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EU Received No Formal Notice On Romania CO2 Lawsuit

13:11, 08 Ian. 2008
The European Commission received no formal notification regarding Romania’s legal action over its carbon dioxide national allocation plan for 2008-2012, a spokesperson of EU commissioner for environment, Stavros Dimas, said Tuesday.

Romania’s Budget Def 1.14 % Of GDP In Jan-Nov ’07

12:03, 08 Ian. 2008
Romania’s general consolidated budget reported a deficit of 1.14% of gross domestic product in January-November 2007, the Economy and Finance Ministry said.

EXCLUSIVE: No Foul Play In Bucharest Zoo Runaway Jaguar Death

11:59, 08 Ian. 2008
Police experts have established that the net around the cage of the escapee jaguar that was killed in a capture attempt by caretakers at the Bucharest Zoo late November was weakened because it was very old, and no foul play was involved in the animal’s breakout attempt.

Daniel Daianu Quit BCR Supervisory Board

11:14, 08 Ian. 2008
Daniel Daianu, member of the Supervisory Board of Romania’s largest lender Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR), resigned his position to avoid controversy following his election to represent Romanian liberals in the European Parliament.

Romanian Intelligence Service Counters Radioactive Trafficking Theory

19:37, 07 Ian. 2008
The spokesman for the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), Marius Bercaru, told MEDIAFAX that SRI does not hold any information on the possibility for al-Qaida elements or al-Qaida affiliates to be interested in buying radioactive material from Romania.

IAEA Chief Fears Al-Qaeda Might Get Radioactive Materials From Romania-Paper

19:02, 07 Ian. 2008
The head of the UN atomic watchdog IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei on Monday said he fears al-Qaeda terrorist network might be preparing a nuclear or radioactive attack and voiced concern over radioactive material trafficking from Romania, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Romanian Online Payment Sales Tripled In ’07

16:43, 07 Ian. 2008
The electronic commerce market, with online card payment, increased 263% in 2007 compared to 2006, to EUR34.8 million, with a total of some 450,000 transactions, according to data from RomCard, quoted by computer solutions integrator Gecad ePayment.

Romanian Govt, Unionists Talks Digress From Original Topic-Labor Min

16:23, 07 Ian. 2008
Romanian labor minister Paul Pacuraru said that the debates between government officials and unionists on Monday digressed from the initial topics, such as lowering employees’ contributions to the state, even if this was one of the main issues on the meeting agenda.

Romania To Host Asian Handball Championships

15:47, 07 Ian. 2008
The president of the Romanian Handball Federation, Cristian Gatu, said federation board members decided Monday, at the request of the International Handball Federation, that Romania will host the matches of the men and women Asian Handball Championships.

Romania’s Rompetrol Cuts Gas, Hikes Diesel Oil Prices Early Jan

13:08, 07 Ian. 2008
Romania’s second-largest oil company, Rompetrol Group NV cut during January 7 and 13 the gasoline pump prices by 0.07 lei/liter (EUR1-RON3.5897), and hiked the diesel oil prices by 0.03 RON/liter, the company said Monday in a statement.

Romania’s Ctrl Bk Ups Main Rate To 8% From 7.5%

12:55, 07 Ian. 2008
Romania’s central bank decided Monday to hike the key monetary policy rate by 50 basis points to 8%, a move most analysts had expected, the central bank said in a statement.

NY Times Critics Nominate Romanian „4,3,2” For 6 Oscars

12:38, 07 Ian. 2008
Film critics of the New York Times consider Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s "4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days" should be nominated in six categories in this year’s edition of the Academy Awards, not just the Best Foreign Language Film section, the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York said.

Blast In NW Romania Injures Three, Destroys Seven Apartments

11:50, 07 Ian. 2008
Three people were injured and seven apartments destroyed in an explosion on Sunday night in an apartment building in Romania’s northwestern county of Satu Mare, caused by a build-up of gas.

No Interest For Leadership Of Romanian Conservative Party One Day Before Deadline

16:44, 06 Ian. 2008
Romania’s Conservative Party, or PC, has not received any applications for the position of party president, PC spokesman Bogdan Ciuca said Sunday, mentioning those interested have until Monday night to apply.

Steaua Bucharest To Attend 3 Training Tournaments Ahead Of New Season

14:03, 06 Ian. 2008
FC Steaua Bucharest players will attend three training tournaments ahead of the next season, in Spain, Cyprus and Turkey, the club reported on its website Sunday.

Romanian Man Confesses To Murdering Two Compatriots In Rome-Paper

20:12, 05 Ian. 2008
A Romanian man confessed to murdering two compatriots in a hotel in Rome, officials close to the matter said on Saturday, cited by Italian media.

Freezing Temperatures In Eastern Romania Touch 2-Yr Record

16:30, 05 Ian. 2008
The temperatures in eastern Romania recorded the lowest values in the past two years, between minus 15 degrees Celsius and minus 24 degrees Celsius.

Traffic Still Closed On Romania’s A2 Highway, Four National Roads

21:13, 04 Ian. 2008
Traffic on Lehliu-Fetesti road section on the A2 Sun Highway, linking Bucharest to southeastern county of Constanta, as well as on four national roads, is still closed following snowstorms, the Infotrafic Center with the Romanian Police Department informed.

Snowstorms Seriously Affect Constanta County, SE Romania

20:52, 04 Ian. 2008
Sixteen locations in Romania’s southeastern county of Constanta are still faced with power outages, while twelve villages are faced with drinking water shortage.

E-Manuals For Romanian Pupils In ’08

19:35, 04 Ian. 2008
Romanian pupils will have, in 2008, manuals in electronic format as well, since Romanian president Traian Basescu signed, late 2007, the promulgation of the Law amending article 174 of the Teaching Law.

Romanian Farmers To Get Direct Payments For Certified Areas –Official

19:34, 04 Ian. 2008
Romanian farmers will most likely be assigned direct payments from EU funds gradually, as of February 2008, only for those farming areas that have already been checked and certified by independent auditors, Romania’s European Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban said Friday.

Romania Files Legal Action Against EC Decision

18:59, 04 Ian. 2008
Romania asked the European Court of Justice to cancel the European Commission decision reducing Romania’s pollutant emission ceiling, claiming that the Commission overstepped its boundaries and discriminates. This is Romania’s first legal action against a Commission decision.

Romanian Producers Can Import Tax-Free Cereals From Outside EU States

16:12, 04 Ian. 2008
Romanian producers can import tax-free cereals from countries outside the EU, as of next week, following a decision of the European Union Council to suspend import duties for cereals, except for oat, millet and buckwheat taxes.

Romania’s A2 Highway, Most National Roads To Reopen Friday – Minister

15:45, 04 Ian. 2008
The A2 highway, linking Bucharest to southeastern Constanta, and most national roads will be reopened Friday and air traffic will also go back to normal, transports minister Ludovic Orban said Friday.

Consumer Authority Checks Airlines Over Cancellations, Delays

15:37, 04 Ian. 2008
Romania’s consumer protection authority ANPC started checking airlines after media reports of hundreds of people stuck in airports after their flights had been cancelled or delayed indefinitely.

Last Remaining Passengers On Bucharest Intl Airport To Board For London

15:13, 04 Ian. 2008
The passengers that have been waiting to fly to London since Thursday morning on Bucharest’s international Otopeni airport and had not rescheduled the flight for Friday, have been summoned for pre-boarding procedures on Friday afternoon

Romania To Attend 10th Edition Of Rendez-Vous With French Cinema

12:26, 04 Ian. 2008
Romania will attend for the first time the annual Rendez-vous with French Cinema film festival, organized by Unifrance on Jan. 10 - 13 in Paris.

Some 200 Passengers Stuck On Bucharest Intl Airport Since Thursday Morning

11:51, 04 Ian. 2008
Some two hundred passengers who were supposed to take flights to London and Vienna have been stuck on Bucharest’s ‘Henri Coanda’ international airport for several hours on Friday.

Bulgaria Struggling To Deal With Massive Snowfall

09:47, 04 Ian. 2008
Despite weather clearing, the situation in parts of Bulgaria after the massive snowfalls over the past two days remains critical, Novinite.com reported.

Bad Weather Deters 16 Romanian National Airline Flights

21:31, 03 Ian. 2008
Romanian state-run airline Tarom director Gheorghe Barla, announced in a press conference that 16 flights were cancelled because the kerosene trucks cannot reach the planes to fuel them.

Romanian Trains Greatly Delayed Or Cancelled

20:50, 03 Ian. 2008
The Romanian Ministry of Transport announced that the speed trains between Brasov and Bucharest, Bucharest-Galati and back, Bucharest-Bacau and back, as well as the intercity train between Bucharest and Timisoara were cancelled, while low speed trains registered hundreds of minutes of delay.

National Szeckler Council In Romania Pushes For Autonomy

19:44, 03 Ian. 2008
The National Szeckler Council in Romania (CNS) intends to complete, before February, the internal referendum on the autonomy of the Szeckler County, while some 200,000 people already said they are in favor of autonomy.

Foreign Min Advises Romanians To Stay Out Of Kenya

19:19, 03 Ian. 2008
Romania’s foreign ministry on Thursday issued an advisory recommending Romanians not to travel to Kenya, following violent tribal clashed over a disputed election in the African country.

Snow Keeps Some 600 Romanians Stuck In Bulgaria

17:59, 03 Ian. 2008
Some 600 Romanian citizens are still stuck in Bulgaria, because of the snow, Romanian consul in Sofia Silviu Catana told MEDIAFAX, adding that many buses and cars stuck in the Ruse area managed to cross the border into Romania.

Donadoni: Romania Gives Me A Hard Time Sleeping-Paper

17:51, 03 Ian. 2008
Italy is in the cards to win the 2008 European Football Championship, coach Roberto Donadoni said Thursday, mentioning however that he has “trouble sleeping” because of rival romania, Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport reported.

‘The Satanic Verses’ To See 10,000 More Copies In A Week – Publisher

15:25, 03 Ian. 2008
An additional ten thousand copies of the Romanian translation of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” will be printed in about a week after the book sold out within hours after launch in some stores, Silviu Lupescu, general manager of Polirom publishing house, told MEDIAFAX.

Heavy Snowstorms Paralyze Bucharest Intl Airports

13:18, 03 Ian. 2008
Bucharest’s "Henri Coanda" Otopeni and "Aurel Vlaicu" Baneasa international airports were closed Thursday at 10:30 local time for four hours for snow-removal operations, the airports’ representatives told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

Bucharest Traffic Frozen After Heavy Snow Storm

09:55, 03 Ian. 2008
Romania’s capital city Bucharest was frozen Thursday morning following heavy snow storms on Wednesday night. While traffic was very difficult on main roads, it was utterly impossible on secondary roads.

Snow Caused Ambulance Delays Cause Fatalities In Romania

15:39, 02 Ian. 2008
Two persons with heart conditions died, Tuesday night, in southwestern Romanian county Mehedinti, because snow delayed the ambulances.

Moldovan Authorities Boot Two Romanian Priests

15:24, 02 Ian. 2008
Authorities in the Moldovan capital Chisinau expelled two Romanian priests after learning that they did not have adequate documents to work there, the measure being taken within a control targeting all priests in this structure, said the spokesperson of the Romanian Patriarchy, Constantin Stoica.