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Romania To Send EC Justice Progress Report By End-March

17:33, 26 Mart. 2008
The Romanian executive will send the European Commission a report on the country’s progress in the justice system by end March, Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu said Wednesday.

Romania Is Ready For Public Debate On Its Afghanistan Troops

15:21, 26 Mart. 2008
Romania is heading toward the “twilight of populism” and this would be a good time to start a public debate on the presence of Romanian troops in Afganistan, Romania’s former president Emil Constantinescu said Wednesday in a debate.

Romanian PM Asked Ministries For Pollution Reduction Plans

14:35, 26 Mart. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Wednesday in the opening of the cabinet meeting that measures to lower CO2 emissions will be started in the central and local administration structures.

Cement Prices In Romania Up 6-8% This Year

13:42, 26 Mart. 2008
Cement prices in Romania increased 6-8% since the beginning of the year and further developments depend on potential hikes in production costs, said Wednesday Markus Wirth, general manager of cement maker Holcim Romania.

Romania’s Cap City Needs EUR1B Invest For Electric Network Devt

13:38, 26 Mart. 2008
Romania’s capital city Bucharest needs EUR1 billion investments in developing the electric networks in the next four or five years, due to increasing electric power consumption, director general with Romanian state-owned power grid Electrica Serban Tudor said Wednesday.

U.S. President Bush Grants Exclusive Interview To Romanian Public Television

13:25, 26 Mart. 2008
Romania’s public television network TVR 1 broadcasts Thursday on the evening news an exclusive interview with U.S. president George W. Bush, before the official’s visit to Bucharest.

Electrica Muntenia Sud Sale To Enel To Be Completed May – Jun

13:15, 26 Mart. 2008
Italian utility Enel SpA (EN) will fully take over regional power distributor Electrica Muntenia Sud in May or June the latest, an Electrica manager said Wednesday.

Romanian Retail Mkt Needs Good Commercial Practices Code- Assoc

12:58, 26 Mart. 2008
The Romanian Association of Large Commercial Chains (AMRCR) considers that drafting a Good Commercial Practices Code for retailers and producers would enhance commercial operations and strengthen relations between companies, the association said in a press statement.

Romania Ctrl Bk Ups Interest Rates To 9.5% From 9%

12:04, 26 Mart. 2008
Romania's central bank Wednesday raised its key monetary policy rate 50 basis points to 9.5% from 9% to curb spiking inflation, the bank said in a statement.

Szeckler Council Asks Romanians On Conditions To Support County’s Autonomy

21:18, 25 Mart. 2008
The National Szeckler Council will ask the communities of Romanians in the Szeckler county to state the conditions in which they would support the autonomy of the region, said on Tuesday Iszak Balazs, the council’s head.

Bucharest-Ploiesti Hwy Hits Trees

20:02, 25 Mart. 2008
Works at the Bucharest-Ploiesti highway might be delayed by almost two years because the procedure to obtain an approval to deforest part of a protected forest could take a long time.

Syrian Businessman Hayssam Was Favored By AVAS – Court Of Accounts

18:56, 25 Mart. 2008
Romanian privatization authority AVAS applied preferential treatment to the company held by Syrian businessman Omar Hayssam when electronic parts maker Baneasa Voluntari was privatized, according to the Romanian Court of Accounts.

Romanian Local Election Candidates May Type Candidacy Entry

16:39, 25 Mart. 2008
Candidacy literature, submitted by candidates in the Romanian local elections, can be typed on a computer, but the documents need to be dated and signed in hand writing, according to a decision made by the Central Electoral Office (BEC), in its first meeting.

Primal Fear, Ross The Boss Perform In Bucharest On July 11

16:20, 25 Mart. 2008
German heavy metal band Primal Fear and ex-Manowar guitarist Ross Friedman (Ross the Boss) will be joining heavy metal legends Judas Priest for a series of concerts at the B'estfest Aftershock festival in Bucharest in July, organizer Emag!c Entertainment said Tuesday.

Four Romanians Accused Of Aggressing Indian Citizens In Italy

16:04, 25 Mart. 2008
Four Romanian citizens are accused of maltreating and aggressing two Indian citizens on the night celebrating the Catholic Easter, in a shack at the outskirts of Rome, according to Italian site RomaCitta.it.

Romanian Pwr Cos On The Verge Of Bankruptcy – MP

15:29, 25 Mart. 2008
President of Industry Commission within the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Iulian Iancu, said Tuesday that most of Romanian power companies are on the verge of bankruptcy, being managed by persons who have nothing in common with the energy sector.

Romanian Railroad Employees Accept Wage Offer, Cancel Protest

15:22, 25 Mart. 2008
Romanian railroad employees cancelled the protest planned for Wednesday in Bucharest and accepted the salary offer made by transport minister Ludovic Orban Tuesday.

Israel’s Ocif, France’s Rothschild To Invest EUR200M In Romanian Real Estate Proj

14:23, 25 Mart. 2008
Israeli developer Ocif, jointly with French financial group Rothschild, will invest EUR200 million in real estate projects in Romania by 2010, the Israeli company said Tuesday.

Romanian Transport Min Talks To Rail Unions On Salary Demands

14:05, 25 Mart. 2008
Romania’s transport minister Ludovic Orban started talks Tuesday with railroad union leaders regarding salaries for railroad employees, before protests scheduled for Wednesday in Bucharest.

Employees Of Carmaker Dacia Continue General Strike

12:50, 25 Mart. 2008
The employees of Romanian carmaker Dacia Pitesti, the local division of French Renault, continue the general strike Tuesday after the unionists rejected the salary offer forwarded by the plant’s management, saying it was largely the same as the old one forwarded last week.

Romania 2007 Job Vacancy Rate Up 0.28 Pcts On Yr, To 2.06%

12:29, 25 Mart. 2008
The average rate of vacant jobs in Romania stood at 2.06% in 2007, up 0.28 percentage points on the year, the country’s statistical Institute, or INS, said Tuesday.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Hear Football Federation Head

11:39, 25 Mart. 2008
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors heard Tuesday Mircea Sandu, president of the Romania Football Federation (FRF), as witness in the file concerning transfers of footballers.

Munaf Fears Torture If Turned To Iraqi Authorities

10:41, 25 Mart. 2008
The lawyer for U.S./Iraqi citizen Mohammad Munaf will argue on Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court that his client fears being tortured if turned over to Iraqi authorities, ABC News reported.

Romanian Ctrl Bk Might Add 0.5 Percentage Points To Main Rate – Analysts

20:54, 24 Mart. 2008
Romania’s central bank will add 0.5 percentage points to the main rate, which will reach 9.5%, under pressure from the constantly high inflation, according to most economic analysts.

TB Cases In Romania On Downward Path – Health Min

19:47, 24 Mart. 2008
The number of tuberculosis cases in Romania dropped nearly 30% to 110.1 cases per one thousand inhabitants during 2002-2007, but the country still has the highest TB rate in Europe, Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu said Monday.

Romania’s Dacia Car Factory Management Challenges Strike In Court

18:41, 24 Mart. 2008
The management of Romanian car factory Dacia Renault Pitesti challenged in court the legality of the general strike initiated by factory employees, filing a complaint with the Agres Court, according to the communication director within Dacia, Liviu Ion.

Romanian High Court To Decide If Min Liability Law Affects Zambaccian Case

17:19, 24 Mart. 2008
The panel of nine judges within the Romanian High Court of Justice will decide, April 7, if the Zambaccian file is returned to anticorruption prosecutors or it remains on trial by the three-magistrate panel within the High Court.

Arabian Businessman Fatih Taher Buys 80% In FC Rapid Bucharest

16:47, 24 Mart. 2008
Arabian businessman Fatih Taher, owner of several companies in Romania, on Monday said he struck a deal with George Copos to buy a 80% stake in FC Rapid Bucharest football club.

Galati Local Council Fulfils Dream Of Romanian Private Killed In Afghanistan

16:21, 24 Mart. 2008
The family of Romanian second lieutenant (post-mortem) Ionut Cosmin Sandu, killed in Afghanistan last Thursday, will get a new two room- apartment from the Local Council of Galati town, southeastern Romania.

Romania 39/61 Most Sought After By Retailers

16:02, 24 Mart. 2008
Romania ranks 39th of 61 in a world ranking by the top 250 retail companies, drawn up by real estate agency CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), overtaking countries sucha s Norway, Luxemburg, Finland or Brazil.

Romanian Beekeepers May Access EU Funds If Organized In Associations

15:19, 24 Mart. 2008
Romanian beekeepers are allowed to access EU funds, as of 2008, via the National Beekeeping Program, if they are organized in associations and hold professional training certificates in the field.

Romania Dacia Employees Continue Strike, Reject Management Offer

15:08, 24 Mart. 2008
Unionists with Dacia Renault Pitesti said Monday the management’s new offer is largely the same as the old one and employees continue protests.

Seven Romanian Human Traffickers Get Jail Sentence In Spain

13:57, 24 Mart. 2008
The Spanish Supreme Court ratified a sentence from the provincial court in Almeria which gave prison terms totaling 62 years to seven members of a Romanian network based in Vera which forced two countrywomen to work as prostitutes in local clubs, typicallyspanish.com reported Monday.

Rapid Bucharest Coach Quits – Official

12:54, 24 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Rapid Bucharest general manager Constantin Zotta told MEDIAFAX Monday coach Mircea Rednic quit the position of main coach for the team.

Romanian Football Mogul Becali Meets Anticorruption Prosecutors

11:33, 24 Mart. 2008
Romanian football mogul Gigi Becali went Monday to the National Anticorruption Department, summoned by prosecutors who are investigating him for a land swap with the Defense Ministry.

Employees Of Carmaker Dacia Start General Strike

10:28, 24 Mart. 2008
Over 10,000 employees of Romanian carmaker Dacia Pitesti, the local division of French Renault, went on general strike Monday, March 24, after failed negotiations for higher salaries.

Romania’s Planned Energy Holding Could Start Ops By May 1 – Official

21:30, 23 Mart. 2008
The Romanian government could approve the decision setting up the country’s planned energy giant before May 1, and the company could be registered and start operating by that time, Teodor Atanasiu, head of the privatization agency AVAS, told a news conference Sunday.

Romanian Conservatives Ask Urgent Pullout Of Romanian Troops From Iraq

17:14, 23 Mart. 2008
Romanian conservative leader Daniela Popa asked the country’s supreme defense council CSAT to draft a clear pullout scheduled for Romanian troops in Iraq.

Romania Feels External Shocks Harder Than Other Countries In The Region –IMF Adviser

16:20, 23 Mart. 2008
International shocks have a bigger impact on Romania than other countries in the region and investor sentiment worsens on the country’s unpredictable economic policies and lack of measure to narrow deficits, said International Monetary Fund adviser Mihai Tanasescu.

Romanian Coal Miners To Get 28% Salary Hike This Year

15:10, 23 Mart. 2008
Romanian miners with the national coal mining company SNLO will increase some 28% this year, said union leader Viorel Temelescu, head of the negotiating committee.