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Romanian Pres Asks His Brother To Give Up Shares In Military Co

13:09, 21 Aug. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu asked his brother, Mircea Basescu, to withdraw from a company the press reported might be involved in various military contracts, pointing out that the respective company was not involved in such contracts.

Romanian President: Agriculture, Tourism Must Become A Priority For Any Govt

11:19, 21 Aug. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday said the country's agriculture and tourism sectors must become a priority for any government, stressing the two sectors represent an economic solution meant to prevent a new crisis in Romania in the future.

Romania’s Pres: Fincl Booms Will No Longer Return

10:13, 21 Aug. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Thursday in the eastern town of Vaslui that the financial booms will not return after the economic crisis comes to an end.

Dinamo – Slovan Liberec Game Halted Due To Incidents

22:55, 20 Aug. 2009
Austrian referee Thomas Einwaller decided to interruot the Dinamo - Slovan Liberec game in minute 88, when Romanian supporters stormed the track around the football field.

Romanian Education Min, Pres Commission Reach Common Ground

19:46, 20 Aug. 2009
Romanian education minister Ecaterina Andronescu said Thursday, after talks with Mircea Miclea that she agreed with some of the propositions included in the education law pack compiled by the presidential committee.

Romanian Magistrate Bonuses To Cost State Budget RON48M Monthly

18:40, 20 Aug. 2009
Romanian Finance Ministry said that paying the 50% mental distress bonuses and the 15% confidentiality bonuses to the magistrates in 2009 would cost the budget RON48 million monthly (EUR1=RON 4,2310).

Romanian Foreign Affairs Min Reacts To Ukrainian Ambassador Statements

17:55, 20 Aug. 2009
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Alin Serbanescu said Thursday he publicly asks the Ukrainian Ambassador to Bucharest to explain if he has been mandated by Ukrainian authorities to make a series of statements he issued in an interview for MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Tourism Min Demands Replacement Of Inquiry Committee Members

17:18, 20 Aug. 2009
Romanian Tourism Minister Elena Udrea said Thursday she will not appear before the inquiry committee investigating the expenses made by the Tourism Ministry unless the members of the committee are replaced.

Romanian Min: Draft Code Of Education Sets 7% Of GDP For Educ Sector, Reforms Need Funds

17:13, 20 Aug. 2009
Romanian education minister Ecaterina Andronescu said Thursday, after the meeting with the head of the presidential committee for education, Mircea Miclea, that the draft Code of Education sets 7% of the gross domestic product for the education sector, stressing the reforming process needs funds.

Romanian Tourism Min To Appear Before Inquiry Committee On Sep 1

15:39, 20 Aug. 2009
Romanian Tourism Minister Elena Udrea is expected to appear before the parliamentary committee investigating the public expenses made by the Tourism Ministry, on September 1.

Romanian Youth Min To Chisel Away 40% Of Overall Staff

14:49, 20 Aug. 2009
Romanian youth and sports minister Sorina Placinta said Thursday that the ministry will be able to maintain its activity with 60% of the current number of employees countrywide, adding that the central apparatus will be cut to half.

Romanian Interior Ministry Will Cover Police Officers’ Wages Until End ’09

13:18, 20 Aug. 2009
Romanian interior minister Dan Nica on Thursday told police unionists that the ministry will receive funds to cover the police officers’ wages until the end of the year, thus solving the ministry’s deficit problem.

Romanian PM To Coordinate Mediation Committee On Education Laws

09:45, 20 Aug. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Wednesday said he will coordinate a committee to come up with common solutions for the set of laws on education,that will bring face-to-face education minister Ecaterina Andronescu, head of the presidential commission for education Mircea Miclea and their experts.

Romanian University “Spiru Haret” Among Accredited Institutions

22:21, 19 Aug. 2009
Romanian university “Spiru Haret” was introduced on the list of private accredited universities, with the clear specification that the degrees and the accredited or authorized study programs will function temporarily, government spokesperson Ioana Muntean said Wednesday.

Romanian Police Officers Suspend Protests Following President’s Invitation For Talks

20:47, 19 Aug. 2009
Head of Romania’s Union of Police Officers Marian Gruia told MEDIAFAX Wednesday that the protests of the police officers were suspended after President Traian Basescu invited their representatives for talks.

Romanian “Weed Shops” Could Be Outlawed Following An Order By The Health Min

19:49, 19 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Ministry of Health launched for public debate, Wednesday, a draft Order establishing the conditions for the marketing of several plants, products of vegetal origin and substances that can be assimilated to plants.

Issues On Romanian Side Further Delay President Basescu’s Visit To Ukraine – Ambassador

16:17, 19 Aug. 2009
Markiyan Kulyk, Ukraine’s ambassador to Bucharest, told MEDIAFAX in an interview that the main reasons for the delay of the Romanian president’s visit to Ukraine endure because of the Romanian side.

Romanian Communications Min Holds Auction For e-Romania Portal

14:22, 19 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Ministry of Communications resumed the auction for the development of the e-Romania portal, a contract estimated at 42.02 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2246), VAT excluded.

Ten Police Officers’ Representatives To Meet Romanian President On Sunday For Talks

13:56, 19 Aug. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday invited ten representatives of the police officers for talks on Sunday at 12 local time, amid protests of the unionists in Bucharest.

Romania Sees Biggest Monthly Rise In EU’s June Constr Output

13:44, 19 Aug. 2009
Romania’s June construction output posted the highest monthly increase in the European Union, the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat said Wednesday.

Armed Robbery At Currency Exchange Office In SE Romania

12:34, 19 Aug. 2009
A currency exchange office near the railway station in Constanta, southeastern Romania, was robbed, Wednesday morning, by two masked men who threatened the cashier with a gun and made off with over RON40,000, without injuring anyone.

Romanian Ombudsman: Imposing Ten-Day Unpaid Vacation Mandatory Only If Set By Law

19:31, 18 Aug. 2009
Romania’s Ombudsman, Ioan Muraru, on Tuesday said that imposing ten-day unpaid vacation for all state employees will be mandatory from the legal viewpoint only if it is set by a law adopted by the Parliament or by Government Ordinance, in accordance with the Constitution.

Romania 1H Public Debt Rises To 23.27% Of GDP

19:00, 18 Aug. 2009
Romania’s public debt rose to 23.27% of the gross domestic product in the first six months from 21.78% at the end of last year, according to Finance Ministry data.

Romanian Tourism Minister Sues Liberal VP Ludovic Orban For Abuse Of Office

17:49, 18 Aug. 2009
Romanian tourism minister Elena Udrea on Tuesday sues liberal vice-president Ludovic Orban for abuse of office, a day after the media made public a recording of the discussion held by the inquiry committee led by Orban regarding the tourism minister’s activity.

Romania Ctrl Bk To Use Own Cash To Refund EUR5B IMF Loan Tranche – Fin Min

15:32, 18 Aug. 2009
The Romanian central bank will use its own funds to repay a EUR5 billion first tranche from a total EUR13 billion loan agreed with the International Monetary Fund, and not public money, the country’s Finance Ministry said Monday.

Romanian Pay TV Co. RCS&RDS Mulls Hiking Capital To RON250M

14:42, 18 Aug. 2009
Romanian satellite TV, phone and internet company RCS&RDS will discuss in September hiking its share capital to 250 million lei (EUR1-RON4.2173) by cash payment or through compensation of exigible and liquid receivables.

Romania President Believes Not Everyone Agrees With Reforming The Education System

14:25, 18 Aug. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Tuesday during a debate on the education reform that “some would want us to remain at the diagnosis level regarding the education laws, without ever adopting real solutions,” adding that this is the right moment for the reform to be made.

Romania Is Still Open To Other Pwr Projects Besides Nabucco – Econ Min

14:13, 18 Aug. 2009
Romania remains open to other power projects except for Nabucco, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said Tuesday, not excluding a possible participation in the Russian-Italian rival project South Stream.

Romanian Govt Gives Transport Min RON7.5M For Railway Repairs In C Romania

13:38, 18 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Government could increase this year’s budget for the Ministry of Transport by 7.5 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2216) for works on the Brasov-Podu Olt railway line, which was damaged by heavy rain in July.

Romania’s 1H Long-Term Goods Mkt Dn 40.4% Y-Y, At EUR664M – Survey

13:38, 18 Aug. 2009
Romania’s long-term use goods market dropped by 40.4% in the first semester, at EUR664 million, compared with the similar period a year earlier, and by 46.8% on the year in the second quarter, at EUR308 million, according to a survey conducted by market researching company GfK.

Romanian News Television Vox News To Go On Air By Yearend

12:59, 18 Aug. 2009
News television station Vox News received Tuesday the audiovisual license from the Romanian National Council for the Audiovisual (CNA) and will go on air by the end of the year, according to station manager Emil Jascau.

Romanian Tourism Min Refuses To Acknowledge Inquiry Committee

20:13, 17 Aug. 2009
Romanian tourism minister Elena Udrea said Monday she decided to sue the participants in the discussions held in the inquiry committee, whose recording was made public by media.

The Romanian Anti-Crisis Plan Is Vague, Lacking In Foundation – Analysts

19:59, 17 Aug. 2009
The anti-crisis measures proposed by the Romanian governing coalition are too vague, since they do not quantify budget efforts and the effects of each action, and the impact on the economy could be relatively reduced, according to analysts contacted by MEDIAFAX.

Bucharest General Mayor Voices Out Restructuring, Staff Cuts To Improve Services

18:12, 17 Aug. 2009
Bucharest general mayor Sorin Oprescu on Monday said he would resort to staff cuts and restructure several bodies under the authority of the Bucharest mayoralty, in a move to render services more efficient.

Romania Chamber Speaker To Request Udrea Committee Suspension

17:57, 17 Aug. 2009
Romanian Chamber Speaker Roberta Anastase said Monday she will propose in the Chamber of Deputies’ Standing Office the suspension of the activity at the Udrea Committee.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Ask For The Commission Investigating Tourism Minister To Be Disbanded

17:06, 17 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Democratic Liberal Party officially asks for the parliament committee investigating tourism minister Elena Udrea to be disbanded, Adrian Videanu, vice-president of PDL said Monday, after a party leadership meeting.

Romanian Udrea Committee To Continue Works Tuesday

16:52, 17 Aug. 2009
The president of the Romanian public procurement regulator ANRMAP, Cristina Traila, is expected Tuesday for hearings within the Udrea Committee.

Romania’s Cap City New Apartment Prices Dn Up To 40% Y-Y In 1H – Survey

15:53, 17 Aug. 2009
The prices in euro currency of the new dwellings from Romania’s capital city Bucharest dropped by 15-40% in average in the first semester compared with the same period a year ago, touching 2005‘s prices, according to a survey conducted by real estate consultancy firm CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

Romanian SME Min To Procure Consultancy Services Worth RON17.4M

15:52, 17 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Ministry for Small and Medium Sized Companies (SMEs) intends to buy consultancy services worth 17.4 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2216), in view of opening single offices for companies, developing strategies for the business environment and evaluating administrative barriers.

Romania Posts 6th Largest 5-Mo Trade Gap In EU

15:51, 17 Aug. 2009
Romania posted the sixth largest trade deficit in the European Union bloc in the first five months, with both exports and imports falling compared to last year, the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat said Monday.