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Eight Romanians Injured In Road Accident In Austria

12:28, 25 Feb. 2008
Eight Romanians were injured Sunday night in the road accident near Vienna, Austria, and two of the victims are in serious condition, said Ioana Bobes, attaché of Romania’s Embassy to Vienna.

Some 42,000 Romanian Public Servants On Go-Slow Strike

09:55, 25 Feb. 2008
Some 42,000 Romanian public servants affiliated to the de National Federation of Unions in the Administration (FNSA) started Monday morning a two-hour go-slow strike, protesting against the government’s wage propositions.

Romanian Pres Criticizes Autonomy Memorandum Drawn By Szeckler Council

19:54, 24 Feb. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said on Sunday that the request of the National Szeckler Council (CNS) for the autonomy of the Szeckler county, area in eastern Transylvania populated mostly by Magyars, is only “an attempt to stir up spirits.”

Romania Will Fight Back If Hungarian Govt Supports Szeckler Autonomy-Pres

16:19, 24 Feb. 2008
Romania’s president Traian Basescu said he does not believe that the Hungarian government issued a statement according to which it would support the autonomy fight of the Szeckler county.

Romanian Pres Holds No Info About CIA Prisoner Site At Kogalniceanu Base

15:29, 24 Feb. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said on Sunday in Covasna, central Romania, that he has no knowledge of alleged prisoner exchange at Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase.

Romania’s Ctrl Bker Highlights Importance Of Financial Stability

15:17, 24 Feb. 2008
Romania’s central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said that price stability, the central bank’s main objective, cannot be ensured at the cost of financial stability and excessive external imbalance.

Kogalniceanu Base Commander Denies CIA Prisoner Site Existence

14:32, 24 Feb. 2008
Adrian Vasile, the commander of the Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase, in eastern Romania on Sunday denied the information regarding terror suspect exchanges that allegedly took place at the airbase.

Ex National Security Counselor Says He Knows Nothing About CIA Flights

13:39, 24 Feb. 2008
Former presidential counselor for national security, Ioan Talpes, on Sunday told Mediafax reporters that he knows nothing on the disclosures regarding strange “parcel exchanges” from Mihail Kogalniceanu American airbase in eastern Romania.

Magyar Autonomy, An Issue Romania Needs To Deal With -Official

13:18, 24 Feb. 2008
Laszlo Tokes, president of the National Council of Magyars in Transylvania, said that the autonomy of the Magyar minority in Romania is a domestic problem the country needs to solve.

Romanians From Transylvania Ask Pres To Solve Magyar-Romanian Issues

18:16, 23 Feb. 2008
The members of the Romanian civil society from Transylvanian Covasna and Harghita regions met on Saturday with president Traian Basescu and raised some issues with which the Romanian community in the area is currently confronting.

Local, Parliament Elections Cannot Take Place Simultaneously- Liberal Official

16:50, 23 Feb. 2008
Ludovic Orban, the vice-president of the National Liberal Party, or PNL, Saturday told a press conference that local elections and parliament elections cannot legally nor constitutionally take place in the same time.

Nastase Comeback Seals Deal Btw Liberals-Social Democrats-Official

13:41, 23 Feb. 2008
Emil Boc, the head of the Democratic Liberal Party, or PDL, said on Saturday, during the congress of the young organization of the party, that Adrian Nastase’s comeback within the Social Democratic Party structures seals the symbolic agreement between social democrats and liberals.

Cesar Award For “Best Foreign Film” Goes To “Viata Celorlalti”

13:23, 23 Feb. 2008
Cristian Mungiu’s "4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days" lost the award for the “best foreign film category” of the 33rd edition of the Cesar Awards to Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s “Viata celorlalti.”

Romanian Pres Visits C Romania County Populated By Magyars

20:03, 22 Feb. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Friday that his visit in central Romanian county of Covasna, area populated mostly by Magyars, has nothing to do with Kosovo’s recent declaration of independence, as some politicians had stated.

Romania’s Econ Shows Signs Of Overheating – EU Council

19:22, 22 Feb. 2008
Romania’s rapidly expanding economy is showing clear signs of overheating with a ballooning current account deficit, growing labor shortages and private lending, the Council of the European Union said after examining Romania’s updated euro adoption timetable for 2007-2010.

Romanian Ex PM Makes Comeback On Political Scene

18:52, 22 Feb. 2008
Former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase was elected president of the National Council of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), with 418 votes, against Dan Mircea Popescu, for whom 202 delegates voted, while 28 votes were annulled.

Social Democrats Adopt Resolution, No Mention Of No-Confidence Motion

17:24, 22 Feb. 2008
The National Council of the leftist opposition Social Democratic Party, or PSD, adopted on Friday a resolution delegating the party’s management to use “all democratic instruments” in view of finding a solution to escape the current political deadlock.

FIFA President Sees Romania Among Potential Euro-2008 Semi-finalists

14:46, 22 Feb. 2008
FIFA president Joseph Blatter said Thursday in an interview for the UEFA official website that Romania, France, the Netherlands and Italy are semi-potential finalists for Euro-2008.

Romania To Pay Ex Miners’ Leader Only EUR10,000 For Illegal Detention

14:19, 22 Feb. 2008
The Bucharest Court of Appeals on Friday rejected the appeal of former miners’ leader Miron Cozma, who had requested EUR4 million in damages for illegal detention after the annulment of a pardoning decree.

Bucharest Intl Airports To Stay Open During NATO Summit

13:45, 22 Feb. 2008
Romania’s Foreign Ministry state secretary Victor Micula told MEDIAFAX Friday that Bucharest’s international airports Otopeni and Baneasa will be open during the NATO summit in April.

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Munaf Case On March 25

11:07, 22 Feb. 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear on March 25 the case of American-Iraqi citizen Mohammad Munaf, sentenced to death in Iraq for the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists.

Bucharest Social Democrats Appoint City Hall Candidate

20:30, 21 Feb. 2008
The Romanian Social Democratic Party’s (PSD) Bucharest branch council decided unanimously that Marian Vanghelie would be the party’s candidate for Bucharest city hall, social democrat sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Doctors Eye EU Jobs

20:12, 21 Feb. 2008
Te Bucharest Medical College (CMB) is registering, on a daily basis, between eight and 15 requests for documents that would allow doctors to work in hospitals in the EU, the numbers being worrisome since the number of doctors in Romania is almost the lowest in Europe, according to professor Ioan Lascar.

Romanian Liberal VP Snaps At Govt Magyars’ Kosovo Stance

19:50, 21 Feb. 2008
Liberal senator Norica Nicolai said on Thursday that the Hungarian minority party UDMR has to assume responsibility for the lack of solidarity with the Romanian government with respect to the Kosovo independence matter.

Serbia Eyes Romanian Harbor Capacities

18:48, 21 Feb. 2008
Serb president Boris Tadic, stated Thursday, after meeting his Romanian counterpart, that his country is interested in renting, on long term basis, some of the capacities in Constanta Harbor.

Romanian Fiscal Authority To Be Able To Transfer Debt Claims

18:03, 21 Feb. 2008
The Romanian National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) will be able to transfer the debts it manages, but the price will not be lower than the nominal value of contributor bonds, according to a draft ordinance amending the Fiscal Procedure Code.

Giovanna Reggiani’s Killer To Be Also Charged With Sexual Assault

16:48, 21 Feb. 2008
The Rome courthouse ruled to maintain the sexual assault charges against the Romanian immigrant charged with the murder of 47-year-old Italian Giovanna Reggiani, according to the Italian press.

Serbian President Thanks Romania For Support In Kosovo Issue

15:38, 21 Feb. 2008
Serbian president Boris Tadic thanked Romania for its support in the Kosovo independence issue, adding he is grateful to the country.

Russia Salutes Romania’s Stance On Kosovo Independence

13:10, 21 Feb. 2008
The Russian Embassy to Bucharest saluted the Romanian Parliament’s decision not to recognize the self-proclaimed independence of Serbia’s breakaway region of Kosovo.

Romanian Carmaker Dacia To Launch SUV In 2009

12:45, 21 Feb. 2008
Renault Romanian unit Dacia will launch its first compact SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) in the second half of 2009, aiming to lure the fans of Korean-made SUVs, and it will be sold at a price lower by a few thousand euros, compared with the prices set by competitors.

Romanian Ex-Transport Min Took Note Of Corruption Charges Against Him

11:00, 21 Feb. 2008
Romania’s former transport minister Miron Mitrea said Thursday after he met anticorruption prosecutors that he took note of the charges bright against him in the file probing him alongside former prime minister Adrian Nastase.

Gas Blast Injures Seven In S Romania

10:00, 21 Feb. 2008
Seven people were injured Wednesday night in a blast caused by an accumulation of gas in the Ocnita commune, in Romania’s southern county of Dambovita.

Romania’s Petrom Hikes Pump Prices By RON0.09 Per Liter

10:00, 21 Feb. 2008
Romania’s largest oil company Petrom SA (SNP.RO) hiked Thursday gasoline and diesel oil pump prices by 0.09 lei (EUR1=RON3.6475) per liter due to recent increases in international oil prices, the company said in a statement.

Romanian Magyar Civic Union To Use Unofficial Referendum Towards Autonomy

20:32, 20 Feb. 2008
The president of the Magyar Civic Union in Romania – the Sfantu Gheorghe Seat, Gazda Zoltan, said that the next step towards territorial autonomy is the internal as well as external valuation of the results obtained in the unofficial internal referendum, organized by the National Szeckler Council.

Romanian Electoral Code Committee Sets Uninominal Vote Principles

19:31, 20 Feb. 2008
The Romanian electoral code committee adopted the fundamental principles of the law on the uninominal voting system, as well as a large part of the articles in the law. The only matters left to discuss are the provisions regarding the electoral threshold and the manner of mandate attribution.

Romanian Govt Tries To Call Back Migrant Workers

16:53, 20 Feb. 2008
The Romanian government will create and periodically update, starting with December 2008, a database of Romanian citizens working abroad, including the working conditions and the reasons for immigration, and will offer facilities for Romanians returning to the country, helping them open a business.

Romanian Govt To Nearly Double Indemnities For People Persecuted In Communist Era

16:48, 20 Feb. 2008
Indemnities granted to people who were persecuted on political grounds during the communist regime and those granted to war prisoners and those deported abroad, will be increased 90%, labor minister Paul Pacuraru said Wednesday.

Serbian President Boris Tadic Expected In Bucharest Thursday

16:03, 20 Feb. 2008
Serbian president Boris Tadic is expected Thursday in Bucharest for a meeting with Romania’s Chamber of Deputies speaker Bogdan Olteanu, the Chamber said in a press release Wednesday.

Romanian Govt To Send New Car Tax Letter To EC

15:56, 20 Feb. 2008
Romania’s car tax will be calculated considering CO2 emissions for Euro4 cars, while the current formula, considering pollution norms, emissions and engine capacity, will be applied to all other vehicles, but the sums are to increase significantly from the proposal undergoing debate.

Romanian Businessman, Wife Of Ex-Agriculture Min Heard In Graft File

12:57, 20 Feb. 2008
Romanian businessman Gheorghe Ciorba, probed alongside former agriculture ministers Ioan Avram Mureaan and Decebal Traian Remes for influence peddling and corruption, was heard on Wednesday by anticorruption prosecutors, together with Remes’ wife.