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Romanian Parliament Holds Minister Hearings Tuesday, Confidence Vote Wednesday

13:28, 21 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament will hold hearings of proposed ministers in special commissions all day Tuesday and a confidence vote on the proposed government and its governing program Wednesday, Chamber of Deputies vice-president Ludovic Orban told MEDIAFAX.

Cold Weather Kills 11 People In Romania – Health Ministry

11:07, 21 Dec. 2009
Eleven people died of hypothermia during December 13-21 in Romanian counties Arad, Bacau, Constanta, Neamt, Prahova and Suceava, the country’s Health Ministry said Monday.

Romania’s Govt To Propose Highway Building National Pact To Be Allotted 1% Of GDP

00:06, 21 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Government will propose a national pact for highway building that should be allotted at least 1% of the gross domestic product and include projects due to be completed by 2020, according to the governing program submitted to Parliament Sunday.

Romania’s Parliament Committees To Hear New Govt’s Designated Ministers Tuesday

19:38, 20 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament will hear Tuesday the ministers designated to form the country’s future Government, and the Cabinet will be given a confidence vote Wednesday, people close to the matter said Sunday evening.

Romania’s Future Govt Program Widens National Minorities’ Rights – PM

18:53, 20 Dec. 2009
Romania’s future governing program will widen national minorities’ rights so that they can preserve their cultural and ethnic identity, Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc said Sunday.

Romania’s New Governing Program Includes Reassessment Of Rosia Montana Gold Mining Project

18:50, 20 Dec. 2009
Romania’s future governing program includes a reassessment of the Rosia Montana gold mining project in the western are of the country, based on local and international expertise, along with the creation of a national strategy for non-energetic mineral resources.

Romania’s PM Announces New Govt Members’ List

17:47, 20 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc Sunday announced the list of the country’s new Cabinet that includes 15 ministries and a deputy prime minister position.

Romanian Govt To Keep VAT At 19%, Flat Tax At 16%

17:25, 20 Dec. 2009
Romania’s future government will keep the flat tax at 16% and the value added tax (VAT) at 19% in next year’s state budget, which is built on a deficit of 5.9% of gross domestic product and economic growth of 1.3%, Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc said Sunday.

Romanian EC Expert Mihai Dumitru Might Be Nominated Agriculture Min

15:06, 20 Dec. 2009
Romanian European Commission expert Mihai Dumitru might be nominated agriculture minister, following democrat liberal Orest Onofrei’s decision to give up his position as agriculture minister-designate, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Sunday.

Romania’s PM To Submit Govt List, Program To Parliament Sunday

23:28, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc will submit to Parliament Sunday afternoon the future Government’s approved minister list and government program, people close to the matter said Saturday evening.

Romania’s Agriculture Minister-Designate Wants To Give Up Portfolio

21:20, 19 Dec. 2009
Romanian democrat liberal lawmaker Orest Onofrei, designated as agriculture minister in the future Government, said Saturday evening he plans to give up the nomination following new accusations regarding his involvement in a car accident that caused the death of a eight-year-old child.

Romania’s Future Govt To Approve 2010 Draft Budget On December 24

20:38, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Government will approve the draft budget for 2010 on December 24, after the Parliament endorses the country’s new Cabinet, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Romania’s Ambassador To Paris Confirms Nomination For Foreign Affairs Min

18:22, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Ambassador to Paris Teodor Baconschi Saturday confirmed his designation as foreign affairs minister and said he will come to Bucharest on Monday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals, Hungarian Minority Party Completed Govt Protocol

18:05, 19 Dec. 2009
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania leader Marko Bela told MEDIAFAX Saturday he met with President Traian Basescu, Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc and the future Cabinet’s proposed ministers, adding they completed the government protocol and the government coalition’s functioning regulation.

Romania’s Ambassador To Paris Rumored As Possible Foreign Affairs Minister Nomination

15:58, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Ambassador to Paris Theodor Baconschi might be nominated for the country’s foreign affairs minister, people closed to the matter told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Romania Ranks 1st Among Six Eastern Europe Countries By Number Of Closed Companies – Survey

14:30, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania registered the highest percentage of companies closing down in 2008 and 2009 due to the economic crisis, according to a survey conducted by the World Bank in the June 2009 and July 2009 interval.

Romania’s PM Met With Proposed Cabinet’s Ministers To Complete Govt Program

12:53, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc met Sunday with the ministers of the country’s proposed Government to complete the government program, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania A/H1N1 Death Toll Rises To 30

12:29, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania registers 30 fatalities in patients infected with the A/H1N1 flu virus, as one more patient died in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Saturday.

Romania’s Govt To Meet For Talks On 2010 Draft Budget Saturday

10:54, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Government Saturday evening will convene in an informal meeting to talk on the 2010 draft state budget, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Democrat Liberals, Hungarian Minority Party Approved Minister List

10:08, 19 Dec. 2009
The Romanian Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) Friday evening approved the list of ministers proposed for the country’s future Government.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Approve Minister Proposition List

19:45, 18 Dec. 2009
Romanian Democratic Liberal Party’s leadership Friday approved the list of democrat liberals proposed for ministers in the country’s future Government.

Romanian Commissioner-Designate Dacian Ciolos To Be Heard In EP On Jan 15

19:02, 18 Dec. 2009
Dacian Ciolos, the Romanian nominee for the position of European commissioner, will be heard by the European Parliament on January 15, according to the schedule published on the EP’s site.

Romania’s Hungarian Minority Party Lawmaker Cseke Attila Accepts Health Minister Position

18:53, 18 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Hungarian minority party lawmaker Cseke Attila told MEDIAFAX Friday that party leaders proposed him for the future Government's health minister and he accepted the proposition.

Romania May Contribute To Petrom’s EUR1B Capital Hike – Sources

18:03, 18 Dec. 2009
Romanian authorities might contribute by over EUR400 million to oil company Petrom’s (SNP.RO) planned capital hike of around EUR1 billion, government officials, who wished to remain anonymous, said Friday.

Romania Nov New Car Sales Down 6% On Month To 9,781 Units

15:23, 18 Dec. 2009
Romanian new car sales fell 5.8% on the month to 9,781 units in November, after an 11% increase in October, the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, or APIA, said in a statement Friday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals, Hungarian Minority Party Agree On Cabinet List

14:46, 18 Dec. 2009
The Romanian Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) agreed Friday on a Cabinet list, which is to be validated by the two parties’ leadership.

AH1N1 Flu In Romania: 92 New Infections, 5,071 Total Cases

13:31, 18 Dec. 2009
The Romanian Health Ministry Friday confirmed other 92 new infections with the AH1N1 virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 5,071 and 29 fatalities.

Romania Transp Min Sacks Road Auth Head Over Faulty Mgmt Of Snow-Removal Ops

12:55, 18 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Transport Minister Radu Berceanu on Friday said he sacked Vasile Ionascu as interim general manager of the Bucharest branch of the national public roads authority CNADNR, citing faulty management of snow-removal operations in recent days.

Romania’s Hungarian Minority Party Likely To Get 3 Ministers, Deputy-PM In Future Govt

12:47, 18 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Hungarian minority party UDMR will likely have three ministers and one deputy-prime minister in the future government, party leader Marko Bela said Friday, but declined to say which ministries would be headed by UDMR members.

Romanian PM-Designate Wants Fmr Liberal Vladescu For Finance Minister

12:08, 18 Dec. 2009
Romania’s’ Prime Minster-designate Emil Boc asked former liberal Sebastian Vladescu to be his Cabinet’s finance minister and Vladescu accepted, people familiar with the talk told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Over Half Of Romanians Bought No Books In 2009 – Survey

11:07, 18 Dec. 2009
Over half of Romanians, namely 51%, bought no books in 2009, compared with 46% in 2008, according to a survey presented Thursday evening by the Romanian Center for Cultural Study and Research.

Steaua Bucharest Tie FC Twente 1-1, Settles For 4th Place In Europa League Group H

09:14, 18 Dec. 2009
Romanian football team Steaua Bucharest on Thursday settled for a fourth place in UEFA Europa League Group H after a 1-1 (1-1) draw in the home match against Dutch football team Twente Enschede, which put FC Twente in Europa League’s last 32.

Former Romanian Fin Min Considered For Finance Portfolio In Boc Govt

20:30, 17 Dec. 2009
The name of the former finance minister, in the Tariceanu Cabinet, Sebastian Vladescu is discussed for the finance portfolio in the future Boc Cabinet, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian State-Owned Railway Cargo Carrier Defends Need For Layoffs

18:53, 17 Dec. 2009
Romanian state-owned railway company CFR Marfa said the measure to layoff 6,380 is necessary and is based on the need to “balance income and expenses,” as the company’s activity has dropped 60% in the first ten months compared to 2008.

Red Tape In Romania Keeps Foreign Investors Away – Law Firm

17:29, 17 Dec. 2009
Many foreign investors choose to discard their business plans in Romania over excessive deadlines for registration with the National Trade Registry Office ONRC, which can take up to one year, according to representatives of Bucharest-based law firm Enescu&Cuc.

EU Hopes To Wrap Up Review Mission To Romania In Jan, Urges For Continued Progress

14:47, 17 Dec. 2009
The European Commission on Thursday urged Romania to “rapidly endorse” the draft budget for 2010 and carry on structural reforms, in view of releasing the second EUR1 billion tranche of its EUR5 billion loan to the eastern European Country.

Most Romanians Buy Sweets, Clothing As Christmas Presents – Survey

14:16, 17 Dec. 2009
Most Romanians plan to buy sweets specific for the winter holidays as Christmas presents, as well as clothes, footwear and accessories, according to a survey conducted by market research company GfK Romania.

Romanian Liberals Enter Opposition, Blast President’s Choice Of PM

14:08, 17 Dec. 2009
Romanian liberal head Crin Antonescu said Thursday democrat liberal leader Emil Boc is, as prime minister, "the poorest choice in the face of the crisis", adding the liberals will remain in opposition but the proposed Government will be instated quickly.

Romanian New Govt’s Priority Is To Ensure Country’s Stability, Continue Reforms – PM

13:20, 17 Dec. 2009
Romanian acting Prime Minister Emil Boc designated by President Traian Basescu for a new term said the new government’s priority is to adopt next year’s state budget, the fiscal liability law and the unitary pension law, continue reforms and ensure the country’s stability.

Romania To Cut Public Spending By 2.5% Of GDP In 2010 – IMF

12:41, 17 Dec. 2009
The International Monetary Fund and the Romanian Finance Ministry agreed on measures to reduce the public expenditure by 2.5 percentage points of the gross domestic product next year, in order to reach a budget deficit target of 5.9% from the GDP, the fund said Thursday.