Pensioners Protest Income Freeze

11:59, 02 Nov. 2011
About Romanian 200 pensioners are protesting outside the Government building Wednesday over the Cabinet’s decision to keep pensions unchanged next year and apply a 5.5% social security contribution.

Udrea: Va trebui să învăţ să înot la câte bazine construim în ţară

13:15, 01 Nov. 2011
Ministrul Dezvoltării Regionale şi Turismului, Elena Udrea, a afirmat marţi în timpul vizitei la şantierul bazinului de polo de la Clubul Steaua că va trebui să înveţe să înoate la căte bazine construieşte în ţară.

Romania Abstained From Voting On Palestinian Bid For Full Membership In UNESCO

12:40, 01 Nov. 2011
Romania abstained from voting Monday on Palestinians’ request to join the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry said Tuesday.

Police, Nuclear Activity Authorities Seek 73 Kg Of Uranium Stolen From Storage Facility In W Romania

12:39, 01 Nov. 2011
Local police in Bihor county, western Romania, and the Commission for the Control of Nuclear Activity are investigating the theft of 73 kilograms of uranium ore from a storage facility of the National Uranium Company.

Programul de guvernare al UNPR: Parlament unicameral, vot mixt, moţiuni constructive

14:02, 31 Oct. 2011
Programul de guvernare al UNPR, denumit "România progresistă", va fi lansat public la finalul acestui an, el propunând întărirea republicii semiprezidenţiale, Parlament unicameral cu 300 de locuri, vot mixt uninominal-pe liste.

Romanian President Urges Lawmakers Again To Adopt Social Welfare, Magistrates Statute

13:36, 31 Oct. 2011
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday has asked the Parliament again to speed up the adoption of the social welfare law, the bill amending the statute of Romanian magistrates, as well as the draft law applying the Criminal Code.

Fourteen Romanians Killed In Road Accident In Hungary

08:49, 31 Oct. 2011
Fourteen Romanians were killed Sunday evening on a highway in Hungary when the microbus taking them to Romania was hit by a truck, the Romanian Foreign Ministry said Monday.

President: Romania To Further Reduce Number of Public Sector Employees

11:51, 28 Oct. 2011
Romania will continue to reduce the number of public sector employees, “especially in public administration,” President Traian Basescu said Thursday on public television.

Romanian Car Repair Shops Might Double Prices Following Authorization Tax Hike

15:00, 27 Oct. 2011
The Romanian Association of Independent Car Repair Shops (ASSAI) said Thursday service garages might have to raise repair prices following a decision by the Romanian Auto Registry (RAR) to increase annual repair shop authorization taxes.

Romanian Mining Industry Unions Threaten Protests Over Lack Of State Aid

12:50, 27 Oct. 2011
Unionists in the Romanian mining industry on Thursday threatened they will stage protests as the Government failed to take any decision to support miners.

Romanian Soldier Injured In Insurgent Attack In Afghanistan

10:00, 27 Oct. 2011
Romanian sergeant Marian Nicula of the 495 Battalion serving in Afghanistan was injured Tuesday evening in an insurgent attack on NATO coalition forces and will be taken to a hospital in Germany, the Romanian Ministry of Defense said late Wednesday.

Salvare miraculoasă în Turcia: Nou-născut de 15 zile, găsit în viaţă sub dărâmături la 48 de ore de la cutremur – FOTO

14:01, 25 Oct. 2011
Un nou-născut, în vârstă de 15 zile, a fost salvat de sub dărâmăturile unei clădiri din Van, la aproape 48 de ore după ce regiunea a fost devastată de un cutremur cu magnitudinea de moment 7,2.

King Michael Of Romania Delivers First Speech In Parliament After Abdication In 1947

12:59, 25 Oct. 2011
Romania’s former king, Michael I, addressed the Parliament Tuesday, on his 90th birthday and 64 years after his forced abdication in 1947.

Romanian Opposition Wants VAT Cut To 19% To Vote On Draft 2012 Budget

14:24, 24 Oct. 2011
Romanian opposition Social Democratic Party leader Victor Ponta said Monday the Social Liberal Union will vote on the draft budget for 2012 only if social security contributions are cut by 10% and the value added tax to 19%.

Over 600,000 Phone Nos Ported In Romania In Three Years, Most Towards Cosmote

16:18, 20 Oct. 2011
More than 600,000 phone numbers have been ported in Romania in the three years since this service was launched, 67% of which are mobile numbers, while Cosmote is the destination operator for most of them, according to telecom regulator ANCOM.

Romanian President Urges Adoption Of Social Welfare, Magistrates Statute

12:38, 20 Oct. 2011
Romanian President Traian Basescu urges the Parliament to speed up the adoption of the social welfare law and a bill amending the statute of Romanian magistrates.

Court Terminates Bucharest Sanitation Contracts, Orders New Auctions

17:28, 19 Oct. 2011
The Bucharest Court of Appeals has decided to terminate the sanitation contracts signed by City Hall and the authorities of sectors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, and compelling them to hold new procurement auctions for these services.

Terapia Ranbaxy, ZTE Interested In Taking Over Nokia’s Romanian Facility

16:16, 18 Oct. 2011
Romanian pharmaceutical company Terapia Ranbaxy and ZTE, one of the largest Chinese producers of telecom equipment, are interested in taking over Nokia's production halls at Jucu, once the plant closes, Alin Tise, president of the Cluj County Council, said on Tuesday.