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Over 50% Of Romanian Teens Are Illiterate – EU Observer

14:09, 11 Iul. 2008
Over 50% of Romanian and Bulgarian teenagers aged 15 cannot read and understand a written text, according to a report of the European Commission (EC), cited by EUObserver.

Nine Consortiums, One Co Race To Provide Road Upkeep Services

11:08, 11 Iul. 2008
Nine consortiums and one company filed bids and qualified in the auction set up by the Bucharest Regional Roads and Bridges Department (DRDP) to select companies to provide maintenance services over the next four years for the national roads it administrates.

Romanian PM Urges Internet Access In Rural Areas By Yearend

20:06, 10 Iul. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu Thursday said the strategy targeting to expand Internet access in rural areas must be completed by yearend, not in 2009.

Bucharest Mayor Appoints Interim Head Of Public Service Dept

18:18, 10 Iul. 2008
Bucharest general mayor Sorin Oprescu Thursday appointed Marian Turlea as interim director of the General Infrastructure and Public Service Department within Bucharest mayoralty, replacing Gheorghe Udriste who resigned Wednesday.

Romanian President’s Youngest Daughter Not Interested In MEP Seat

17:16, 10 Iul. 2008
Romania’s President youngest daughter Elena Basescu said Thursday she has no intention whatsoever to announce her candidacy next week in Brussels for a seat in the Youth wing of European People’s Party, or YEPP, stressing this is not a target for her.

Drought Not To Affect Water Resources This Year – Romanian Official

16:29, 10 Iul. 2008
Drought will not affect Romania in July and August as severely as last year and the country has sufficient water resources, Marius Postelnicescu, head of Romania’s National Water Administration, said Thursday.

Romania, Among States Least Dependent On Energy Imports – Eurostat

13:31, 10 Iul. 2008
Romania is among the European Union states the least dependent on energy imports, with a 29% energy dependence rate in 2006, according to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Eurostat.

Romania Registered Over 2,000 Babies With Mothers Aged 11-15 In 2007

13:08, 10 Iul. 2008
Girls aged 11 to 15 had over 2,000 babies in Romania last year, according to statistics of the Health Ministry.

Romanian Prosecutor Nastasiu Asks Court To Repeal His Dismissal

12:51, 10 Iul. 2008
Romanian prosecutor Ciprian Nastasiu asked the Bucharest Court of Appeals Thursday to suspend the order of the prosecutor general, which dismissed him last week from his position with the general department for organized crime and terrorism (DIICOT).

Romania’s 5-Mo Trade Deficit Up 10.7% On Yr To EUR8.76B

10:24, 10 Iul. 2008
Romania’s January-May trade deficit rose 10.7% on the year to EUR8.758.9 billion, compared with EUR7.909 billion in the same period the year before, the National Statistics Institute said Thursday.

Romanian Annual Inflation Nears Two-Year High On 0.28% Monthly Rise

10:03, 10 Iul. 2008
Romania’s inflation slowed down to 0.28% on the month in June, due to a moderate increase in food and non-food prices, but annual inflation was just below a two-year high, the National Statistics Institute said Thursday.

If Debt-Free, Romania’s Coal Mining Co CNH Could Be Profitable – Fin Min

21:08, 09 Iul. 2008
Romania’s coal mining company Compania Nationala a Huilei, or CNH, could switch to profit if it were debt-free, the minister of Economy and Finance Varujan Vosganian said Wednesday.

Romania’s Energy Watchdog To Grant Bonuses To Cogeneration Pwr Prod – PM

20:03, 09 Iul. 2008
Romania’s Energy Authority ANRE will establish each year the names of the cogeneration power producers that will benefit from some bonuses granted by the state, Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Wednesday.

Romanian PM Says Lower VAT On Food Is Populist, Irresponsible

18:32, 09 Iul. 2008
Lowering the value added tax on food products would be a populist and irresponsible measure, which would only lower state budget revenue and would have no effect on prices paid by consumers, Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Wednesday.

New Pricing Of Natural Gas Obscure To Most Romanians – PM

18:30, 09 Iul. 2008
Romania’s new natural gas pricing system, enforced on July 1, is not as easy to understand as the old system, and market operators need to be well prepared to implement it, Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Wednesday.

Romanian Transport Min To Allot RON3.57M For DN1 Expropriations

18:26, 09 Iul. 2008
The Romanian Ministry of Transport will grant additional compensations worth RON3.57 (EUR1 = RON3.5434) million for the expropriation of 37 pieces of property with a total surface of 8,354 square meters, for works on national road DN1 and the north side of the ring road around Bucharest.

Romania Registers Fewest Infringement Cases In The EU-27 Bloc

17:05, 09 Iul. 2008
Romania scored best in an EU ranking according to the number of infringement cases, with only 9 open infringement procedures, the European Commission said in a statement Wednesday.

Romania Most Able To Adjust To Economic Shocks, But Based On Poor Tax Administration – S&P

14:34, 09 Iul. 2008
Romania is third in a ranking of governments most able to adjust to adverse economic trends and react swiftly and effectively in the wake of economic shocks in the EU-27 and Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland, but that reflects poor tax administration, ratings agency Standard&Poor's said Wednesday.

Romanian AVAS To Announce Avioane Craiova Buyer Next Wk

13:21, 09 Iul. 2008
Romanian privatization authority AVAS will announce next week the buyer of a 80.9% stake in Romania’s airplane maker Avioane Craiova, after analyzing the improved bids of the three investors qualified in the privatization process.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Hear Official In Privatizations File

12:51, 09 Iul. 2008
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors heard Wednesday state adviser Dorinel Mucea with the country’s former Ministry of Economy and Commerce in a file concerning shady privatizations in the Romanian energy sector.

Minimum Wage Issue Pushes Nearly 100 Unionists Into Protest Rallies At Govt HQ

11:22, 09 Iul. 2008
Nearly 100 unionists joined Wednesday morning the protest rally at the Romanian government’s headquarters demanding the increase in the minimum wage to 600 lei (EUR1-RON3.5934) as of July 1.

Romanian Energy Watchdog Hikes 11.2% ELCEN Pwr Prices, Jul 1

19:16, 08 Iul. 2008
Romanian energy watchdog, or ANRE, hikes by 11.2% as of July 1, the thermal power prices of state-owned power producer Electrocentrale Bucuresti (ELCEN), the Local Council settling the thermal power prices for population in the upcoming period.

Romanian Leu Further Gains Vs Euro, Mirrors Emerging Mkts

19:11, 08 Iul. 2008
The Romanian leu further strengthened against the euro on Tuesday, mirroring emerging markets, amid high traded volumes, dealers said.

Microsoft Sues Romanian Co. Over Unauthorized Software Reproduction

17:24, 08 Iul. 2008
U.S. software giant Microsoft has sued Romanian call center and outsourcing operator XL World Iasi for illegal usage of 640 software programs and requested damages of EUR180,226, local police said Tuesday.

Romanian Passenger Rail Co CFR Calatori Plans 7% Ticket Price Hike As Of Aug 1

16:29, 08 Iul. 2008
Romania’s state-owned passenger rail company CFR Calatori asked the Transport and the Finance Ministries to approve a 7% price increase for train tickets as of Aug 1, citing high inflation

Romania’s Rompetrol Hikes Pump Prices By Up To RON0.06/Liter

16:13, 08 Iul. 2008
Romania’s second-largest oil company Rompetrol Group NV hiked Tuesday its pump prices by up to 0.06 lei (EUR1=RON 3.5934) per liter and RON0.04 per liter, for gas and diesel oil, respectively, the company said in a statement.

Romania Competition Council Approves Good Practices Guide

13:19, 08 Iul. 2008
The officials of Romania’s Competition Council said the Guide of Good Practices signed by retailers and producers early June is in perfect agreement with competition rules, but warned the enforcement of its stipulations must not trigger "excessive transparency."

Romania’s 5-Mo Consolidated Budget Switches To Deficit

13:03, 08 Iul. 2008
Romania’s consolidated budget switched to a deficit of 0.39% of gross domestic product after the first five months of the year, compared with a surplus of 0.2% of GDP in January-April period, the Economy and Finance Ministry said Tuesday.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Hear Former PM In Corruption File

12:15, 08 Iul. 2008
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors Tuesday heard former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase in the file in which he is probed in connection with the funding of his election campaign in 2004, when he ran for president.

Bus With Children On Board Caught Fire In C Romania

12:03, 08 Iul. 2008
A bus transporting 24 children and teachers from Hungary on a trip to Romania caught fire Tuesday morning near Miercurea Ciuc, central Romania, but none of the passengers were injured.

Romania’s Trade Registry Office Launches Online Info Service

11:34, 08 Iul. 2008
Romania’s Trade Registry Office (ONRC) has launched a service on its website allowing online access to information on a file or application pending resolution at the Trade Registry Office, affiliated to the Bucharest Court, the institution said Tuesday.

Romanian Boxing Champion Bute To Defend Title Against Librado Andrade In Oct, In Montreal

10:46, 08 Iul. 2008
Romanian boxer Lucian Bute will defend his world boxing super-middleweight champion title against Mexico’s Librado Andrade, in Montreal, Canada, on Oct 24, the Canadian press reported.

Romania Amends Norms On Health Insurance Contributions

10:29, 08 Iul. 2008
People with disabilities and computer programmers will no longer pay their contribution to the social health insurance budget in ratio to the minimum wage, but depending on their incomes, according to a draft order of the president of the National Health Insurance House (CNAS), up for public debate.

Bucharest Consumers To Buy Agro-Food Products At Mobile Markets

21:30, 07 Iul. 2008
Bucharest agro-food traders will be able to sell their products directly to consumers in mobile agro-food markets, Mayor Sorin Oprescu said Monday, following a meeting with Romanian Agriculture Minister Dacian Ciolos and the president of the Agrostar Federation trade union, Nicolae Stefan.

Romanian Elections Auth OK First 10 Uninominal Constituencies

20:03, 07 Iul. 2008
The Romanian elections authorities on Monday approved liberals’ and social democrats’ proposals regarding 10 uninominal colleges, or constituencies, nationwide.

Romanian PM Invites Unions To Talks

18:57, 07 Iul. 2008
Romanian prime minister Calin Tariceanu invited the leaders of the main unions to talks on topics found in the attention of the unions and the Government, the Executive announced.

Romania, Germany Electronics Prices Were Similar In ‘07 – Eurostat

17:24, 07 Iul. 2008
Prices applied in Romania for electronics reached, last year, 95% of the EU average, a level similar to the one registered in Germany and higher than in several central and eastern European states such as Poland, the Czech Republic or Bulgaria, according to EU statistics office Eurostat.

Romanian Child Molester Brought To Justice

16:56, 07 Iul. 2008
Adrian Fasola, the uncle of the 11 year old girl who recently had an abortion in London, was caught Monday, as police had issued an all points bulletin in his name, under charges of statutory rape.

Romanian Auto Cos To Hike Post-Sale Service Tariffs To Maintain Profits – Official

16:43, 07 Iul. 2008
Romanian automotive companies will turn to post-sale services to maintain their profits and operating margins, to deal with a market that is near a standstill, the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, or APIA, said Monday.

Romania’s BCR Changes Customer Operations Working Hours As Of Jul 14

13:52, 07 Iul. 2008
Romania’s largest lender Banca Comerciala Romana, or BCR, changes its working hours for customer operations starting Monday, Jul 14, and will open at 9 am, to close at 6.30 pm at the latest, the bank said Monday.