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Dakar-Like Rally Might Include Romania

14:19, 11 Ian. 2008
Romanian race driver Gabriel Nicolae, who was to compete in the Dakar Rally, said Friday organizers are thinking of staging a similar race in April, which would cross Romania.

Bucharest Court Evacuated After Bomb Threat Call

13:44, 11 Ian. 2008
The new and the old buildings housing the Bucharest Court were evacuated Friday at noon after a bomb threat from a man calling off a pre-paid mobile card, said commissioner Christian Ciocan, spokesman for the Bucharest Police.

Forensic Report: Transport Min’s Alleged Victim Not Injured In Car Accident

11:32, 11 Ian. 2008
The final forensic report in the case of Simona Todean, the alleged victim of the accident caused by transports minister Ludovic Orban, indicates the girl was not the victim of a car accident.

Romanian Films Featured At Emir Kusturica’s Festival

11:20, 11 Ian. 2008
Romanian films "California Dreamin", directed by Cristian Nemescu, and Mungiu’s “4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days” are to be screened at the first edition of the Kustendorf Film Festival, the brainchild of international award-winning Serbian director Emir Kusturica.

Romanian Director Sergiu Nicolaescu Back In Intensive Care

11:12, 11 Ian. 2008
Romanian director Sergiu Nicolaescu was taken back to the intensive care section over abnormal cardiac rhythm issues, Dan Voinescu, head of the neurosurgery clinic with Bucharest’s Elias hospital, told a news conference Friday.

Romania Receives NATO Secretary General With High Honors

11:03, 11 Ian. 2008
Romania’s Ministry of Defense received, on Friday morning, with military honors NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.

Romania’s Nov Net Avg Salary Up 3.4% On Mo To RON1,121

10:53, 11 Ian. 2008
Romania net average wages in November 2007 rose 3.4% on the month to 1,121 lei ($447), the National Institute for Statistics said Friday.

Romania’s ’07 Year-End CPI Exceeds Ctrl Bk Target, Ends At 6.57%

10:25, 11 Ian. 2008
Romania’s consumer price index exceeded the central bank’s target band of 3-5% in 2007, accelerating to 6.57% at the end of December, due to a significant growth in food prices and services, the National Institute for Statistics said Friday.

Romanian President Sends Premier Second Invitation To Talks

20:51, 10 Ian. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday evening renewed his invitation addressed to Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu for talks on appointing a new justice minister.

Italy Maintains Access Restrictions For Romanian Workers

20:40, 10 Ian. 2008
Italy decided to maintain in 2008 as well its restrictions regarding the access to the work market of Romanian and Bulgarian nationals, Romanian workforce regulator ANOFM said in a statement Thursday.

Romanian PM Asks President To Approve Nicolai’s Nomination ‘At Once’

19:21, 10 Ian. 2008
Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu on Thursday asked President Traian Basescu to approve “at once” the nomination of Norica Nicolai as minister of justice.

Romanian President Pledges To Keep Govt Free Of Corruption

15:48, 10 Ian. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday said that at the end of his mandate he would have succeeded in working with a corruption-free government, unlike the one that ended its mandate in 2004.

Bucharest Office Space Rents To Hike By 25% In ’08 – DTZ

15:14, 10 Ian. 2008
Rents for office spaces in Romania's capital city Bucharest might climb by 25% this year, an evolution close to the one registered in 2007, as supply will continue to be lower than demand, according to estimations by real estate company DTZ Echinox.

New President At The Romanian High Council Of Magistrates

14:48, 10 Ian. 2008
Lidia Barbulescu was elected president of the Romanian High Council of the Magistrates (CSM) with 15 pros and one con. She will present the management plan implied by the position.

Romanian President Says Will Not Accept A Justice Min Without Spotless Reputation

14:18, 10 Ian. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday at the annual report meeting of the High Council of Magistrates that he will not accept a justice minister without a spotless moral and professional reputation.

Hospital Managers’ Evaluation To Take Place In March – Health Min

14:10, 10 Ian. 2008
Romania’s health minister Eugen Nicolaescu said that all hospital managers are to be evaluated in March, one year after being appointed in their positions and evaluation results will be made public.

PM Declines President’s Invitation To Talks On Justice Min Issue – Sources

13:59, 10 Ian. 2008
Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu decided to decline President Traian Basescu’s invitation for talks on the issue of the proposal for justice minister, considering the president has no constitutional prerogatives to reject his proposal, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Citizens Might Travel To Israel Visa Free

13:54, 10 Ian. 2008
The Israeli Parliament on Wednesday ruled that Romanian citizens no longer need visas in order to travel to Israel, according to Romania’s national news radio station Radio Romania Actualitati.

Trial Btw Oil Tycoon – Intelligence Service Postponed

12:48, 10 Ian. 2008
The Bucharest Court of Appeals postponed on Thursday the trial involving oil tycoon Dinu Patriciu and the Romanian Intelligence Service, or SRI, on procedural grounds.

Romanian Foreign Min Urges Politicians Not To Campaign On Romanian Immigrants Issue

11:47, 10 Ian. 2008
Romania’s foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu said Wednesday after talks with Italian foreign minister Massimo D’Alema that the issue of Romanian immigrants is one of image, and urged politicians not to use it in their election campaigns.

EXCLUSIVE: Car Tax Could Triple For New Cars Under New Calculation Method

10:23, 10 Ian. 2008
Romania’s much disputed car tax will nearly triple for new cars and will be lowered in direct ratio with the car’s age for vehicles with the same cylinder capacity and emission standards, government sources told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

Romania’s Pres Calls For Consultations With PM On Justice Min Proposal

20:14, 09 Ian. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu invited Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu to debate on Thursday the latter’s proposal to appoint liberal Senator Norica Nicolai as the country’s justice minister.

New Agriculture Census In Romania Between Dec ‘10-Jan ‘11

18:15, 09 Ian. 2008
Romania is to carry out a new general agriculture census between December 2, 2010 and January 31, 2011, which will update the data regarding the existent land surfaces, the number of animals, the irrigation systems as well as the number of farmers.

Romania To Introduce Oripavine On Illegal Narcotics List

16:59, 09 Ian. 2008
Romania’s Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, or MIRA, on Wednesday launched for public debates a draft law banning the use of the oripavine, a high-toxicity opiate.

Romania’s Govt Ups Social Aids 4.5% As Of Jan ’08

16:34, 09 Ian. 2008
The Romanian Government decided to increase by 4.5% allowances and other social aid, starting with January 2008, Government spokesperson Camelia Spataru announced on Wednesday.

Romanian President Asks Court To Declare Unconstitutional 2 Govt Ordinances

15:40, 09 Ian. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday asked the Constitutional Court to declare unconstitutional two government ordinances that were approved without prior assent from the country’s defense council CSAT, the presidency said in a statement Wednesday .

Romanian Auto Register To Issue New Registration Cards Only For Euro 4 Cars

15:10, 09 Ian. 2008
The Romanian Auto Register, or RAR, on Wednesday announced new vehicles that do not comply with the Euro 4 norms will no longer receive registration cards.

PM: President’s Reasons To Refuse Justice Min Proposal, Ungrounded – Sources

15:07, 09 Ian. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu told ministers in Wednesday’s cabinet meeting that government legal advisers consider the reasons cited by President Traian Basescu on the proposal of liberal senator Norica Nicolai for justice minister are ungrounded, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Govt Assures EU 112 Emergency Call Sys Will Work

14:54, 09 Ian. 2008
The Romanian government decided in Wednesday’s cabinet meeting to send a letter to the European Commission with an action plan to render the 112 emergency call service more efficient, assuring the EU the system would comply starting February 2008.

Petrol Bomb Attack On Romanian Camp In Italy

12:07, 09 Ian. 2008
Unidentified individuals threw four petrol bombs at an abandoned factory near Rome, site inhabited by some 20 Romanian illegal immigrants, Il Tempo online reported.

Civil Society Organizations Propose Minimum Guaranteed Yield For Prv Pensions

11:59, 09 Ian. 2008
Several organizations of the civil society proposed, in an open letter to authorities including the president, prime minister and the central bank governor, the introduction of a minimum guaranteed annual yield for mandatory private pensions, equal to annual inflation.

EP Socialist Group VP Says Official Spats Taint Romania’s Image

21:40, 08 Ian. 2008
The vice president of the socialist group within the European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda, said, in connection with Romanian president Traian Basescu’s refusal to accept Norica Nicolai as justice minister, that Romania’s image is deteriorating because of these quarrels.

Romanian Maid Arrested For Murder In Rome

21:02, 08 Ian. 2008
A Romanian immigrant woman was arrested by Italian authorities after assaulting and murdering an 80-year-old woman for whom she had been working as house cleaner for a few days. The incident occurred in Albano Laziale, a town near Rome.

Romanian Pres Rejects PM Proposition For Justice Min

20:42, 08 Ian. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu wrote a letter to Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu asking him to stop proposing Norica Nicolai as justice minister, since her negative image in the public eye will not hike the people’s confidence in justice.

Romania’s President OKs Law Against Sports Violence

19:56, 08 Ian. 2008
Romania’s president Traian Basescu on Tuesday signed the decree to promulgate the Law regarding the prevention and fight against violence in sporting events.

EXCLUSIVE: Syrian Justice Evader Boasts Ease In Flight

19:43, 08 Ian. 2008
Syrian businessman Omar Hayssam, sentenced by a Bucharest court to 20 years in jail for the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists in 2005 in Iraq, told prosecutor Ciprian Nastasiu that he fled Romania “like a gentleman, his head held high, dressed to the nines, with a fake passport and a new look”.

Punk Legends Sex Pistols In Talks For Romanian Gig

17:54, 08 Ian. 2008
British punk pioneers Sex Pistols are in talks for a concert in Romania, event organizers Kompas Events, who have been negotiating with the band since December, told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Pres Asks Parliament To Ratify Lisbon Treaty

17:27, 08 Ian. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu signed, Tuesday, the Decree submitting to Parliament for ratification, the Lisbon Treaty, on the EU reform.

US Embassy Says Attaché Involved In Car Accident To Return To Romania Shortly

16:46, 08 Ian. 2008
Kevin Sandlin, the attaché of the U.S. Embassy to Bucharest involved in a car accident in Bucharest, continues to work for the embassy and will return to the country shortly, the embassy press bureau told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Preliminary Forensic Report: Transport Min Did Not Injure Anyone In Road Accident – Sources

16:11, 08 Ian. 2008
The currently incomplete forensic report in the case of Simona Todean, the alleged victim of the accident caused by transports minister Ludovic Orban, indicates the girl was not the victim of a car accident, people close to the investigation said.