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Romania Needs To Uphold Investments To Overcome Crisis – Pres

18:46, 22 Aug. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday that the country has the capacity to exit fast from the crisis and it needs to do so by stimulating investments in agriculture and infrastructure.

Malev Airplane Bound For Budapest Hits Pillar In Takeoff From Bucharest

18:00, 22 Aug. 2009
A Boeing 737-600 belonging to Malev company which was supposed to take off for Budapest from the "Henri Coanda" airport in Bucharest on Saturday at 16.10 local time hit a pillar when it was getting ready to leave the ground, without injuring any of the 100 passengers.

Romanian Tourism Min Not Responsible For Toilet Shortage In Tourist Areas

14:37, 22 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Tourism Ministry said in a statement Saturday that the absence of toilets in tourist areas is a severe problem, of which the local public administration and the National Roads Administration are in charge, and not the ministry.

Aurel Cazacu Quits Top Position In Romania’s Economy Min

11:35, 22 Aug. 2009
Aurel Cazacu, head of Romania’s General Department for Defense Industry and Special Problems, accepted to submit his resignation at the request of economy minister Adriean Videanu, following the events he was involved in, according to an official statement of the ministry.

Romanian Athlete Nicoleta Grasu Wins Bronze In Berlin World Championships

10:29, 22 Aug. 2009
Romanian athlete Nicoleta Grasu won the bronze medal in the discus throw competition, bringing the first medal for Romania in the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Foreigners’ Citizenship Problems To Be Solved In Three Months At Most – Romanian Pres

10:02, 22 Aug. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday the sector in charge of citizenship problems will be consolidated by the end of the year, so that foreign citizens will no longer have difficulties in obtaining Romanian citizenship.

Moldovan Students To Get More Seats In Romanian Universities – Pres

21:26, 21 Aug. 2009
Romania wants to increase by 1,000 the number of university seats for the Moldovan students who come to study at Romanian universities, Romanian president Traian Basescu, present in Eforie Sud resort, southeastern Romania, said Friday.

Romanian President’s Brother Leaves Military Co Desintco

20:32, 21 Aug. 2009
Romanian businessman Romeo Oita, associate with the Romanian president’s brother in Defense, Security and Intelligence CO - Desintco SRL, said Friday Mircea Basescu and Maria Cazacu signed the documents to leave the company.

Romania To Overcome Recession Six Months After Germany And The USA – President

15:31, 21 Aug. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Friday Romania will overcome the economic crisis six months after Germany and the United States come out recession, forecasting that “nothing will be as before”.

Romanian Prime Min To Grant Mins New Funds At The Second Budget Revision

14:47, 21 Aug. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday the Justice Ministry, the Ministry of Interior, the Education Ministry and the Labor Ministry will receive additional funds at the next budget revision, and the infrastructure investment projects will also benefit from greater finance.

Romanian Social Democrats Ask Pres To Clarify Involvement Military Contracts

14:38, 21 Aug. 2009
Romanian Social Democratic Party spokesman Bogdan Niculescu-Duvaz said Traian Basescu still has to clarify his involvement in his brother’s dealings or the potential military contracts signed by the company with the state.

Romania’s Govt Spent 45% Of ’09 Invest Funds By End-Jun – PM

13:50, 21 Aug. 2009
Romania’s Government has spent EUR4 billion for investment projects until the end of July, representing 45% of the total amount assigned for investments in 2009, while the local authorities have used only 15-17% of the funds, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday.

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.