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U.S. Authorities To Investigate Romanian Ship Captain’s Disappearance

11:04, 26 Mai 2008
U.S. authorities will launch an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Romanian ship captain Liviu Iliescu, 48, from the “Morning Cloud” ship under Liberian flag, according to the officials with the local navy authority.

Police Officers In Cyprus Arrest Two Romanians In Pimping Case

18:24, 25 Mai 2008
Police officers in the city of Paphos, southwest of Cyprus, arrested two Romanian nationals and a Hungarian citizen under suspicions of involvement in pimping case, Cyprus Mail informed.

Romanian Ship Captain Disappears In Atlantic Ocean

15:28, 25 Mai 2008
Romanian ship captain Liviu Iliescu, 48, disappeared without a trace from the “Morning Cloud” ship under Liberian flag, in yet unclear circumstances.

Romania Places 20th At 2008 Eurovision Song Contest

13:52, 25 Mai 2008
Romanian singers Nico and Vlad ranked 20th at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade on Saturday, while Russian pop singer Dima Bilan won the contest with a total 272 points.

Nearly Two Hundred People Join Gay Parade In Capital City Bucharest

19:12, 24 Mai 2008
Nearly two hundred people joined the Gayfest pride parade organized in capital city Bucharest by non-profit organization ACCEPT, which promotes and protects the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual) rights.

Prince Charles Has Non-Cancerous Growth Removed From Face

17:24, 24 Mai 2008
Britain’s Prince Charles, 59, had a non-cancerous growth removed from his face in a minor procedure, Daily Mail informed.

Romanian Govt To Propose Multiannual Budget This Year –Fin Min

16:00, 24 Mai 2008
The government will propose the parliament a multiannual budget, valid for a two-year period, to include “ambitious” infrastructure projects, Romania’s economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian Saturday told a press conference in northeastern city of Suceava.

Romanian “New Right” Organization Rallied In Anti-Gay Parade Protests

14:32, 24 Mai 2008
Nearly one hundred members of far right organization “The New Right,” a neo-fascist group militating against homosexuality and ethnic and sexual minorities, Saturday rallied in capital city Bucharest against the gay pride parade to take place starting 17hrs (local time).

Romanian NGOs Criticize Govt Over GayFest Pride Parade

17:12, 23 Mai 2008
Several Romanian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Friday criticized the authorities for giving green light to the GayFest pride parade to be held in Bucharest Saturday.

US Visa Denials Reached 31.3% In Romania In Jan ’08

17:05, 23 Mai 2008
A joint work group was formed between Romania and the USA regarding visa matters, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign told MEDIAFAX, adding that, on January 31 visa request denials were three times above the limit mentioned in US legislation.

Nearly 2M Romanians Fit To Work, Are Unemployed – Fin Min

14:41, 23 Mai 2008
Nearly two million Romanians are fit to work, but are currently unemployed, and these people could support investment programs, Romanian economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian said Friday.

Romanian Oil Co Petrom Fuel Prices Could Be Dn 10%, Pft Not Impacted -Econ Min

13:01, 23 Mai 2008
Romania’s largest vertically integrated oil company Petrom (SNP.RO) could decrease fuel prices between 5% or 10% without affecting the company’s net profit, which might also trigger lower fuel prices from the other oil companies, minister of economy and finance Varujan Vosganian said Friday.

Romanian Gov Assigns Funds For 2nd Nuclear Pwr Plant Feasibility Study –Econ Min

12:10, 23 Mai 2008
The Romanian Government assigned the funds for the feasibility study of the country’s second nuclear power plant, and will start the construction of the nuclear reactors 3 and 4 of the power plant in Cernavoda in 2008, minister of economy and finance Varujan Vosganian said Friday.

Romanian Finance Ministry Compensates Deported, Disowned

11:42, 23 Mai 2008
Romania’s Ministry of Economy and Finance will grants compensations worth 25 million lei (EUR1=RON3.6767) in May and RON50 million in June to people deported during the communist regime or whose seized property cannot be returned, finance minister Varujan Vosganian said Friday.

Romania Must Commit To 2014 Euro Adoption – President

11:24, 23 Mai 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday that Romania needs to commit to adopt the single European currency in 2014.

Train Goes Off Track N Romania, No Victims Registered

10:43, 23 Mai 2008
A passenger train traveling from capital city Bucharest to Sighetu Marmatiei, northern Romania, went off track Friday morning near Salva, Bistrita-Nasaud county, northern Romania, without making any victims.

Romanian Immigrants In Spain Have Better Living Standard Than Those In Italy – Survey

17:25, 22 Mai 2008
Romanian immigrants in Spain have a better living standard than those in Italy, as 14% of Romanians in Spain managed to buy a home, compared with 8% in Italy, according to an opinion poll among Romanian communities in Spain conducted by the Agency for Governmental Strategies (ASG), in Mar-Apr 2008.

Romania Recalls Ambassador To Poland – Minister

17:22, 22 Mai 2008
Romania’s foreign affairs minister, Lazar Comanescu, told a press conference Thursday that all procedures targeting the return of Romanian ambassador to Warsaw, Gabriel Constantin Bartas, have been initiated.

Romanian Conservatives To Rally Against Gay Parade

16:47, 22 Mai 2008
The Romanian Conservative Party is against the organization of gay parade GayFest, considering the perpetuation of such conducts in Romania as inappropriate, said ceonservative MP Vlad Hogea, announcing that the party will protest Sunday in a rally defending traditional values.

Italy’s Safety Decree Mostly Targets Non-EU Immigrants – Romanian PM

16:13, 22 Mai 2008
The public safety measures adopted by the Italian government mainly target non-EU immigrants, not particularly Romanians, but the Romanian government needs a thorough assessment before expressing an informed viewpoint, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Thursday.

Romanian Natural Gas Prices Up 6% Since ’07, Vs 70% Worldwide

15:06, 22 Mai 2008
The price of natural gas delivered to Romanian consumers increased only by 6% since January 2007, compared to a 70% price hike worldwide, Romanian economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian said Thursday.

Romanian Oil Co Petrom Fuel Prices Are Defiant -Econ Min

14:21, 22 Mai 2008
The high fuel prices enforced by Romania’s largest vertically integrated oil company Petrom (SNP.RO) are "defiant," and exceed the fuel prices in the countries with no crude-oil resources, minister of economy and finance Varujan Vosganian said Thursday.

Romania’s Govt Leaves 2009 Fiscal Code Almost Unch – FinMin

14:21, 22 Mai 2008
Romania’s Government plans to leave almost unchanged the country’s Fiscal Code in 2009 and continue its lax fiscal policy, the Romanian Finance Minister Varujan Vosganian said Thursday.

Romanian Foreign Ministry Appoints New Spokesperson

13:15, 22 Mai 2008
Romania’s foreign affairs minister Lazar Comanescu announced Thursday in a press conference the appointment of career diplomat Cosmin Boiangiu, 38, in the position of spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, replacing Ilie Banica.

Italy Willing To Support Rroma Children “From Afar” – Party Official

13:07, 22 Mai 2008
The Italian government is willing to financially support people of Rroma origin who live in Italy if their children remain in Romania, said Francesco Bruzzone, secretary of “Lega Nord” (Northern League) party.

Romania Starts Uterine Cancer Vaccine Program In Autumn

12:41, 22 Mai 2008
Romania could start at the beginning of the school year in fall a vaccination program against uterine cancer, Romanian Prime minister Calin Tariceanu and former US state secretary Madeleine Albright announced Thursday.

Most Romanians Vacationing Abroad Prefer Turkey, Greece

11:41, 22 Mai 2008
Romanian tourists this year have at their disposal 125 charter flight taking off from 11 cities in Romania, mainly to resorts in Turkey, Greece and Spain, compared to flights from only three cities last year.

Romania Gets Code Orange Warning For Floods

21:28, 21 Mai 2008
Romania’s Environment Ministry Wednesday sent out orange code warning to 18 prefect offices countrywide and yellow code warning to 24 prefect offices for floods expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Espoo Convention: Ukraine Receives Non-Compliance Decision Over Bystroe Canal

17:38, 21 Mai 2008
The parties to the UNECE convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context (the Espoo convention) on Tuesday said Ukraine failed to observe the provisions concerning the Bystroe Canal and sent a non-compliance decision to the authorities in Kiev.

Romanian Election Campaign Aggressive, Theatrical – Political Science Expert

14:29, 21 Mai 2008
Professor of political science Jean-Michel de Waele of the Free University in Brussels said the election campaign in Romania is aggressive, tough and theatrical and the country seems to be on permanent campaign, which is bad for the stability of democracy.

Banks Expect Higher Lending Restrictions For Cos, Population

14:20, 21 Mai 2008
The banks on the Romanian market expect a tightening of the lending conditions in the following period for companies and population, the head of financial stability department within the central bank Ion Dragulin said on Wednesday.

Jazz Masters Bring „Five Peace Band” To Bucharest In Oct

13:22, 21 Mai 2008
Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett and Vinnie Colaiuta will have a concert in Bucharest on October 26.

Fin Min Says Petrom Prices Question Co’s Strategy, Which Extracts Oil From Romania

12:42, 21 Mai 2008
The constant growth of oil prices and the situation in Romania, the only country with crude-oil resources in the European Union, questions Petrom’s strategy, which cannot continue like this, Economy and Finance Minister Varujan Vosganian said.

Romanian High Court Suspends Hayssam Trial

12:31, 21 Mai 2008
The case in which the owner of the ship Iman T, Mustafa Tartoussi, is charged with aiding Syrian businessman Omar Hayssam flee from justice, will be sent to the Romanian Constitutional Court with an exception of unconstitutionality raised by the defendants in the High Court of Justice.

Alleged Organized Crime Network Members Caught Red-Handed In S Romania

11:19, 21 Mai 2008
Seven alleged members of an organized crime network were heard by prosecutors Tuesday night in Pitesti, southern Romania, after they had been caught withdrawing 150 million lei (EUR1=RON3.6361) from a bank in Bucharest, using fake ID.

Ukraine Agrees To Halt Works On Bystroe Channel

19:57, 20 Mai 2008
Ukrainian authorities vowed to halt works on the Bystroe Channel, said the secretary general of the Espoo Convention, Wiek Schrage.

Romanian Senate’s Legal Committee To Hear Labor Min On June 5

19:41, 20 Mai 2008
The Romanian Senate’s committee for legal matters Tuesday decided to hear liberal labor minister Paul Pacuraru on June 5 in the file in which he is charged with bribery taking.

Romanian Senate Lowers Rents For Low-Income Tenants In State Protocol Buildings

19:23, 20 Mai 2008
Romanian senators Tuesday adopted a draft act stipulating that low-income tenants in buildings administrated by the state protocol authority RA-APPS will benefit from lower rents.

Hamas Allegedly Involved In Romanian EUR2.2M Bank Fraud

17:51, 20 Mai 2008
Some of the EUR2.2 million stolen in February from the BRD bank branch in southern Romanian city Craiova, was allegedly meant for the financing of terrorist group Hamas, through the head of the network, an Iranian citizen, according to sources among investigators.

Romanian PM Wishes In-House Privatization For Chemical Plant Oltchim

16:41, 20 Mai 2008
Romanian prime minister Calin Tariceanu said he would like chemical plant Oltchim to be privatized with Romanian capital, “if possible,” and not sold to foreign investors.