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Moldovan President Says Romania Behind Transdniester Conflict

16:00, 28 Apr. 2008
The Romanian authorities convinced former Moldovan president Mircea Snegur to start a war with the breakaway region of Transdniester, Acting President Vladimir Voronin said in a television show, quoted by unimedia.md.

EU Trims Romania 2008 Wage Growth To 10.4% From 12.2%

15:26, 28 Apr. 2008
The European Commission on Monday estimated average wages in Romania will see a 10.4% growth in 2008, down from a previous forecast of 12.2%, the commission said in its spring report.

EU Ups Romania 2008 Forecast To 6.2% From 5.9%

14:22, 28 Apr. 2008
The European Commission Monday upped its Romanian economic growth forecast for 2008, on higher demand and wage growth.

Court Of Appeals Allows Ex-Social Democrat Oprescu To Run For Bucharest Mayor

22:40, 25 Apr. 2008
The Bucharest Court of Appeals Friday evening unanimously accepted the candidacy for the general mayor seat in Bucharest of former social democrat senator Sorin Oprescu.

Romanian Ambassador, Consul Sanctioned In Crulic’s Death

17:40, 25 Apr. 2008
Romania’s Foreign Minister Lazar Comanescu on Friday made public the disciplinary sanctions against diplomatic personnel who failed to act appropriately in the case of a Romanian national who died in a Polish hospital following an ignored hunger strike.

Romanian State To Cover Legal Fees For Low-Income Citizens

16:42, 25 Apr. 2008
People whose net average monthly income per family member is below 500 lei (EUR1=RON3.6055) will receive full state aid to pay attorneys, legal experts and legal executors or will benefit from exemptions, discounts or installments for the payment of legal fees.

Romania 5th In CEE By Commercial Banking Business Environ Rating – Report

15:30, 25 Apr. 2008
Romania ranks fifth in Central and Eastern Europe by commercial banking business environment rating (CBBER), with 58.2 points out of a possible 100, according to a report by Ireland’s Research and Markets.

Romanian National Arrested In Italy, Confesses To Murdering Italian Couple

14:42, 25 Apr. 2008
Romanian national Claudiu Stoleru, 20, was arrested Thursday night by Italian police in Civitavecchia, after he confessed he had murdered a couple Wednesday in Lugagnano di Sona, ANSA news agency cited Italian investigators as saying.

Most Romanian Banks Closed Apr 28, May 1

12:37, 25 Apr. 2008
Most Romanian banks will be closed on April 28 and May 1 for Easter and Labor Day, except for the units located in shopping centers and hypermarkets, the banks said.

Romanian Aerobics Juniors – World Champions

11:36, 25 Apr. 2008
The Romanian delegation brought home eight medals Thursday, including gold in the junior teams competition, in the Aerobics World Championship Aerobic held at Ulm.

Bucharest Mayoralty Denies March Permit To Protesting Cab Drivers

11:32, 25 Apr. 2008
The Bucharest mayoralty didn’t authorize a march scheduled for Friday by taxi drivers protesting against changes in the law regulating their activity, but allowed a rally in the Constitution Square, center Bucharest.

Court Rejects Sorin Oprescu’s Appeal

17:39, 24 Apr. 2008
The challenge issued by Romanian senator Sorin Oprescu, against the decision of the Bucharest Electoral Office to reject his candidacy for Bucharest city hall, was rejected Thursday by the Bucharest Court.

Romanian PM Says Judge Salaries Defy Common Sense

17:11, 24 Apr. 2008
Certain salaries in the Romanian justice system have reached an outrageous and unjustified level, going beyond all limits of common sense, because of decisions issued by judges regulating matters in their best interests, said Romanian prime minister Calin Tariceanu.

Romania’s Capital City Bucharest –Most Polluted EU City

16:54, 24 Apr. 2008
Romania’s capital city of Bucharest ranks first in the latest top of polluted cities in European Union states, leaving Sofia, Athens or Rome behind, Adrian Catrina, executive manager of Bucharest’s Environment Protection Agency (APM), said Thursday.

Romanian PM Keeps Govt Out Of Dignitary Wealth Law

16:19, 24 Apr. 2008
The problems noticed by the Romanian Constitutional Court regarding the statement and control of dignitary wealth will not be solved through Government Emergency Ordinance, as prime minister Calin Tariceanu said he does not wish to give the impression that such a procedure “whitens” dignitary wealth

Romanian Transporters Accuse Lack Of Road Toll Stickers, Frequent Check-Ups

15:30, 24 Apr. 2008
Drivers in Romania are faced with a lack of road toll stickers that the national roads company CNADNR is trying to hide, while check-ups on road toll payments have become more frequent, according to the Federation of Romanian Transport Operators, or FORT.

Romania Nuclear Plant Shutdown After Storm Causes Highest Natl Pwr Sys Loss

15:21, 24 Apr. 2008
The shutdown of Romania's sole nuclear power plant Tuesday evening after a powerful storm represents the highest electricity loss in the country’s national power system, power grid operator Transelectrica said Thursday.

Bucharest Court Of Appeals Sentences Munaf To Ten Years In Prison

14:04, 24 Apr. 2008
Iraqi-American citizen Mohamad Munaf, guide to three Romanian journalists kidnapped in Iraq in 2005, was sentenced Thursday to ten years in prison by the Bucharest Court of Appeals.

Italy Expels Three Romanian Migrants

12:58, 24 Apr. 2008
The prefect of Italian city Treviso, Vittorio Capocelli, signed the expulsion papers for four European citizens – three Romanians and a French national – under the country’s controversial security decree enacted last year.

Bucharest Electoral Office Accepts 17 General Mayor Candidates

11:34, 24 Apr. 2008
The Bucharest electoral office accepted 17 candidates out of 27 for the general mayor seat in Romania’s capital city Bucharest, rejecting all independent candidates.

Sorin Oprescu To Appeal Electoral Office Decision In Court

21:09, 23 Apr. 2008
Former social democrat senator Sorin Oprescu Wednesday told a press conference he would appeal in court the decision of the Bucharest electoral office to reject his candidacy for Bucharest mayor.

IMF: Romania’s Wage Policy Lacks Transparency

18:45, 23 Apr. 2008
Romania’s public wage policy is not entirely transparent, given the bonuses granted to employees that add to base salaries, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.

Capital City Bucharest To Host „B-FIT In The Street” Theater Festival

16:16, 23 Apr. 2008
The "B-FIT in the Street" theater festival reuniting groups from France, Germany, Spain and Italy, will be organized during May 29 – June 1 in Romania’s capital city of Bucharest, Mihaela Paun, director of the Cultural Projects Center of Bucharest mayoralty (ArCuB), told a press conference.

Shelf Prices In Romania 15% More Expensive On Distribution Costs

15:21, 23 Apr. 2008
Shelf prices for products sold in Romania are nearly 15% higher than in other European states, due to high distribution costs on the local market, said Wednesday Gerard F.A. Kuijs, CEO of the Dutch logistics consultancy company Archicom.

Romania’s Nuclear Plant Shut Dn In Storm Aftermath

13:16, 23 Apr. 2008
Romania’s sole nuclear power plant Cernavoda shut down Tuesday evening after a powerful storm battered the southeastern region of the country and damaged power lines connecting the plant to the national power grid, the plant’s operator Nuclearelectrica said Wednesday in a statement.

Romanian Govt Sent Car Tax Ordinance To European Commission

12:53, 23 Apr. 2008
The Romanian government sent the European Commission Tuesday the text of the emergency ordinance introducing the new car pollution tax, approved Monday, along the annexes setting the new car tax calculation method, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romania Outlaws Food For Votes Campaigns

12:36, 23 Apr. 2008
Romanian political parties are not allowed to offer food, cigarettes, alcoholic drinks or any other goods of somewhat significant value to citizens throughout the election campaign, the Central Electoral Office said.

Romanian Mar Pvt Lending +53.1% YY At RON164.6B

11:03, 23 Apr. 2008
Romanian private lending rose 53.1% on the year in March in real terms to 164.6 billion lei ($68.5 billion), due to higher loans in both leu and foreign currencies, the country’s central bank said Wednesday.

Oprescu’s Bucharest Mayor Candidacy Jeopardized Over Signatures

11:02, 23 Apr. 2008
Bucharest city hall independent candidate Sorin Oprescu went, Tuesday night, at the headquarters of the City Electoral Office, which cancelled several thousands of signatures submitted for his candidacy, while the validation process for the signatures was still underway.

No Homework For Romanian Pupils Over Spring Break

21:07, 22 Apr. 2008
The Bucharest School Inspectorate recommended to teachers not to give students any homework during the vacation, since kids in the seventh and eighth grade have a great deal to study for the midterm exams organized as soon as classes are resumed, namely starting with May 6.

Romanian Prosecutors Go After Ex Fin Min Codrut Seres

16:48, 22 Apr. 2008
The prosecution office within the Romanian High Court of Justice requested approval to prosecute former economy minister Codrut Seres, who is targeted in a case regarding the privatization of several important companies in the energy sector.

eBay Database Romanian Hacker Stays In Custody

16:45, 22 Apr. 2008
The Romanian national accused of repeatedly breaking into email accounts belonging to eBay employees between 2005 and 2007 causing damages of over $2 million will remain in custody after the Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected his action for release.

Romania, France To Support French Investors Who Take On EU-Cofinanced Projects

16:40, 22 Apr. 2008
Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu and his French counterpart François Fillon on Tuesday agreed to offer support to French investors who take on Romanian projects co-financed from EU funds, following the strategic partnership the two countries signed recently.

Romanian AVAS Rejects Sweden’s Saab Bid In Avioane Craiova

16:07, 22 Apr. 2008
Romanian Privatization Authority, or AVAS, rejected Sweden’s Saab Aerosystems multi-stage bid in local airplane maker Avioane Craiova, Saab marketing director Richard Smith said Tuesday.

Romania To Attend Beijing Olympics

15:52, 22 Apr. 2008
The Romanian Olympic Committee announced that Romania will attend the Olympic Games in Beijing unconditionally, a decision made after consultations between Romanian president Traian Basescu and the president of the committee, Octavian Morariu.

Romanian Transp Min Refuses To Give Up Road Toll

15:22, 22 Apr. 2008
Romania’s Ministry of Transportation on Tuesday rejected a unions’ proposition to eliminate the road toll, arguing the tax is the only revenue source for the roads authority CNADNR, the ministry said in a statement.

Romania, Croatia, Serbia Ink Constanta-Trieste Oil Pipeline Deal

14:58, 22 Apr. 2008
Representatives of Romania, Croatia and Serbia have signed Tuesday in Bucharest the agreement to build the Pan-European Oil Pipeline linking Constanta in Romania to Trieste in Italy.

Romanian Amended Ministers’ Liability Law Unconstitutional

14:13, 22 Apr. 2008
The Romanian Constitutional Court decided Tuesday the law amending the law on ministers’ liability is unconstitutional, as the variant adopted by the Chamber of Deputies includes significant changes of the draft initiated by the Government and adopted by the Senate.

IMF Sees Romania’s GDP Growth Slowing To 4.7% In 09

14:01, 22 Apr. 2008
Romania’s economic growth is seen slowing to 4.7% in 2009 and possibly to harsher levels, on likely spillovers from global financial market turmoil, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.

Romanian Senate Denies Alleged CIA Detention Centers In Romania

13:36, 22 Apr. 2008
The Romanian Senate approved Tuesday 56 to six votes and two abstentions the investigation report stating there are no CIA detention centers or secret American bases on Romanian territory.