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Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Detain Chief Of Arges Fin Guard, FC Arges Manager

15:24, 22 Sept. 2009
Aurel Stoian, chief of the financial guard in Arges, southern Romania, and Gheorghe Pieca, manager of Arges football club, were heard and detained Tuesday by anticorruption prosecutors on charges of bribery in the corruption case involving FC Arges owner Cornel Penescu.

Romania’s Jan-Jul Public Debt Rises To 27.9% Of GDP

15:23, 22 Sept. 2009
Romania’s public debt rose to 27.92% of the gross domestic product in January-July period from 21.78% of the GDP at the end of last year, according to Finance Ministry data released Tuesday.

Romania’s Social Assistance System, Grossly Cheated – President

15:15, 22 Sept. 2009
Romania’s social protection system is inefficient because it is cheated by thousands of people who take early retirement because they had tonsillectomies or appendectomies and are helped by “some very generous doctors”, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday.

Law On Food Product Trade To Bring Nearly 30% Drop In Prices – Romanian Agr Min

14:34, 22 Sept. 2009
The law on food product trade might bring about drops in prices for final consumers, of up to 30%, Romanian Agriculture Minister Ilie Sarbu said Tuesday.

Romania’s Ex Agriculture Min Criticizes Banks’ Decision Not To Finance Agriculture

14:25, 22 Sept. 2009
The decisions of the banks not to finance start-ups in agriculture is “absurd” and the state should intervene to allow farmers to get loans, Romania's former Agriculture Minister Dacian Ciolos said Tuesday.

Railway Workers In NE Romania Resume Work After Halting 15 Passenger Trains

14:09, 22 Sept. 2009
Romanian railway workers in them northeastern county of Iasi resumed activity Tuesday around 11.30 a.m. after they started a spontaneous protest in the morning and blocked 15 passenger trains and two freight trains in stations in the county.

Romanian Petrom Cuts Fuel Prices By Up To RON0.06 Per Liter

13:37, 22 Sept. 2009
Romania’s largest oil company Petrom SA (SNP.RO) Tuesday cut its gasoline and diesel oil prices by 0.06 lei (EUR1=RON4.2665) and by RON0.03 per liter, respectively, the company said in a statement.

Romanian Lawmakers Adopt Inquiry Committee Report On Environment Min

13:05, 22 Sept. 2009
Romanian lawmakers adopted Wednesday a report of a parliamentary commission investigating an advertising contract awarded by the Environment Ministry and which proposes that state institutions check the respective contract.

No. Of Farming Projects In Need Of Co-Funding Up 50% In ’09 – Romania Agric Min Official

12:41, 22 Sept. 2009
The number of rural development projects in need of co-funding, submitted to Romania's Agriculture Ministry, was up 30-50% in 2009, in the fallout of the economic crisis, Agriculture Ministry secretary of state Liviu Harbuz said Tuesday.

Romania Govt Proceeds To Accept IMF 2nd Installment

12:38, 22 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government will meet Tuesday, at 4 p.m. local time, to approve the second tranche of the loan granted by the International Monetary Fund and the supplementary letter of intent to the stand-by agreement.

Munaf’s Ten-Year Prison Sentence Ruled By Bucharest Court Of Appeals Is Final

12:15, 22 Sept. 2009
The decision ruled by the Bucharest Court of Appeals on April 10, 2008 which sentenced to ten years in prison Iraqi-American citizen Mohamad Munaf, guide to three Romanian journalists kidnapped in Iraq in 2005, is final.

IMF Board OKs Romania’s Access To EUR1.85B Tranche

08:19, 22 Sept. 2009
The International Monetary Fund's Executive Board late Monday granted Romania access to EUR1.85 billion, the second tranche of a EUR13 billion loan, and approved a higher budget deficit target.

Romania Has Enough Funds To Pay Wages, Pensions – Fin Min

20:36, 21 Sept. 2009
Romania has enough resources to pay pensions and salaries in the public sector, despite the economic crisis, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said Monday.

Romanian Justice Minister Wants To Change Cos Registration Sys

19:50, 21 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu proposes the Government to change the system used when registering companies at the National Trade Register Office, so that it no longer involve judges, since 17,200 cases are blocked at the institution by the magistrates’ protest.

Romanian Education Minister Not To Enforce School Mgmt Order

15:30, 21 Sept. 2009
Romanian Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu said Monday during a meeting of the Social Democratic Party’s standing office she will not enforce the order regarding school principal appointments and added the norms of the education law will be presented Wednesday, during the government meeting.

Romanian Retailers Displeased With Anti-Competition Law

14:42, 21 Sept. 2009
The law regulating the selling of food products goes against the principle of competition and will lead to bankruptcies while also forcing foreign retailers to pull their direct investments from Romania, according to Romanian large retailers association AMRCR.

Romanian Supreme Court Magistrates To Continue Protests

14:41, 21 Sept. 2009
Romanian magistrates with the High Court of Justice decided Monday, within their general assembly, that they would continue protests, according to court officials.

Romanian PM Stands By Decision To Sack Educ Min Unless She Pulls School Mgmt Order

12:36, 21 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday reiterated his decision to sack social democrat Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu unless she cancels the order she passed recently entitling her to replace and appoint school principals.

Passenger Train Goes Off Track In S Romania, No Casualties

11:56, 21 Sept. 2009
Fifteen people were hospitalized after a fast passenger train traveling from western Timisoara to capital city Bucharest went off the rails Monday morning soon after it left the railway station in Craiova, Dolj County, southern Romania.

Romanian President Traian Basescu States Priorities For Potential Second Mandate

18:37, 20 Sept. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said, answering a question, that should he run for a new mandate as president his priorities would be the reform of the state, the revision of the constitution and a policy for the promotion of Romania.

Romanian Environ Ministry Might Introduce Refund For Plastic Containers Return By End ‘09

15:36, 20 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Environment Ministry might introduce by the end of the year a refund for returning plastic containers, which will be applied in large stores for starters, minister Nicolae Nemirschi said Sunday.

Romanian Interior Ministry Sets New Measures To Prevent Multiple Voting

11:45, 20 Sept. 2009
Polling stations in Romania will have personalized stamps with the election year and the number of the polling station and web cameras at the entrance to the special polling stations, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Govt Can Pay Wages, Pensions Without Delays By End ’09 – Romanian PM

18:44, 19 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government can pay wages, pensions and social aid until the end of the year without delays, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday on Realitatea TV channel.

Romania Scores Below European Avg In International Tests – PM

18:30, 19 Sept. 2009
The lack of efficiency of the current education system is proved by the score obtained by the Romanian students in international tests, which is below the European average, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday on Realitatea TV.

Romanian Commissioner For Multilingualism Leonard Orban Ponders Career Decisions

14:43, 19 Sept. 2009
Romanian EU Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban told MEDIAFAX in an interview that he wishes he could have a second mandate as EU commissioner, but also admits that he has more options, adding that he hesitates to enter Romania’s political scene.

Magyar Democratic Union In Romania Can Form Alliance, But Not At All Costs

13:53, 19 Sept. 2009
The Magyar Democratic Union in Romania (UDMR) is able to form a governing alliance with other parties, but not at all costs, party leader Marko Bela said on Saturday.

Romanian Social Democratic Women Back Adrian Severin For EU Commissioner

13:09, 19 Sept. 2009
Rovana Plumb, head of the women branch within Romania’s Social Democratic Party, said she will propose the party to back MEP Adrian Severin for the European Commissioner seat.

Romania’s Avioane Craiova To Lay Off 300 Employees By Yr-End

18:10, 18 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Economy Ministry, the main shareholder of Avioane Craiova (AVIO.RO) decided Friday to dismiss 300 employees in the state-owned airplane maker by the end of the year, if certain conditions are fulfilled, the company stated.

Romania’s Petrom May Change Name To OMV Petrom

15:48, 18 Sept. 2009
The shareholders of Romania's largest oil company Petrom (SNP.RO) will discuss on October 20 a proposal to change the company’s name into OMV Petrom, to include the name of its majority stockholder, Austrian OMV group.

Court Releases Romanian Ex General Chitac, Reincarcerates Stanculescu

15:16, 18 Sept. 2009
Romanian former general Mihai Chitac, sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter, was released for three months on medical grounds, while former general Victor Athanasie Stanculescu, who received a similar sentence for the killing of civilians in 1989, will go back behind bars.

Romanian Magistrates With Bucharest Court Of Appeals To Continue Protests

15:10, 18 Sept. 2009
Romanian magistrates with the Bucharest Court of Appeals voted Friday to continue protests until a pact for justice is signed, despite the High Council of Magistrates’ call for a halt in protests, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romanian Social Dem Leader Says PM Must Discuss Reshuffle Plans Within Coalition

14:46, 18 Sept. 2009
Mircea Geoana, leader of Romania’s ruling coalition Social Democratic Party, said Friday Prime Minister Emil Boc cannot decide on his own to dismiss social democrat Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu but needs to discuss matters first in the ruling coalition.

Romanian Transport Min Exempts Buses Carrying School Children From Bridge Toll

14:34, 18 Sept. 2009
Buses transporting school children will not pay the Fetesti bridge toll, according to a decision of the Romanian Ministry of Transport, public road authority official Adrian Ionescu said Friday.

Romanian Newly-Built Housing To Be Adapted To Crisis – Impact Head

13:42, 18 Sept. 2009
The apartments currently under project stage will be adapted to the crisis, and will be cheaper, smaller, and built with low quality materials and technologies, according to Dan Ioan Popp, president and the main shareholder of Romanian realtor Impact Developer & Contractor (IMP.RO).

Romanian Education Min To Explain School Mgmt Appointment Order To PM

13:35, 18 Sept. 2009
Romanian education minister Ecaterina Andronescu said Friday she will have a talk with Prime Minister Emil Boc and explain why she passed the order over which he threatened to oust her from the Cabinet.

Romanian PM Threatens To Sack Education Minister Unless She Pulls School Mgmt Order

13:11, 18 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday he asked Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu to cancel the order she passed recently entitling her to replace and appoint school principals, and said he would dismiss her if the act is applied

Salman Rushdie To Visit Romania In November

12:18, 18 Sept. 2009
World-renowned author Salman Rushdie will visit Romania between November 23 and 26, officials with Romanian publishing house Polirom, which organizes the event, told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romanian Govt Body Starts Looking Into Tourism Ministry’s Spending

12:10, 18 Sept. 2009
The Romanian prime minister’s control body has started investigations on the activity of the country’s Tourism Ministry and will look into public procurement and advertising contracts the ministry has concluded recently, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Two Wins, Two Draws For Romanian Teams In Europa League Debut

09:29, 18 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Dinamo Bucharest and CFR Cluj secured their first wins in this year's Europa League with Sturm Graz and FC Copenhagen respectively, while FC Timisoara and Steaua Bucharest drew with Ajax Amsterdam and Serif Tiraspol respectively.

Romania’s President Hails Tourism Min’s Promotion Campaign As “Very Efficient”

19:53, 17 Sept. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Thursday on the public radio that tourism minister’s efforts to promote Romania abroad are “extremely efficient” and added he would rather his statement were not ridiculed.