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Romanian Lawmakers Snap At US Ambassador Over Recent Statements

16:40, 15 Nov. 2007
Romanian lawmakers were displeased with the statements on Tuesday of US Ambassador in Romania Nicholas Taubman on the amendments brought by the Parliament to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code.

European Parliament Adopts Resolution On Free Circulation In EU States

16:12, 15 Nov. 2007
The resolution proposed by the European social democrats to apply Directive 38/2004 on the right to free circulation in EU states was adopted Thursday in the plenary session of the European Parliament, and Romanian MEPs Adrian Severin and Dan Mihalache were among the initiators of the draft.

Romania’s Econ Min Vosganian Says Gas Prices Up On Jan 1st, Power Prices Not

16:08, 15 Nov. 2007
Economy and Finance Minister Varujan Vosganian said on Thursday that gas prices may be hiked as of January 1, but says power prices will be maintained at the same level, following the connection to the national grid of the second nuclear reactor at Cernavoda power station.

Romanian Rahova Prison Facility Commission To Discuss Miner Leader Case

15:31, 15 Nov. 2007
The special commission within Romanian prison facility Rahova decided to meet Friday to discuss the case of miner riot leader Miron Cozma.

US Ambassador Says Romanian Criminal Statutes Are Worrisome

15:05, 15 Nov. 2007
United States Ambassador to Bucharest Nicholas Taubman said Thursday that Romania’s proposed amendments to eth criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code are worrisome for the country and friends of the country.

Romanian President Apologizes To Victims Of ‘87 Repressed Anti-Communist Riot

14:44, 15 Nov. 2007
Romania’s president Traian Basescu apologized Thursday in Brasov, central Romania, to the victims of the 1987 repressed anti-communist riot.

Romania PM, Interior Min Agree Upon Measures To Increase Passengers Safety-Sources

14:43, 15 Nov. 2007
Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu, alongside Interior Minister Cristian David on Thursday agreed on several measures to increase passengers’ safety inside public transportation vehicles, following the stabbing of two pupils in a bus in Bucharest on Wednesday, ministry sources said.

Romanian Leu Might Bounce Back On Good 3Q GDP – Ctrl Bkr

13:17, 15 Nov. 2007
The Romanian leu might reverse by yearend part of its recent losses to the euro if third-quarter economic growth figures beat expectations, deputy central bank governor Eugen Dijmarescu said Thursday.

Romania High Court President Criticizes Legal Reform, Ex Justice Min

13:06, 15 Nov. 2007
The head of the Romanian High Court of Justice, Nicolae Popa, said Thursday that the reform of the Romanian judiciary in recent years has been a "mockery", and harshly criticized former justice minister Monica Macovei, who initiated the reforms.

Romanian Anti-Discrimination Council Abstains In Foreign Min Case

11:59, 15 Nov. 2007
Romania’s anti-discrimination council CNCD abstained from giving a verdict in the complaint filed by NGO Romani Criss against foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu, as the council had made public statements on the case before receiving the complaint.

Romanian TV Star Teo Trandafir Signs Deal With Prima TV

10:06, 15 Nov. 2007
Romanian TV star Teo Trandafir signed a two-year contract with Prima TV station and is to appear on screen starting next year with a new TV show.

Romanian MEPs Withdraw From Center-Right Party ITS, Cause It To Dissolve

10:04, 15 Nov. 2007
Romania’s far-right Greater Romania Party, or PRM, managed to destroy the center-right group Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty, or ITS, after five PRM MEPs announced their wish to part with the group after entering in conflict with member Alessandra Mussolini.

Over 50% Of Websites Selling Airplane Tickets Breach European Legislation- EU Commissioner

21:34, 14 Nov. 2007
Over 50% of websites selling airplane tickets breach the law when it comes to prices, contract terms and conditions, therefore, the owners of such websites have four months to correct all irregularities, the European Commissioner for Consumer Protection Meglena Kuneva said Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE: Bulgarian Official Expects Court’s Approval To Leave Romania

20:22, 14 Nov. 2007
Bulgarian investment consultant Stamen Stanchev, charged with alleged espionage in the file concerning the shady privatizations in the Romanian energy sector, asked the Bucharest Court of Appeals to allow him to leave to Monaco for two weeks on grounds that both his residency papers and his family’s expired on October 19, 2007; therefore, he must necessarily go there.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Employees May Claim Moral Damages Only If Clearly Stipulated In Work Contract

19:05, 14 Nov. 2007
Romanian employees whose employers cause them material harm at work or during activities related to their jobs are eligible for moral damages only if such damages are stipulated in the collective labor contract, according to a decision of Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice.

Romania’s 2nd Nuke Shut Dn Again

18:49, 14 Nov. 2007
The second nuclear reactor at Cernavoda power plant was shut down again Tuesday night on minor malfunction during periodical tests, power station operator Nuclearelectrica said Wednesday.

Romania To See Cheaper Mobile Calls

18:22, 14 Nov. 2007
The clients of mobile network operators will have to pay in 2010 an average price of 0.25 lei/minute (EUR1-RON3.4477), down 30.6% from the average price set by companies in 2006, according to the data presented by Romania’s national IT&C regulator ANRCTI in the strategy regulating the Romanian telecom sector for 2007-2010.

Hungarian PM: “Romania And Hungary Will Gradually Become One”

18:17, 14 Nov. 2007
Romania and Hungary’s destiny will become one on a long term, as both their history and territories will gradually become one, just like the Benelux states form one country, Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said Wednesday at the end of the meeting between the Romanian and Hungarian governments.

Real Estate Prices In Romania To Keep Rising – IMF

16:25, 14 Nov. 2007
Real estate prices in Romania will continue to rise as foreign capital inflows have not saturated the market, Juha Kahkonen, senior consultant with the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday in Warsaw.

Switzerland Decision To Remove Beggar Slums In Geneva, Administrative Measure-Romanian Embassy

16:14, 14 Nov. 2007
Switzerland’s decision to remove beggar slums in Geneva, in the south-west of the country, which are dwelled mainly by Romanians, is an administrative measure to protect public hygiene, Romanian diplomat in Berne Alexandru Irimia said Wednesday.

Saudi Al Arrab Pays EUR2.34M For Majority Stake In Romania’s Electroputere

15:52, 14 Nov. 2007
Romania’s privatization authority AVAS on Monday confirmed that Saudi Arabian Al Arrab Contracting Co. Ltd paid EUR2.34 million for the 62.82% majority stake in state-owned electrical equipment-producer Electroputere Craiova.

Romanians To Have Free Access To Hungary’s Work Mkt As Of 2008-Sources

15:20, 14 Nov. 2007
Romanians will be able to work in Hungary without work permits as of next year, under an agreement signed by officials of the two countries in Sibiu, central Romania, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romania Granted Another Month To Fix Farm Payment Problems

14:33, 14 Nov. 2007
The European Commission granted Romania another month to fix problems with its agriculture payments agency and will decide on December 20 whether to activate the safeguard clause on the country for irregularities in the farming sector.

Romania Wishes Hungary Adopt Minorities Law For Romanians – PM

14:09, 14 Nov. 2007
The Romanian government would like the minority Romanian community in Hungary to benefit from laws similar to Romanian minorities laws, currently under debate in Parliament, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Wednesday.

Son Of Late Romanian Dictator Reclaims Return Of Family Property

13:52, 14 Nov. 2007
Valentin Ceausescu, son of the late Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, filed a complaint in court regarding the non-observance of a court ruling last year which set the return of his family’s possessions, confiscated during the December 1989 revolution.

Romanian Soprano Angela Gheorghiu Makes San Francisco Opera Debut

13:44, 14 Nov. 2007
Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu made a “seductive” debut at the San Francisco Opera in the lead role of Giacomo Puccini’s "La Rondine".

Bread Prices In Romania To Hike By Yearend

13:35, 14 Nov. 2007
The price of bread in Romania will continue to grow, as producers that haven’t raised prices yet, will do so, said Wednesday Aurel Popescu, head of the Rompan milling and bakery employers’ association.

Romania, Hungary Agree To Build High-Speed Budapest-Constanta Railway Line

12:35, 14 Nov. 2007
The Romanian and Hungarian governments agreed Wednesday to jointly build a high-speed railway line, on the route Budapest-Bucharest-Constanta, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX.

New Car Registrations In Romania Up Over 26% YOY In Oct

12:26, 14 Nov. 2007
The number of new cars registered in Romania hiked 26.1% in the first ten months of 2007 from the same period a year ago, to 259,159 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, or ACEA.

Traffic Accident On Romanian Road, Fourteen Injured

11:18, 14 Nov. 2007
All fourteen people involved in the traffic accident Wednesday morning on Romanian National Road DN1, in central Romanian Prahova county, were taken to the Ploiesti County Hospital for medical tests.

Romanian Intelligence Service Has No Data On Al Qaeda Boot Camps In Romania

10:29, 14 Nov. 2007
Italian daily Il Secolo XIX said that Italian police obtained, after intercepting a telephone conversation between two terrorism suspects, indications on the existence of al-Qaeda training camps in Romania, from where terrorists might easily reach Western Europe.

Romania Wages To Reach 75% Of Current EU Average 20 Years From Now-Labor Min

21:19, 13 Nov. 2007
Romanian Labor Minister Paul Pacuraru on Tuesday said it will take two decades for Romanians’ salaries to reach 75% of the current European average wages, but only if the economic growth stays at the value registered in 2006.

Italy Revises News: Driver Arrested In Venice Ukrainian, Not Romanian

20:53, 13 Nov. 2007
The driver arrested by Italian police for transporting the body of a dead woman in the trunk of his car is a Ukrainian national, Italian news agency Adnkronos said on Tuesday, after revising a previous report stating that the driver was Romanian.

Bucharest Underground Cable Network Would Trigger Monopoly

20:22, 13 Nov. 2007
The NetCity project, for the creation of an underground fiber optics network in Bucharest, is not viable from an economic perspective, since it would create a monopoly in the communications industry, according to the Romanian Association for Cable Communications and the companies RCS&RDS and UPC.

Romanian Authorities Close 11 Roads Over Winter

17:53, 13 Nov. 2007
The Romanian Road Company will close, during the winter, national road sectors with low traffic and high risk of massive snowfalls, since snow removal operations in these roads would involve high costs.

Baby Found Dead In Hotel Room Ceiling E Romania

16:58, 13 Nov. 2007
Employees of a hotel in eastern Romanian city Pascani discovered, in the false ceiling of a room, the body of a baby, in advanced state of decay. The suspects in this case are a man and a woman who used the room three weeks ago.

Romanian Liberals Urge Resignation Of Leading Opposition Party Spokesman

16:56, 13 Nov. 2007
The Romanian National Liberal Party, or PNL, asks leading opposition party PSD to dismiss spokesman Cristian Diaconescu for his "lies" regarding the requests, by European leaders, for the resignation of foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu.

Romania, Bulgaria To Develop Joint Tourism Strategy

16:01, 13 Nov. 2007
Romania and Bulgaria might develop a joint tourism strategy to include main destinations in both countries, Romania’s Ministry of Commerce, SMEs and Tourism said in a statement Tuesday.

TV Channel Movies 24 To Enter Romania On December 12, ’07

15:49, 13 Nov. 2007
NBC Universal will launch, on December 12, in Romania, the channel TV Movies 24, said Colin McLeod, Commercial Director within Sparrowhawk Media, part of NBC Universal Global Networks, in the opening of edition XII of the Cable Communications Convention.

Romania Could Cut VAT For Food After ’10 – Econ Fin Min

15:18, 13 Nov. 2007
The VAT cut for certain products, such as basic foods, will be possible after 2010, once inflationist pressure eases and Romania gets closer to the Euro area, said Romanian economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian.