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Romanian Parliament Committee Continues Inquiry Against Youth Min – Official

18:51, 29 Iun. 2009
The Parliament committee investigating Romania’s youth and sports minister Monica Iacob Ridzi will continue its activity and the legal committee with the Chamber of Deputies will analyze the liberals’ request on the start of prosecution against Ridzi, Chamber secretary Dumitru Pardau said Monday.

Romania Confirms Two More AH1N1 Flu Cases, Toll Reaches 27

15:51, 29 Iun. 2009
Romania’s Cantacuzino Institute confirmed Monday two more cases of infection with the H1N1 virus, in two teenagers who arrived in Iasi, eastern Romania, from the U.K., on June 23, the Health Ministry said.

Total Costs In „First Home” Program, 42%-49% Lower Than Mortgage Loans – Romanian Fin Min

15:51, 29 Iun. 2009
Romania's Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea on Monday said some offers of the 20 banks for the “First Home” program were below the limit imposed by the government, thus the total costs will be 42%-49% lower than for mortgage loans.

Romanian Health System Union Sanitas Threatens To Picket Ministry HQ, Citing Insufficient Salaries

15:46, 29 Iun. 2009
Romanian health system employees threaten to picket the Health Ministry’s headquarters on July 14, unhappy with the fact that wages in the system will not be covered until the end of the year, Sanitas union federation vice-president Adrian Barea told MEDIAFAX on Monday.

Romanian Prosecutor General Asks President To Order Investigation Of Former Privatization Minister

15:31, 29 Iun. 2009
Romanian prosecutor general Codruta Kovesi asked President Traian Basescu on Monday to order the criminal investigation of Ovidiu Musetescu, former privatization minister and former president of privatization authority APAPS, in the file on the privatization of Alro Slatina and Alprom SA.

Romanian Ctrl Bk: Lenders May Be Indirectly Affected By Cos’ Foreign Curr Loans Inked Abroad

14:31, 29 Iun. 2009
Banks operating in Romania might be indirectly affected by the foreign currency loans contracted by large companies directly from abroad, according to the 2009 Financial Stability Report published Monday by the National Bank of Romania BNR.

Romania’s Fincl Sector Able To Deal With Moderate Shocks – Ctrl Bk

14:28, 29 Iun. 2009
Romania’s financial system has proven able to absorb shocks of a relative moderate intensity and persistence during the economic crisis, as the risks were reduced due to the low external exposure, the central bank said Monday in its 2009 Financial Stability Report.

Romanian Mobile Ops To Unlock Coded Phones As Of Sept

14:23, 29 Iun. 2009
Romanian mobile operators will unlock as of September, upon request, mobile phones that can only be used in their network, the Romanian telecom regulator ANCOM said Monday.

Romania Youth Min Calls For Cease Of Parliament Inquiry In The Wake Of Criminal Prosecution

13:49, 29 Iun. 2009
Romania’s youth and sports minister Monica Iacob Ridzi urged the Parliament Monday to cease its investigation against her, arguing anticorruption prosecutors already launched a criminal probe on June 23 to check the way funds were spent for celebrations on Youth Day.

Fincl Crisis In Romanian Agriculture To Peak In Autumn – Interagro

12:27, 29 Iun. 2009
Romania's agriculture sector will reach the peak of the financial crisis at the end of September and the beginning of October, when the farming cycle restarts, Interagro president Ioan Niculae said Monday.

About 300 Ethnic Roma Assault Police Squad In Rome, Two Romanians Arrested

11:51, 29 Iun. 2009
About 300 ethnic Romas living in a camp in Rome, Italy, assaulted five police officers during a check-up and two Romanians were arrested following the incident, Italian daily La Repubblica reported in its online edition Monday.

Romania Confirms New H1N1 Infection; Total Cases Reach 25

20:11, 28 Iun. 2009
Romania confirmed on Sunday its 25th swine flu case in a 35-year-old man who recently flew in from Spain, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Romania Healthcare Salary Might Increase By 35% – Draft Law

20:08, 28 Iun. 2009
Romania’s latest version of the single and unitary salary law in the public system stipulates a 35% pay raise for personnel in the healthcare system, compared to the 75% raise in the previous version of the draft law.

Romania’s Ctrl Bk Likely To Cut Key Rate By 0.5% – Analysts

15:11, 28 Iun. 2009
Romania’s central bank is expected to cut its key interest rate by 0.5% to 9% Tuesday, on a milder inflation and a deeper-than-anticipated drop in the GDP in the first quarter, analysts said Sunday.

Romania Tourism Min To Introduce 2% Flat Hotel Tax

15:41, 27 Iun. 2009
Romanian Tourism Ministry plans to set a flat hotel tax nationwide of 2% of the net value charged for one night, according to the draft tourism Law.

Romanian Agric Min Set To Complete New Irrigation Sys By March 2010

15:28, 27 Iun. 2009
Romania’s Agriculture Ministry will complete by March next year the design of a new irrigation system, as the existing one is obsolete, Minister Ilie Sarbu said Saturday.

Romanian IAR Ghimbav To Sack 280 Employees As Of Jul 1, Other 350 In Apr ’10

20:18, 26 Iun. 2009
Romania’s sole helicopter maker IAR Ghimbav (IARV.RO) will lay off 280 employees July 1 and another 380 persons in April 2010, as part of a reorganization program approved Thursday by the company’s stockholders.

TI-Ro Head Victor Alistar Vows To Sue Integrity Agency For Slander

19:25, 26 Iun. 2009
Transparency International Romania (TI-Ro) head, Victor Alistar, told a press conference Friday he would sue the National Integrity Agency (ANI) over slander and also apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

Romanian PM Repeats Threat To Bks Withdrawing Funds

18:14, 26 Iun. 2009
Prime Minister Emil Boc on Friday reiterated his threat to banks that would not keep their financing lines in Romania, by saying the government can apply harsh fiscal policies if lenders do not support the local economy, though he hopes such measures won't be needed.

Romania Confirms 23rd Swine Flu Infection

17:49, 26 Iun. 2009
Romania confirmed on Friday its 23rd swine flu case in a child who flew in from Canada last week, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Romania In Talks With EC To Revise Farmer Program – PM

16:57, 26 Iun. 2009
Romanian government plans to revise the “Farmer” program aimed to support farmers and the officials are carrying talks with the European Commission on the matter, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday.

Romanian Tourist Farm Houses, B&Ls Could Get Fiscal Exemptions – State Secretary

16:10, 26 Iun. 2009
Romanian farm houses and guest houses accommodating tourists could be exempt from certain taxes, to encourage and boost rural tourism, Romanian Tourism Ministry state secretary Corneliu Popovici said Friday.

KazMunayGas Buys Remaining Stake In Rompetrol Group

15:59, 26 Iun. 2009
Kazahstan's KazMunayGas (KMG) acquired the 25% stake it did not own in The Rompetrol Group (TRG) from Rompetrol Holding, thus becoming the sole shareholder of the Dutch-based company that owns the second-largest oil group in Romania.

Romanian CFR Marfa Employees Threaten Protest, Demand Due Pay

14:45, 26 Iun. 2009
Employees of CFR Marfa, the cargo division within the Romanian National Railroad Company, threatened street actions “come Friday” because they did not receive their salaries in May, but management got paid nonetheless.

Court Lifts Travel Ban For Romanian MEP Becali

13:15, 26 Iun. 2009
The Bucharest Court on Friday lifted the travel ban for Romanian MEP George Becali, who is now allowed to leave the country.

Romanian Correctional Sys Workers To Start Protests On Jun 30

11:05, 26 Iun. 2009
Employees in Romania’s prison system start protests on June 30 and will picket the Justice Ministry and call strikes over low financing of the system and degrading and humiliating working conditions.

Romanian CEC Bank Offers Lowest Rate For RON Loans In „First House” Program

19:39, 25 Iun. 2009
The lowest interest rate for RON-denominated loans granted through the “First House” program is at ROBOR rate plus 1.9 percentage points and was offered by Romanian state-owned lender CEC Bank, the head of the Guarantee Fund for small- and medium-sized enterprises loans Aurel Saramet said.

Romanian BCR Eyes Loans Of EUR450M Within „First Home” Program

19:37, 25 Iun. 2009
Romania’s largest lender Banca Comerciala Romana estimates it would grant euro-denominated loans worth of EUR450 million, at an interest rate equal to the Euribor rate plus 3.8 percentage points, with a loan granting fee of 0.017%, BCR officials told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s ghiseul.ro Tax Payment Service Available Nationwide By Oct 1

19:16, 25 Iun. 2009
Romania’s IT&C Ministry on Thursday announced the online payment service via www.ghiseul.ro, through which individuals can pay their taxes on income and traffic fines, will be extended countrywide by October 1.

Romania Confirms Three New Swine Flu Cases; Total Infections At 22

17:10, 25 Iun. 2009
Romanian authorities on Thursday confirmed three new infections with the new AH1N1 flu virus, bringing total confirmations to 22, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Romanian PM: Wages Will Not Be Cut In Ratio With Current Ones Under Unitary Pay Law

16:24, 25 Iun. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc on Thursday said the draft unitary pay law discussed by the Government in a first stage does not stipulate lower wages in ratio with existing wages, adding the final act would be established following a financial evaluation by the Finance Ministry.

APIA: New Car Tax In Romania Will Lead To ‘Total Confusion’

14:42, 25 Iun. 2009
A new amendment to Romanian car tax law will trigger “total confusion” in the auto industry, the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, or APIA, said Thursday.

EC Urges Romania To Ensure Energy Market Competitiveness

14:29, 25 Iun. 2009
The European Commission sent Romania letters of formal notice for not complying with applicable gas and electricity regulations and for maintaining a system of regulated prices in violation of the EU directives on electricity and gas, respectively, in the first stage of the infringement procedure.

Romanian Govt Halts Program Helping Students Buy Computers

14:23, 25 Iun. 2009
The Romanian government decided to suspend this year a program that granted EUR200 aid to help students in low income families buy computers, citing the need to revise selection criteria for beneficiaries and run detailed check-ups on applicants.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Indict Refereeing Corruption Suspects

14:22, 25 Iun. 2009
Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors (DNA) indicted on Thursday Florin Prunea, Gheorghe Constantin, Liviu Facaleata, Cornel Penescu and Cristian Libertatu, suspects in the refereeing corruption case.

Romanian Dacia Tops Renault, Citroen, Ford, Opel In German Client Satisfaction Survey

14:04, 25 Iun. 2009
Romanian carmaker Dacia ranked 13 in a survey regarding the satisfaction of German clients, overtaking France’s Renault and Citroen, U.S. Ford and Germany’s Opel.

EC Urges Romania To Amend Car Tax Legislation

13:43, 25 Iun. 2009
The European Commission sent Romania a letter of formal notice regarding the registration tax for cars, the first stage in the procedure for violations of community law, demanding the amendment of relevant legislation and adding the current system creates discrimination and protects the domestic new

Romania Transp Min Official: Certified Driving Instructors To Be Licensed Under New Rules

13:06, 25 Iun. 2009
Romania’s Transport Ministry secretary of state, Eusebiu Pistru, on Thursday said there will be drafted methodological norms whereby certified driving instructors will be licensed, to allow harsher checkups on driving instructors and force them to pay all taxes to the state budget.

Scholarships Will Match The Number Of Requests From Moldova, Ukraine – Romanian President

12:53, 25 Iun. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday the Romanian state would be glad to receive as many scholarship requests as possible from Romanian speaking youths in Moldova and Ukraine, adding 70 youths from Transdniester will begin studying in Romania.

Romanian CFR’s Debts To Pwr Suppliers Won’t Be Written Off – Econ Min Off

12:50, 25 Iun. 2009
Three Romanian ministers discussed Wednesday about state-owned railway company CFR’s debts towards power suppliers, and, even though no final decision was reached during the talks, the possibility write off the debts was excluded.