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Romania Could Notify EU On Italian Deportation Law

10:42, 09 Nov. 2007
Romania could notify the European Commission on the recently approved Italian law allowing prefects to deport EU citizens on grounds of public safety, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Thursday.

“I Don’t Have A Problem With The President, He Has A Problem With Me” – PM

10:34, 09 Nov. 2007
Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu declined to make any comments Thursday, when President Traian Basescu gave him as an example arguing the discrimination council uses double standards, saying he has no problem with the president, although the latter has a problem with him.

Romania Informs EC On Progress In Agriculture Payments System

19:35, 08 Nov. 2007
The Romanian Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday sent a report to the European Commission on the progresses in the country’s agricultural payments system, to avoid sanctions from Brussels.

Merck Recalls Vitamin D3 Drugs Due To Soy Oil Deficiency

19:05, 08 Nov. 2007
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) on Thursday decided to recall the vitamins D3 for children "Fluor- Vigantoletten" and "Vigantoletten" distributed in Germany, Romania, Poland and Luxembourg, after data found minor problems with the soy oil used for the drugs.

Poll On Romanians Cultural Habits

18:08, 08 Nov. 2007
A survey conducted by the Urban and Regional Sociology Center reads that 90% of Romanians never go to the cinema, opera, or theatre.

Court Rejects President’s Challenge On Discrimination Ruling

16:59, 08 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu lost, Thursday, the trial against the National Council for the Fight Against Discrimination, or CNCD, since the Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected as unfounded the presidnet’s challenge to the warning rendered by CNCD when Basescu offended a tv reporter.

Russia’s Gazprom Mulls Buying Romania’s Romgaz

16:51, 08 Nov. 2007
Russian giant Gazprom is considering buying the majority stake in Romania’s gas company Romgaz Medias when the company is put up for sale, Lowe Public Relations cited the Russian IT and Communication Ministry as saying.

Cos To Pay Taxes Online As Of Next Year

16:04, 08 Nov. 2007
Companies will be able to pay some taxes online as of next year, and the fiscal agency ANAF is to implement the measure by June 30, 2008, agency president Daniel Chitoiu said Thursday.

Nuclearelectrica OKs All Bids For Negotiations At Cernavoda Nukes Construction

16:02, 08 Nov. 2007
Romanian state-owned nuclear energy company Nuclearelectrica accepted for the negotiation stage all six bids made by companies interested in the construction of nuclear reactors 3 and 4 at Romania power station Cernavoda.

„Road Mafia” Barred Quality Road Construction So Far – Rompetrol CEO

15:28, 08 Nov. 2007
Polymer bitumen should have been used already in road construction in Romania, but the use of the product was impeded by the “road mafia”, Romanian businessman Dinu Patriciu said Thursday.

Romanian Football, Not Good Enough For Intertoto, Let Along Champions League-Official

14:56, 08 Nov. 2007
Dumitru Dragomir, the head of Romania’s Professional Football League, or LPF, on Thursday expressed his disappointment in the evolution of Romanian football, saying Romanian footballers are not skilled enough to play in the Intertoto Cup, let along the Champions League.

Romanian Rroma Leader In Italy Is Internationally Wanted

14:55, 08 Nov. 2007
One of the leaders of Rroma people in Italy, Costica Argint, who met with Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu Wednesday in Rome, is internationally wanted, but cannot be arrested as he obtained political asylum in Italy.

Romanians To Get Legal Records On The Spot, Except In Bucharest

14:27, 08 Nov. 2007
Legal records will be issued on the spot throughout Romania, except in Bucharest, where the system is to be introduced early next year, while Romanian consulates in EU states will issue these records in 30 days at most, starting December.

Land Prices Near Bucharest Seen Hiking Up To 200% Over Next Five Yrs

14:07, 08 Nov. 2007
Prices of land near Romania’s capital city of Bucharest are seen growing 50% up to 200% over the next five years, especially in the south-east and north-eastern areas, according to realty services company Neoland Invest.

Romania, Hungary Mull Building High-Speed Railroad

12:31, 08 Nov. 2007
The Romanian and Hungarian governments will sign Wednesday in Sibiu a joint statement to build a high-speed railroad on the route Budapest-Bucharest-Constanta and an agreement to extend the sectors in which Romanian citizens may work in Hungary without a working permit.

Investigators Find Black Box Of Helicopter Crashed In Central Romania

11:03, 08 Nov. 2007
The black box of the helicopter that crashed Wednesday night somewhere between the towns of Strabeni and Ungheni, in Arges county, central Romania, was found and the investigators recovered the bodies of the three victims Thursday morning.

Romania’s Steaua Misses Champions League Last 16 Qualification

10:59, 08 Nov. 2007
Romania’s Steaua Bucharest blew its chances to make it into the last 16 in Champions League after a 2-0 defeat on home turf by Spain’s FC Seville on Wednesday evening.

Romania’s President Used Up Air Time On National TV Station

21:22, 07 Nov. 2007
Social democrat Ioan Bivolaru, president of the broadcasting committee that divides the airtime for politicians to talk on the subject of upcoming referendum on the uninominal vote, said that president Basescu already used up all of his campaign time.

New Management At Romanian Mediafax News Agency

21:18, 07 Nov. 2007
Romanian news agency MEDIAFAX has, starting with November 7, a new business director, Calin Buzea, who, together with general manager Cristian Dimitriu, will coordinate the company’s business activities.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Tennis Player Ilie Nastase Loses Land In Court

21:08, 07 Nov. 2007
The Court annulled on Wednesday the government decision grating a land, public property of the state, to the Tennis Foundation "Academia Ilie Nastase."

Romanian Chamber Speaker Asks Pres To OK Uninominal Vote Law

19:44, 07 Nov. 2007
Romanian Chamber Speaker Bogdan Olteanu, asked president Traian Basescu to initiate as soon as possible the procedure for the promulgation of the uninominal vote Law assumed by the Government, "thus Romania might benefit as soon as possible from the advantage of the uninominal voting system."

Norway To Grant Romania EUR100M For Major Projects

16:42, 07 Nov. 2007
Norway will grant Romania nearly EUR100 million for projects in the fields of health, industry and child protection, which must be elaborated by May 2009.

Romanian, Italian PMs Turn To EU For Support In Immigrant Issue

16:30, 07 Nov. 2007
Romanian Prime Minister Tariceanu and his Italian counterpart sent a joint letter to the EU President asking for support, for the social integration of Romanian citizens in Italy, especially those of Romani origin, and they convened on the constitution of a working group on the Romani issue.

Not So Fast, Horsie! Passport, Please…

16:16, 07 Nov. 2007
All Romanian horses need to have passports by July 1, 2008 and only 40% have received identification documents so far, said Wednesday Robert Bartha, head of the Romanian horseracing authority.

Romanian Senators Say Old Tractors Out, New Tractors In

15:57, 07 Nov. 2007
Romanian senators enacted Wednesday with 41 pros and six abstentions, the legislative proposal instituting the Program stimulating the renewal of the national tractor pool. An annual 21 million lei (EUR1 = RON3.3969) was allocated for the replacement of tractors older than 12 years.

Pope Benedict Meets Romanian PM In Vatican – Sources

10:52, 07 Nov. 2007
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday morning will meet Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu, before the latter’s scheduled meeting with his Italian counterpart Romano Prodi, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Football Legend Hagi, World’s 35th Best Footballer

10:36, 07 Nov. 2007
Romanian football legend and coach Gheorghe Hagi ranks 35th in a classification of the world’s best footballers in the past 100 years, compiled by the Association of Football Statistics, published by British daily The Sun.

Romanians Working In Italy Sent Nearly EUR3.5B To Romania Over Last Three Yrs- ZF

01:26, 07 Nov. 2007
The Romanians working in Italy, who are now faced with a difficult situation, following the murder of the 47-year old Italian woman Giovanna Reggiani by a Romanian citizen, sent nearly EUR3.5 billion to Romania, during the last three years, and thus significantly contributed to pushing consumption upwards.

EC Investigation Puts On Hold New Ford Product On Romanian Mkt

23:05, 06 Nov. 2007
The head of Romania’s’ privatization agency AVAS, Teodor Atanasiu, said that U.S. giant Ford would have to consider other locations to produce cars if the European Commission fails to give an answer by early 2008 regarding the privatization process of Romanian auto-assembly plant Automobile Craiova.

European Union To Grant EUR510M Subsidies To Winemakers

21:32, 06 Nov. 2007
Winemakers in EU countries, including the Romanian wine producers, will receive additional subsides worth a total of EUR510 million for improvements in wine quality to compete with the wine quality standards in the United States, Australia and South Africa.

Romanian Labor Minister Says Owners’ Associations Decided On 2008 Min Salary

20:40, 06 Nov. 2007
The representatives of owners’ associations have reached an agreement, for the first time, on the sum of 480 lei (EUR1-RON3.3671) for the 2008 minimum salary per economy, Romania’s labor minister Paul Pacuraru said.

Moldovan President Accuses Romania Of Contesting Moldova’s National Identity

19:59, 06 Nov. 2007
Vladimir Voronin, President of the Republic of Moldova, said in an interview for the Radio Free Europe that the relations with Romania "are not so good " and accused the Romanian authorities of contesting the national identity of his country.

EU Justice Commissioner Speaks About Tense Situation In Italy

19:58, 06 Nov. 2007
The European Commissioner for Justice Franco Frattini considers that the tense situation in Italy involving Romanian citizens is the "result of too much tolerance, in the past, toward lawbreakers and criminals."

Romanian Former Astronaut Urges For U.N. Resolution On Possible Asteroid Collision

19:35, 06 Nov. 2007
Romanian former astronaut Dumitru Prunariu endorses the necessity of a U.N. resolution regarding preventive measures for a possible collision between asteroids and the earth.

Romanian Foreign Affairs Min Apologizes For Public Statement

18:11, 06 Nov. 2007
Romanian discrimination watchdog CNCD publicly condemns the statement of foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu, feeling that it generates a degrading, humiliating and offensive atmosphere for certain communities.

Romanian Lawmakers Send Far-Right Leader To Make Peace With Italy

15:56, 06 Nov. 2007
Romanian lawmakers mandated far-right leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor to contact Italian authorities to help solve the immigrant crisis, Chamber secretary Ioan Munteanu said Tuesday.

Romanian Pres Sticks To Referendum/EP Elections Combo

15:07, 06 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu sent to Parliament, for reexamination, the Referendum Law enacted with the amendment of social democrat MP Eugen Nicolicea, which mentioned the postponement of elections if a national referendum is called on the same day.

Romania Has Over 5 Million Internet Users

13:52, 06 Nov. 2007
The number of internet users in Romania topped five million in August, and the penetration rate is nearing 25%, about half a percentage point higher than in the first six months of the year. However, the country still has the lower number of users in the European Union.

Steaua Sold Less Than 9,000 Tickets For Match Against Seville

13:39, 06 Nov. 2007
Steaua Bucharest sold by Tuesday 8,864 tickets for the Champions League match against Seville to take place Wednesday in Bucharest.

Romanian Social Democrat Exposed As Former Communist Secret Police Officer

13:32, 06 Nov. 2007
The Romanian authority investigating the archives of the former communist secret police, CNSAS, decided Tuesday that social democrat Doru Giugula was a collaborator of the secret services Securitate.